Panera Bread reviews

3.4

50% would recommend to a friend

(18,807 total reviews)
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42% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

Panera Bread has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 18,807 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Panera Bread employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.4 stars).

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19K reviews
2.0
Oct 21, 2014

It's okay...

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Nice co workers, great team work, 65% discount on working days, & most customers are nice and friendly.

Cons

Scheduled more days than I wanted; especially hard on me during week days because I'm still in high school. Closers get the worst shifts with more cleaning duty; latest I've stayed was 11:45 on a weekday. Annoying when co-workers always call off their shifts and ask me to cover for them. Managers and boss care more about the sales than the employees.

1.0
Oct 20, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Wonderful products -Good about food safety/cleanliness -You're seldom bored -Very serious about keep customers happy

Cons

-Poor training -Consistent cash theft, probably by the managers -verbally abusive management, temper tantrums common, passive aggression -Hostile environment -Substance abuse is rampant

2.0
Oct 11, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Training the employees is good, the food discounts is great, and when you get regular customers who remember your face it feels good.

Cons

You are expected to ring up a long line of people while making their bagels and drinks by yourself in the morning. The managers are not helpful to you and expect you to get all these responsibilities for the restaurant done while taking customers first.

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