Panera Bread reviews

3.4

50% would recommend to a friend

(18,810 total reviews)
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Paul Carbone

42% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

Panera Bread has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 18,810 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
Apr 3, 2014

Manager

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Better hours than most restaurants. Better pay.

Cons

Completely micro managed. It's so ridiculous. You only get one sick day as a manager. Barely any vacation.

1.0
Apr 3, 2014

Taken advantage of

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very fun atmosphere with young staff and great food

Cons

Crazy hours and no room for promotion.

3.0
Mar 31, 2014

Life at Panera

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The discount is awesome. The learning experience is nice. You get to make a bond with your coworkers. You get to learn how to be a barista.

Cons

If you have to close and you are the dishwasher. It's very hard and rough. Some people don't help even though it's suppose to be a team. It was very hard for me to stay because it literally wore my body out. Managers do pick favorites.

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