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      Panera Bread

      Engaged Employer

      Panera Bread reviews

      3.4

      49% would recommend to a friend

      (18,761 total reviews)
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      Paul Carbone

      40% approve of CEO

      32% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.2

      Culture & values

      3.2

      Work/Life balance

      3.0

      Career opportunities

      2.9

      Senior management

      2.9

      Compensation and benefits

      Panera Bread has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 18,761 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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      Reviews by job title

      19K reviews
      2.0
      Jan 6, 2014

      Started out well, company lost sight of what made them successful. They got greedy.

      Assistant store manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      During college, I was able to work full time and go to school full time. They are fairly flexible as an employer in regards to schedule.

      Cons

      The hours are terrible, you have to work nearly every holiday. They removed/reduced bonuses without telling us and slowly took away freedoms. I could no longer give employees well deserved raises without regional director approval, which means I could not give them raises. I lost many employees to very mediocre companies and I would have to now say Panera is mediocre. They began cutting corners with quality several years ago.

      4.0
      Oct 2, 2013

      no title

      Night baker
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      4 work nights, 3 days off; 65% employee discount; 10 buck meal credit per shift; good health benefits

      Cons

      What I personally experienced, it's really easy NOT to get a bonus after being evaluated by a training lead baker; it mostly depended on their personal "likes/dislikes". Their friends/ employees consistently got bonuses though

      1.0
      Feb 6, 2012

      Absolutely Terrible Experience

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Working with other younger people Can be fun in right environment learning about different types of food 50% off discount up to 10 dollars, but only on days worked for more than four hours and only at store worked

      Cons

      Management talks down to employees Poor work environment Very poor execution of duties Training is a complete joke, employees are expected to just hop right in to a very fast paced job Pay is very low for a very intense workplace Breaks are given depending on how managers are feeling that day, even if your working 9 to 10 hours straight No time to rest, must keep moving at all times in a very tiring job Bi-weekly pay and never seems to be right ( always very low hours compared to what worked ) very high employee turnover due to poor management

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