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      Panera Bread

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      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

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      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
      1.0
      Mar 4, 2014

      Horrible Company

      Associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Pay is decent compared to other fast food restaurants.

      Cons

      Horrible management, low morale, inconsistent hours.

      1.0
      Mar 2, 2014

      Not what I was told it would be

      Certified trainer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The mangers were flexible with my school schedule. I made pretty decent money--started at 9 and moved up to 9.50 after the first 60 days. Got to take home pastries and other goodies when I closed. Got to wear shorts to work which was nice as it was pretty hot work environment.

      Cons

      The management is incredibly duplicitous. In one breath they'll scold some employees for gossiping (which was rampant) but then go behind that person's back and gossip some more. I didn't feel it was an inclusive environment at all. There was a lot of favoritism with the upper management which coupled with the back stabbing I mentioned earlier to make a very unfair work environment. There would be ra ra meetings every six weeks or so where new policies would be promised only to fall by the wayside a few days later. As a result of all this turnover was extreme. In 11 months I must have seen close to 80 people come and go.

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