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
Jan 9, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Food discount, free pastries, friendly regulars, varied work, good training

Cons

Rude customers, physical labor, lots of cleaning, burning hazards, demanding and inconsistent managers, too much work for not enough pay

2.0
Dec 22, 2013

Okay...

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Panera is a really fun environment. The associates and managers are really nice and allow for everyone to enjoy themselves. It's pretty normal for there to be cake or candy on the back table for the associates, you can talk as long as you're getting your work done, and everyone is usually quite nice.

Cons

The fast paced environment means lots of stress, especially on line The pay is pretty aweful, but lots of hours are given, so your paycheck ends up pretty large. Also, don't expect to ove up in the company very fast.

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