Panera Bread reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(18,818 total reviews)
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Paul Carbone

41% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

Panera Bread has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 18,818 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
Dec 18, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Well trained staff Orientation and Training

Cons

Labor You are paid manager wage but your main job is to compensate for lack of labor hours. The day consists of being a barista, on the line and dining maintenance. GM mismanaged the team which cause separation amongst them. Labor cost so low management worked as employees.

2.0
Dec 1, 2023

Mid

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The people made it tolerable

Cons

New highers had higher wages coming in compared to associates who had been loyal for years Management was all of the place, different managers had different expectations and made the work environment hostile

2.0
Nov 28, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

"a complimentary and delicious discounted meal"

Cons

Alot of the incentive for all the work you are given is just a discounted meal. If you are better at your Area of Responsibility, you will most likely have to do every other manager's job as well for them.

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