Panera Bread reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(18,777 total reviews)
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40% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

Panera Bread has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 18,777 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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3.0
Nov 14, 2013

Lots to do and no funding

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Working at the Support Center you get a few nice perks - free food in the morning, unlimited soda/coffee, etc., an employee discount, and can get free delivery for your lunch. The people are actually very wonderful - good people who are hard workers. That's pretty much where it ends.

Cons

The benefits for a company this size and this well performing are horrible and insulting. The 401k is not good (1-yr wait), short term disability is horrible (doesn't even cover the actual percent of your pay it says), and vacation is attrocious and non-negotiable. The company works you extremely hard and has very high expectations. That's great if they are willing to give you the support necessary (people, technology, resources, etc.) but they don't. The CEO (not Bill, but Ron) presents one image to the street, but interally it is very different. He is definitely a visionary and has done great things to make this company what it is, but he does not see the value in investing in his people. They also are not very open and encouraging to new people. They hire you because of your experience and what you bring to the table, but then they expect you to actually keep your mouth shut for at least a year (yet hold you accountable for work that needs to be done). Executives are known as saying it takes at least 6 months to figure out where the bathroom is to new hires.

3.0
Aug 15, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Quality of life, attracts good employees and customers

Cons

Has become more about profits and trying to be #1 in the industry instead of taking care of people

3.0
Jun 28, 2013

long term manager

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Pros

decent hours if you have no family

Cons

you will never achieve satisfaction with higher management, always changes

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