Panera Bread Associate-Prep reviews

3.4

60% would recommend to a friend

(196 total reviews)
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Paul Carbone

100% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Prep/Associate employees have rated Panera Bread with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 196 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Prep/Associate professionals have a good working experience there. Panera Bread is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Prep/Associate professionals compared to other employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.4 stars).

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196 reviews
4.0
Jul 23, 2025

Good place

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Is a good place to start with a part time job.

Cons

Less hours than I expected

4.0
Jul 8, 2025

Pretty Good for student job

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible Hours Friendly Team Enjoyable Work

Cons

Can get busy, difficult to deal with customers during rush

3.0
Jul 8, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Chill coworkers and good location

Cons

Bad management team who didn’t order enough product

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