Panera Bread reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(18,779 total reviews)
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Paul Carbone

40% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

Panera Bread has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 18,779 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
3.0
Mar 10, 2026

Line Cook Panera

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Got to take home food Good co-workers

Cons

Management really cares about metrics to the point of making job harder (wanted to bump off items from PoS before being done saying you should have the ingredients memorized)

5.0
Mar 10, 2026

Positive experience

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great work environment, management was great

Cons

Tips were not consistent every week

5.0
Mar 8, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You receive meal discounts 401k after a year with the company flexible hours, opportunity for career growth You get to learn cashier, bakery, and barista skills All the coffee/Soda you can drink for FREE!!!

Cons

If you want 40 hours you need to accept additional shifts Pay could be better

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