Panera Bread reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(18,780 total reviews)
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40% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

Panera Bread has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 18,780 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
Feb 25, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay. Especially out of college

Cons

Overworked and extremely understaffed most times

4.0
Feb 25, 2026

good hs job

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

flexible quick pace like-minded people

Cons

schedule, food service in general wasn't for me

3.0
Feb 25, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The direct managers and co workers are great

Cons

Going through top management changes

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