Panera Bread reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(18,817 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 18,817 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
Sep 8, 2013

Don't judge a book by it's cover

Recommend
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Pros

Co-workers are the best. They truly are great people and fun to work with. The food is pretty good.

Cons

HORRIBLE MANAGEMENT!!!!!!!!!!!! Except for the few good ones the management is awful. You only get 65% off during your scheduled work hours other wise it's a minuscule 20%. You don't get employee discounts at other cares. Be prepared to work long hours for no pay. They don't hire enough people so they can save money and have you do 3 jobs at once. The more you know about your job the more they will abuse you. Making you work long hours, they never let you leave at your scheduled time they always ALWAYS keep you over. Have fun asking for time off because that rarely happens. If you are sick or truly can't come into work...good luck finding a cover because they are so understaffed. Oh and good luck trying to get a raise. You could be the best of the best and you still won't get it.

1.0
Sep 3, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Free coffee during shift, Smells good all the time, Friendly Guests

Cons

Poor Training, Rude Coworkers, Minimal discounts, Lots of down time,

2.0
Sep 3, 2013

Not What It Seems.......

Recommend
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Pros

doesn't require a degree simple job to learn many locations if transfer necessary

Cons

pay is crap hours are all over the place expect 150% making minimum wage even after working for years

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