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      Panera Bread

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      Panera Bread reviews

      3.4

      50% would recommend to a friend

      (18,813 total reviews)
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      Paul Carbone

      42% approve of CEO

      34% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.3

      Culture & values

      3.2

      Work/Life balance

      3.0

      Career opportunities

      2.9

      Senior management

      2.9

      Compensation and benefits

      Panera Bread has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 18,813 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).

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Reviews by job title

      19K reviews
      2.0
      Aug 6, 2013

      General menial job

      Cashier/barista
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I was offered good training, an excellent employee discount, and a smoothly run work environment.

      Cons

      I had two extremely rude managers while working at Panera. This only applies to that particular location and not the franchise as a whole, of course. They are the reason I quit at point blank. Not ALL the food from our location was donated. The worst part of my experience at Panera was that sometimes we didn't have clean aprons, and the managers told me I'd have to wear a dirty one from the day before.

      3.0
      Aug 6, 2013

      Overall a good company to work for but...

      Production line
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      If you love customer interaction then Panera is the company for you. We pride ourselves on always putting our customer's needs' first.

      Cons

      Hours can be very inconsistent, lack of any structured hands on training and communication overall between management and hourly employees.

      2.0
      Aug 6, 2013

      Both good & bad

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Scheduling flexibility, discounts; bread is donated nightly.

      Cons

      "Expired" food (souffles, parfaits, fruit cups, etc.) thrown out daily, rather than letting employees consume some of those items.

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