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

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).

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19K reviews
4.0
Jul 28, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Well managed, good training, at the end of the night they donate all uneaten food to charities.

Cons

Bad discount. You only get a discount on up to $10 of food during your shift--so any other time you come you have to pay full price. Also, as a cafe cashier (rather than bakery) I was responsible for all the cleaning too--bathrooms, cafe area, drink station--it was much more work than the other employees had to do at closing time.

3.0
Jul 27, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Flexible hours, Opportunity for advancement, Ability to cross train

Cons

Difficult to get raises, Management is erratic due to frequent promotions and swapping between stores, Hours can be difficult to get, Hard to get desirable shifts, WILL CALL AT ALL HOURS OF THE DAY TO GET SHIFTS COVERED

4.0
Jul 27, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great culture of people working here, my managers were flexible and easy to get along with. The quality of their food is good. They make their bread/pastries fresh everyday & if there are left overs, they either go to a charity that comes and picks them up, or staff get to take home baked goods.

Cons

Not too many that I can think of.

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