Panera Bread reviews

3.4

50% would recommend to a friend

(18,807 total reviews)
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42% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

Panera Bread has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 18,807 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
Mar 10, 2013

Panera Bread Associate: Barista and Line Worker

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

Very friendly management. Never met any unfriendly manager of the many stores Ive been at.

Cons

Not a whole lot. The 5am shift is pretty early if you're not a morning person

4.0
Mar 10, 2013

A job like most...

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, good people to work with.

Cons

Not so good if you don't have the right boss like any other job.

1.0
Mar 8, 2013

associate

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

not too much,except the free bread

Cons

minimum wage,horrible management,no one is in the same page,no benefits.

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