Panera Bread reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(18,818 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 18,818 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 3, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Company really cares about its employees and does its best to make sure they are treated well and appreciated. Company direction is very strong, always looking to improve on behalf of the customer and employee.

Cons

Work load can be heavy depending on location. Most issues arise from lack of follow through with corporate policy's by mid level managers from district to assistant level

4.0
Feb 15, 2017

Good first job

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You really get to know your customers Chances for advancement Hard work gets noticed Get good opportunities like traveling to other Panera's

Cons

Stressful and fast paced environment Terrible scheduling High school and sometimes unprofessional environment Don't feel like the amount of work is equivalent to the pay

5.0
Feb 12, 2017

Favorite Job

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

My particular location had an amazing team of managers and crew. I was treated well and paid well. Most of us were college students, and the managers were very flexible with scheduling, which was great. Formed relationships with regular customers, and the food discount was awesome!

Cons

Panera's transition to an all-clean menu left employees and customers confused/disgruntled by the constantly changing products. Several "favorite" products were removed, which was a challenge to explain to customers.

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