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      Panera Bread

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      Panera Bread reviews

      3.4

      49% would recommend to a friend

      (18,804 total reviews)
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      Paul Carbone

      40% approve of CEO

      34% positive business outlook

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      Panera Bread has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 18,804 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
      Jan 17, 2013

      just okay management very one sided

      Manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      nice atmosphere pay okay a lot of locations

      Cons

      food expensive not so good too much hype

      4.0
      Jan 14, 2013

      Good Company, Good Environment, Good Pay

      Manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Core values taught and repeated enough to make a positive impact throughout cafes Competitive salary (for established locations*) Five day work weeks (6 day "unofficial" requirement for first 2 weeks of new cafe openings) 45 scheduled hours per week Great training resources for the entire operation - any and all questions can be answered within minutes after looking through the online database of training docs or after a phone call to the "help desk" IT support which is on call 24/7.

      Cons

      Promotions and new job openings given to "friends of friends" like many other companies...it's still very annoying 45 scheduled hours can see a 30% spike during new cafe openings and this is very high. I have seen higher jumps in weekly work hours during new cafe openings and the workload is often unfairly put on the shoulders of the few people who seem to make the best of things with the least amount of help. There are shift supervisors working for the company that make more money than some assistant managers. New positions that emerge within the company are often filled before an opportunity arises for anyone to apply. The "opportunity for growth" is always mentioned in cafes to anyone interested in "climbing the corporate ladder", but it is something that eludes many talented individuals in the company.

      4.0
      Jan 12, 2013

      good place to work by far

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      nice people, good pay. the store stays busy alot. very good products and service plans were getting alot better, i love this place.

      Cons

      none really, management seem to be from fast food. company grew rather quickly so it may lack some structure in some areas, but overall pretty good.

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