Panera Bread reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(18,794 total reviews)
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Paul Carbone

40% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

Panera Bread has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 18,794 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
3.0
Aug 30, 2012

Fun but stressful...

Recommend
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Pros

-Fun coworkers -Enjoyable work meetings (Breadbashes) -Discount on food -Training modules are very easy to complete

Cons

-Almost always called in on day off -Usually left work 30 mins later than supposed to -Managers stress workers out -Managers tried to avoid giving out raises

4.0
Aug 30, 2012

Fun, fast paced atmosphere

Recommend
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Pros

Interact with great customers. Work alongside fun and positive coworkers. Lunch break was always tasty! Fun rollout parties for new menu offerings.

Cons

Very fast paced. Lunch rush does not leave room for much error.

4.0
Aug 28, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Management and co-workers are generally nice The work is easy to learn Shift Supervisors are generally friendly and fun

Cons

Never get a raise No matter how long you've worked there, you are still treated the same as a brand-new employee The customers that walk in are total tools who think they own the place Also, the customers are generally dumb NO LONGER GET FREE PASTRIES AT THE END OF THE NIGHT. You do much more work on night shift, cleaning everything, hard manual floor-scrubbing, and now we no longer get the reward of free pastries/bread at the end of the night. Completely and totally bogus. Double the amount of work, same rate of pay.

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