Panera Bread reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(18,790 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 18,790 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
Jul 16, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There is a 65% discount on days your work. The food is great and you often get free pastries at night. If you have other commitments there is some flexibility regarding your schedule.

Cons

The store didn't make enough to hire the right amount of people. Their way of handling this was to make one person do dishes and dining room at the same time. Management refused to rotate jobs so I would get stuck doing that constantly. When jobs occasionally changed, there were still a chosen few who never washed a single dish. I was also consistently assigned the tasks of other employees while they stood around and had conversations. I was on the schedule for my first eight months of employment with only one skill. Once I finally did have five certifications, I was promised a promotion and was blown off for seven months while other people were allowed to move up. When I was allowed to perform, even the district manager saw me as a leader. Once new management came in, the turnover rate increased, customer satisfaction went down and it seemed as if my workload doubled.

4.0
Jul 14, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I get to meet new people all of the time. I am free to drive to different Bakery Cafes every night to visit the bakers, develop their skills, and see them succeed

Cons

1.) I am considered to be the top in my position. I am my bosses successor and I have been chosen to take his position when he is promoted. Yet I am paid $2/hr less than my coworker (who has less responsibilities and deadlines than I do) and I am making the same (and less in some cases) than the employees that I'm managing. 2.) Night shift

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