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

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
5.0
Apr 18, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Promotion reachable Flexible hours Food discount and free drinks Friendly environment Growth

Cons

Usually under 40 hours 30 minutes break

3.0
Mar 31, 2022

Couldn’t been better

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The staff you work with, the free meals, amazing hours

Cons

No work life balance at all - 70 hour work weeks

5.0
Mar 30, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Professional workplace environment Friendly staffs Helpful managers

Cons

Drive thru customers Lack of depth in staffs

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