Panera Bread reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(18,789 total reviews)
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Paul Carbone

40% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

Panera Bread has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 18,789 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
Mar 8, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

The hours are flexible, especially depending on the employee's position within the company and what else that the employee has going on in his/her life. All of the staff are friendly and love to get to know new employees and show them the ropes. Also, if one is persistent enough and continues to tell management that they want to learn more, then they can be trained in other positions around the cafe-bakery, which will give them an opportunity to move up in the company.

Cons

Sometimes there can be issues with communication, and when the cafe-bakery is short staffed, this can add much stress to all of the staff. Depending on the location, there can be an abundance of turnover, although I have not personally witnessed much with the cafe-bakery location that I work at.

4.0
Mar 2, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Opportunitites to work with AMAZING co-workers, Panera usually has nice coworkers that are fun to be around -Most of the management is good to be around -Delicious food, and a 70% discount to buy it with -Opportunities for advancement (if you work hard and are dedicated, not just enough to get by) -The ability to have a "passion"

Cons

-Some management is extremely poor, hurtful and mean -Very fast paced, especially in the winter -Extensive cleaning when your the closing crew -Dealing with bratty, rude customers who are dissatisfied no matter what you do -Our store did not offer breaks to the night crew, even during 7+ hour shifts

3.0
Feb 29, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Very easy work -Flexible schedule -Paid vacation time -Time and a half for holidays (corporate ONLY) -65% employee discount up to $10

Cons

-Incompetent manager -Rude franchise owners -No benefits

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