Panera Bread reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(18,787 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 18,787 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
Jan 31, 2012

OK Company but needs change

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

hours and the free food

Cons

management is sometimes a crap shoot to who you work with.

4.0
Jan 29, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Panera has a good company culture, with fun people to work with. The work is straightforward, and gives you a chance to work with people.

Cons

Can be repetitive service work, similar to any restaurant or cashier job.

5.0
Jan 20, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It's a fast pace but fun work environment. You will learn a lot about how to deal with food and people. They have a good benefits and you will be able to enjoy 60% discount on your $10 purchase 30 min. before or after your schedule. They let you accept tips from customers as well.

Cons

Because it's a fast pace environment you're constantly moving. You might experience body pain sometimes and your expose of all kind of posible cuts and burns (if your not that careful) due to equipments used at the store.

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