Panera Bread reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(18,785 total reviews)
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40% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

Panera Bread has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 18,785 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
1.0
Nov 3, 2011

Horrible

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-I am good friends with all of my coworkers -Free bakery items at the end of the night

Cons

-poor management -long shifts with no breaks (if you're over 18) -no recognitions of accomplishments, but one mistake and you're called out for it -rarely get a raise

3.0
Nov 3, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good Discount Most employees are fun to work with Fast Paced

Cons

Management takes jokes a little too far sometimes

3.0
Oct 29, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

A thorough training program, and there are a lot of other cool assistant managers who are fun to work beside.

Cons

WAY too many hours. Crazy early shifts (5am), then late nights all in the same week (leave around 10:30-11pm). GM generally doesn't work very hard and will put everything on the Assistant Mangers. Senior management in the franchise is a group of good ol' boys and good luck getting promoted. They promote their buddies.

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