Panera Bread reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(18,783 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 18,783 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
Aug 29, 2011

Boring

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

At my panera i had and awesome manager so the whole staff followed suit and was very friendly towards eachother.

Cons

It can be monotonous and boring. Sometimes customers are rude and pushy because, duh, it is there lunch time and they are cranky.

2.0
Aug 26, 2011

Hard Work Little Reward

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Most Everyone Great to Work With - Environment is pretty casual - Stock Plan is Nice While PNRA is Up

Cons

- Long Hours For Some Others Seem To Be Off A Lot! - Pay Is On The Low Side - Lots Of Higher Level Positions Fulfilled from the Outside - Pay Disparity From Department to Department

3.0
Aug 23, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

family oriented environment fast pace environment everyone is generally friendly 60 percent off food get to know your coworkers general feeling of 'we're in it together'

Cons

-how you are appreciated really depends on the management in your specific location -pay raise is very minimal -daily tasks get repetitive

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