Panera Bread reviews

- The pay. This 16 year old that had no previous job experience gets 8.86 an hour while I'm older and have had one job and get only 8.75. At least it's not this other girl who was the same age as me and had the same job experience and only gets minimum wage. It doesn't make sense to me when we all do the same positions. - The work. We have to do SO much work. Especially if you close, like I do 75% of the time. You barely have any downtime. You are constantly on your feet, constantly running around, etc. If you're on dining/bakery, you're carrying heavy objects, constantly sweeping, stocking, etc. There's just a lot of work to do and the stores are always huge. - The customers. Some customers are really nice and you make relationships with them. However, half of the time there are rich, snobby people who I think purposely try to make you feel stupid. "Do you want chips, bread, or an apple for a side?" "Bread? With a sandwich? *Laughs" What the, some people actually want more bread since we are a bakery afterall. Then, there are the really stupid customers who ask the dumbest questions and just p you off. - Hours. Sometimes you have the lamest shifts and they're so inconveniently placed in the day. For example, 10-4. 11-3. 3:45-closing. It just seems weird.

Condescending managers. Uneducated managers. No steady hours. Pull teeth or kiss as to get days off. You only get recognition if you are available when you want and if you are willing to learn how to do every position in the store.