Panera Bread reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(18,780 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 18,780 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
Apr 18, 2011

got up way too early

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

good food for lunch good coffee

Cons

have to open at 6 am whos up then

2.0
Apr 12, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The guests I met and got to know made me keep coming back. My co-workers became my second family, they are the only reason as to why I do not regret working here.

Cons

I know the company hasn't lost any money, new stores are constantly being opened. Why is it that Shifts & Associates are only granted ONE raise a year with a maximum value of $0.25?? Why is it that after a GM steps down and switches stores after proving that they are incompetent in running a store do they get their job back when they want more money again? Unfortunately Panera's upper management is extremely greedy and it has appeared that the only important employees are salaried employees.

4.0
Apr 12, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The people at the Panera I work at are great, and the food is great. Scheduling is also quite flexible.

Cons

The pay is not the greatest, but it'll do for me right now. Sometimes depending on who's managing, thing can either run very smoothly or be chaotic.

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