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      Panera Bread

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      Panera Bread reviews

      3.4

      49% would recommend to a friend

      (18,785 total reviews)
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      Paul Carbone

      40% approve of CEO

      32% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.2

      Culture & values

      3.2

      Work/Life balance

      3.0

      Career opportunities

      2.9

      Senior management

      2.9

      Compensation and benefits

      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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      Reviews by job title

      19K reviews
      3.0
      Jun 3, 2012

      Nice people and atmosphere, not enough pay!

      Associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      nice people, decent emp discount on food, offers advancement to management, the company donates to the community, flexible hours.

      Cons

      not enough hours, I'm worth more than what I am paid, benefits... what benefits in my case, short shifts that are almost pointless!!

      3.0
      May 29, 2012

      Good

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      They were mainly flexible and very easy to work for as a whole. You stay busy and get customer interaction.

      Cons

      You may get stuck on one specific position, making the work routine and boring after awhile. Depending on how busy you get, you may become drained quickly.

      3.0
      May 25, 2012

      Went downhill FAST.

      Cashier/prep/line
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Good food. - You meet some really cool people and getting to know some of the everyday customers is fun - I like the fact that Panera donates leftover products at the end of the night - Opportunities to train for different positions - Flexible Scheduling

      Cons

      - In my case, unless you work at a corporate store your pay is barely over minimum wage, even with previous experience. - Again, at my franchise, there are no benefits even to full time employees. - Pointless rules. Example: We can't take our food home even though we're still paying 50% for it. and god forbid you eat a broken cookie that would have been thrown away. - No real opportunities to advance. Associate-> Associate Trainer(25 cent raise)->Manager - Raises pretty much don't exist. - In general I believe everything you hear when you get hired makes the company seem way better than it actually is, at least at my store.

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