Panera Bread reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(18,779 total reviews)
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40% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

Panera Bread has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 18,779 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
CEO approval
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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

2.0
Aug 14, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good coworkers, great discount, you can get time off if you prepare enough ahead

Cons

call ins at the very last minute, micromanagement, chaos when it becomes busy, sometimes unorganized

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