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      Panera Bread

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      Panera Bread reviews

      3.4

      49% would recommend to a friend

      (18,760 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 18,760 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
      4.0
      Sep 7, 2008

      Good place to work if you can handle fast-paced, team-based environments.

      Associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The people are the best reason to work for Panera Bread. You depend on your co-workers to do their part, and you need to do yours in order to have a successful bakery-cafe. This creates a team atmosphere and everyone benefits from this positive environment.

      Cons

      If someone doesn't do their share, we all get behind. Working at a Panera needs to be like a well-oiled machine. I would roughly compare it to an assembly line. All of the kinks need to be smoothed out and everything needs to flow together. Otherwise one area gets behind and the rest will undoubtedly follow.

      1.0
      Aug 21, 2008

      Beware

      Assistant manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Most of the people are very nice to work with, some of the training is good.

      Cons

      A lot of micro management, Head manager does not lead by example. I feel a lot of back stabbing among management going on. I would have to question motives and how competent managent is. Lied about hours work when hiring. They told everyone I talked to that they would work 45 hrs, when 50 hrs or more is required, otherwise you are in trouble. Company does not followed its own mission statement. Do not trust what you hear when interviewing.

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