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      Panera Bread

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      Panera Bread reviews

      3.4

      49% would recommend to a friend

      (18,777 total reviews)
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      Paul Carbone

      40% approve of CEO

      33% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Panera Bread has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 18,777 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
      4.0
      Mar 28, 2009

      Panera Bread = A great place to work.

      Associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good, clean working environment, mostly polite and clean customers, largely efficient management. All in all Panera Bread feels much more comfortable in atmosphere and environment than any other fast restaurant I've been in. Also, their policy holds true - "No jerks." At least not for long.

      Cons

      As with any good restaurant, Panera Bread gets almost unbearably busy. It's nothing that someone with a good work ethic and some motivation could handle, though. As someone who works in the bakery, I occasionally have to be at work at 5:30 AM, which can be highly unpleasant on days when it's -4 degrees.

      4.0
      Feb 19, 2009

      Panera an okay place to work.

      Cashier/server
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Panera does offer a lot of opportunity for advancement to those who show dedication and work hard for the company. The managers are generally friendly and care for you as a person, not just a commodity. I was planning a wedding and getting married while I worked there. The other female co-workers threw me a bridal shower and even some of the regular customers contributed to my gifts. It was extremely thoughtful.

      Cons

      Panera had too many managers (shift manager, assistant manager, general manager). There seemed to be a manager for everything. This is not always bad; however, they did not communicate as well as they needed. I was often told to do something one way by one manager, and then another way by the other manager. This was very confusing and even more frustrating when I was reprimanded for not following protocol. Protocol was different to every manager.

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