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      Panera Bread

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      Panera Bread reviews

      3.4

      49% would recommend to a friend

      (18,779 total reviews)
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      Paul Carbone

      40% approve of CEO

      33% 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 18,779 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
      4.0
      May 25, 2010

      Great place for a student to work, but not much else

      Cashier
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The people were great. The management was friendly and always willing to answer questions. The customers were generally happy. Over all a good job for a high school student.

      Cons

      There wasn't really any room for promotions or growth within the company. I'm glad I just had this job while I was in school rather than any sort of career path.

      3.0
      May 15, 2010

      Not for everybody.

      Associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Co-workers are cool and fun to work with. Depending on where you work, you can have a pretty flexible schedule. Pays ok. It beats working at a real fast food place.

      Cons

      They always seem understaffed so you are reguired to do a lot more work than one person can handle at times. They like to promote with in (which is a pro) but they seem to promote people very quickly because of the need of supervisors and managers. Managers dont seem to care too much about the small things until its audit time and they start yelling about every little things. Managers dont always seem to be around to help with guest issues when they are needed. You are always being pulled away from your original task to do something that the managers dont want to do themselves.

      2.0
      May 5, 2010

      It was just "ok".

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Panera Bread was an ok place to work. The food is great and they give a good discount for food on your break time. Management was a mixed batch - some were helpful while others were condescending and rude.

      Cons

      - Minimum wage pay with no chance of raise. - Not understanding about hours needed off or course schedules. - Would not let me put in my two weeks notice, wanted me to be "on call" instead. - Unfair division of labor - some employees were required to work a lot harder/longer than others yet made the same pay.

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