Panera Bread reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(18,782 total reviews)
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Paul Carbone

40% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

Panera Bread has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 18,782 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
Feb 15, 2026

Supportive team

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great Management Inclusive environment Tuition reimbursement

Cons

Understaffing on occassion Management quality varies from each location

3.0
Feb 13, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

free bread was very nice

Cons

pay was a lot lower than you'd like

5.0
Feb 12, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great job; I spent a long time unemployed but I wish I would’ve kept a job at Panera since high school. This easy going and well playing job would’ve been made my educational journey so much smoother. -free food while you work (save money) - friendly coworkers willing to work as a team - understand and easy going management -easy work - coworkers and managers willing to teach

Cons

- baking shift difficult since you have to come back to production afterward - management tends to get frustrated during the rush - sometimes with the rush you don’t get a break

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