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      Panera Bread

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      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

      Ratings by demographic groups

      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).

      Reviews by job title

      19K reviews
      5.0
      Feb 10, 2026

      Great Team

      Payroll coordinator
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Finance department has a very strong team. Very helpful and promotes corporate values very well.

      Cons

      Uncertainty due to structural changes in business.

      2.0
      Feb 9, 2026

      The same as anywhere else

      Team member
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good staff, decent hours, and no experience needed. Also, decent opportunity for advancement to team lead and management positions.

      Cons

      Increasing responsibility over time due to lots of turnover, and lots of hesitancy to increase pay. Was promised a raise after a year, but even after asking, nothing changed. One of my coworkers had a promotion dangled in front of her for months so that she would keep working there, but even after asking about it, the promotion was never granted. Management has also shifted a lot, making it confusing what is expected of employees. In general, there is a simple lack of consistency at the job, and a clear focus on keeping employee pay low. Many of my coworkers who had been there for years were fired just to be replaced by high schoolers who could be paid less.

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