Papa John's reviews

3.3

50% would recommend to a friend

(6,779 total reviews)
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Todd Penegor

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37% positive business outlook

Papa John's has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 6,779 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Papa John's employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.7 stars).

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7K reviews
2.0
Nov 11, 2025

0 Direction

Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

Some fun people to work with

Cons

No cohesive strategy or planning, Everything done last minute and on the whim of someone on the LT

2.0
Nov 10, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Relaxed work environment. Occasional free food.

Cons

Could not get enough hours to make significant money and pay was low to begin with.

5.0
Nov 3, 2025

Fun, Excitable, Stressful

Recommend
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Pros

Your coworkers make or break how the day is going to go. If everyone gets along and does their part, I would never have a reason to leave work upset. Making pizza is fun and making customers happy is very rewarding.

Cons

The stress of busy times (i.e. Halloween) can literally start making your hairs turn gray. Customers are often unappreciative and upper management can sometimes be of little to no help ‐ making it very stressful on General Managers.

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