Wonderful at store level not so much above that - General Manager Panera Bread Employee Review

1.0
Oct 25, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

I worked with staff that I adored for the most part.

Cons

I was guilted into a promotion that I wasn't trained for and was never really given the training. This was in a different county and it was a very broken store. I was expected to fix it (again, with no training,) even though I had never had a role like this before. Then, with inexperienced and understaffed managers, when I failed to preform to unrealistic expectations, I was fired.

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5.0
May 3, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Free food, just getting free food

Cons

Actually your discount to free food hits your p&l

2.0
Jul 13, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

There were some great coworkers and some nice moments, but those can be found in any other food service job.

Cons

Dirty with bugs that weren't given the time of day by HR. The general managers were intense in a way of always being in a pissy mood.

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