Night Baker - Night Baker Panera Bread Employee Review

2.0
Dec 13, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent hourly pay and benefits, with full-time hours. Schedule hours are set 10PM-6AM. Panera offers a meal "up to $10" but that does not include soup because they pack it up before the restaurant closes. You can make a sandwich, have a pastry, soda, etc. (If there is any time to stop for a break) Most of my co-workers were great, as well as the bakery market managers.

Cons

I left due to being bullied by a co-worker. If he was not berating me to move faster and remember every little detail from the day prior, he was sexually harassing me. He made comments about my rear end, feet, and hands which made me very uncomfortable. He would say creepy things like "lady fingers are so sexy" when I was pressing focaccia dough, etc. As a tactic, I would talk about my boyfriend every chance I got to hope that he got the hint. A co-worker had to involve the market managers for his behavior once, and then I called again (twice within 2 weeks). I would make a plea against pairing him with a female worker in the future. I ultimately left because I did not want to be scheduled with him alone all night in the building, do not want to put myself in any vulnerable positions. (After training there would no longer be another person to witness behavior or to protect)

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5.0
May 25, 2026
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Pros

Great people with good morals and values. Fun work environment. Great food fresh ingredients.

Cons

Be careful not to burn yourself while baking bread. Can gain a lot of weight eating bread 😆

3.0
Apr 18, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

GM at this location is very on top of things, because it's the busiest Panera in Queens. Consistent hours. Shifts go by very quickly, especially in the morning.

Cons

Location is extremely busy so it gets very stressful, especially in the morning when someone is out / there is no second cashier scheduled so the single cashier in the morning has to clean the coffee counter, refill coffees, make drinks, stick bagels in the oven & serve those bagels, check and bag up RPU/delivery orders, get bakery items for barista screen, and ring up customers. It can get really intense when many people come in, which is most of the time. You will be running back and forth like crazy. Customers can be impatient, rude, demeaning, and nasty when the line gets too long. Not recommended for people who are sensitive, with high anxiety. As for Panera the company, this chain keeps making bizarre and difficult changes to the menu, all of which make employees' lives harder and harder. With every change comes strange, dismaying, and borderline impossible expectations for frontline staff that cascade down through management who cannot do much to alter the hard policies. You can tell the company is struggling greatly to keep itself relevant with the younger crowd (a solid 80% of customers are old people). The CEO and everyone making company decisions at Panera is extremely out-of-touch. EXTREMELY. With every nonsensical menu & operations adjustment, you can tell these people haven't actually worked at a food service job in like 40 years.

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