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      Panda Express

      Now known as Panda Restaurant Group

      Engaged Employer

      Panda Express reviews

      3.6

      60% would recommend to a friend

      (5,254 total reviews)
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      Andrew and Peggy Cherng

      81% approve of CEO

      54% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Panda Express has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 5,254 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Panda Express 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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      5K reviews
      2.0
      Dec 26, 2015

      Too much favoritism and nepotism.

      Restaurant general manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The company mission statement and values are great in theory. The company is successful company. Andrew and Peggy are great.

      Cons

      Do not get injured. The company will use you until you can not work anymore. Put blame of poor performance on you when you are struggling with an injury. Pay seems better than average until you see you are calculated for 40 hours of work when you are required to work 54 hours or more. The more hours you work, the less pay. No holiday pay for GM an expected to work all of the holidays. The company says it cares for it's "internal guests" however they work them like mules. Labor deployment is joke when you try to provide great FAST service with minimum labor. Look at the turnover rate at the company.

      1.0
      Dec 25, 2015

      Is it worth the 10.00 an hour?

      Counter
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      You get free food whenever you work. You get paid for 10 mins breaks They schedule by the week 20% off you and 19 friends (when you are not working)

      Cons

      They schedule by the week Most of the time you are doing the mangers job (but don't get that pay) They abuse their workers

      3.0
      Dec 20, 2015

      Ok for hourly associates but for managers... not so much

      Counter help
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good pay in comparison to most fast food restaurants, free lunch, easy to move up if you're a good employee and let your manager know of your interest, tuition assistance for managers regardless of major

      Cons

      Constantly managers from other stores/upper management coming in and changing the rules. One tells you to do X, then another comes in and yells at you for doing X. The hours can be intense (double shifts 2 days in a row). No work/life balance for managers (one of the main reason why I left. I want to move up in a company but didn't like how Panda treats its managers). Your GM and ACO and make or break your experience. It entirely depends on your area. I started with a great GM and ACO, then transferred to another state with a different ACO and it was HORRIBLE. Lacks consistent training for hourly and salary employees.

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