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Panda Express reviews

3.6

60% would recommend to a friend

(5,255 total reviews)
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Andrew and Peggy Cherng

81% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Panda Express has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 5,255 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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1.0
May 2, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Free food - 20% Discount for family and friends - Fresh orange chicken tastes good - That's about it.

Cons

- Cannot for the life of me understand my manager's accent - Senior management does not act professional - Work the hardest out of my coworkers for NO raise - Cross training proves to be stressful, it's hard to clean a table while helping someone at a cash register - Manager always yelling at me to do something when I'm clearly already doing something - Disrespectful staff & no positive feedback for a job well done - Manager does not ASK me to do something, he TELLS me... Which is a lot to ask for $8.25 an hour. - Absolutely no respect for employees. - Stressful opening and closing procedures, lots to remember without a given list, then get yelled at for forgetting something

2.0
Nov 8, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I learned about hard work, sacrifice, and high expectations. My experiences at Panda make me a much more attractive candidate for future positions because most peolpe in the industry know how dedicated you have to be to survive at Panda.

Cons

I was told I was 'too white and too female' to be promoted. I worked 60+ hours a week and traveled up to 50% of the time. Unless you are willing to sell your soul or you are Asian, there are few opportunities to grow with this company

1.0
Mar 24, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

the pay is 10 per hour for a fast food job..pretty awesome.

Cons

you are treated like a work mule. have you ever grabbed a tiny brush and scrubbed all the grout on the floor to make it sparkle EVERY DAY. taking a blade and tearing up gum out in the parking lot EVERY DAY.scrubbing bathroom walls and etc EVERY DAY. being treated like an idiot and like you are beneath management when really i feel i know more. they laugh at you if you make a mistake..literally.i despise this place. no pay is worth being treated like a piece of trash.

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