Is Panda Express a good company to work for?

Panda Express has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 5,398 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 60% of employees would recommend working at Panda Express to a friend and 54% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Panda Express have been left by employees working as Kitchen Crew , Part Time Cashier and Restaurant Service and Kitchen Team .

Does Panda Express pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Panda Express employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Panda Express. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Panda Express?

60% of Panda Express employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Panda Express 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Panda Express?

Cook (358) , Counter Help (337) , General Manager (324) , Cashier (248) , Shift Leader (218) , Assistant Manager (188) , Kitchen Help (136) , Front of House (106) , Line Cook (87) , Lead Counter (73) , Panda Express - Counter Help (69) , Crew Member (64) , Server (63) , Associate (58) , Shift Lead (58)

What are the pros of working at Panda Express according to real employee reviews?

"I was able to become a chef and the pay is good for 12.00 an hour" ((in 804 reviews)); "You get free food (A least at my establishment) and the work is so easy." ((in 441 reviews)); "High standards Your meals are free during your shifts 20% off discount to eat there otherwise" ((in 250 reviews)); "Great benefits and pays great" ((in 247 reviews)); "Great atmosphere and coworkers." ((in 153 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Panda Express according to real employee reviews?

"Bad Management and very strict" ((in 407 reviews)); "This section will be for a bad manager" ((in 251 reviews)); "Long hours and have to be on my feet the whole time while working in heavy traffic Panda Express." ((in 212 reviews)); "No work/life balance; too demanding and ACO's are low quality." ((in 176 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 108 reviews))

What Panda Express locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Columbia , Fort Collins , Salt Lake City , Gainesville , Starkville , Cincinnati , Boston , Bayonne , Temecula , Kansas City

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Panda Express

Now known as Panda Restaurant Group

Panda Express reviews

3.6

60% would recommend to a friend

(5,255 total reviews)

Andrew and Peggy Cherng

81% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Culture & values

3.1

Senior management

3.0

Work/Life balance

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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Reviews by job title

5K reviews

3.0

Feb 9, 2011

fun

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I really like the fast paced environment, and the people I work with are wonderful. The food is delicious and I love the discount!

Cons

I wish the restaurant was more flexible with my schedule. Since I'm in school I am constantly having to manage my schedules, but school isn't always a valid excuse in the eyes of management.

5.0

Mar 18, 2012

Ridiculous amount of hours, great pay!

Counter help

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Started off at $9.25 an hour, minimum is $8.80, only been working a month and about to get a raise to $9.75. Never have paid for food from Panda since I started working, I get enough to make me sick for free. I love all of the people I work with, very friendly manager and staff.

Cons

You will have no life. Especially if you're in school. I get schedualled for about 36 hours a week (not including all the times I get called in, or asked to stay late), and its tough balencing homework and Panda.. and you can forget about your social life too. It's all sorta worth it in the end though when you get a nice fatty paycheck.

4.0

Jan 2, 2012

It has been a decent experience overall.

Lead counter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free Food. Opportunities for Advancement/ Equal Opportunity to Minorities. Open Environment.

Cons

Few Staff Members. Speed of service to customers. Expectations too high.

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