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 829 reviews)); "You get free food (A least at my establishment) and the work is so easy." ((in 444 reviews)); "Good benefits which is always good" ((in 259 reviews)); "High standards Your meals are free during your shifts 20% off discount to eat there otherwise" ((in 242 reviews)); "My coworkers were great and friendly." ((in 144 reviews))

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

"Bad Management and very strict" ((in 408 reviews)); "Tiny raises Bad managers A lot of cleaning" ((in 254 reviews)); "Long hours and have to be on my feet the whole time while working in heavy traffic Panda Express." ((in 198 reviews)); "No work/life balance; too demanding and ACO's are low quality." ((in 173 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 107 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

1.0

Aug 18, 2016

Lead counter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They teach you how to do everything in the store in a short amount of time

Cons

You will not be promoted past AM if you are white. The company is incredibly racist wen it comes to promoting. They show major discrimination on a daily basis

4.0

Jul 28, 2016

Weird hours, bad life balance, rude managers.

Food server

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Coworkers were great, liked most people I worked with and the low-level managers. Pay slightly above minimum wage with occasional opportunities for raises.

Cons

Angry customers. Customers were always awful. Rude managers/higher ups. Every time the upper level managers would come in you could tell they only looked at you as a number. Hard work. Tons to clean and you aren't allowed to stop moving except for one ten minute break, or 30 minute break if you work longer than six hours.

1.0

Jul 28, 2016

Trade your soul

General manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary, benefits, and travel options.

Cons

Long hours, and extremely under staffed for the service expected out of the employees.

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