Panera Bread reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(18,794 total reviews)
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Paul Carbone

40% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

Panera Bread has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 18,794 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Panera Bread employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.4 stars).

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19K reviews
1.0
Dec 18, 2025

Ok place to work

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You get a free meal

Cons

They don’t give out enough hours

4.0
Dec 18, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Overall the job is good, just hope you have a good manager.

Cons

Often the shifts are understaffed.

2.0
Dec 18, 2025

don’t work here

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

its a job that pays

Cons

they don’t care about you and will abuse you

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