Panera Bread reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(18,803 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 18,803 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
5.0
Dec 16, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible hours Tip Sharing Decent Pay

Cons

Can be stressful when busy Some coworkers can be lazy

3.0
Dec 15, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Can quickly move upward and has great college scholarships

Cons

I don’t have any cons!

3.0
Dec 14, 2025

Ok job

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Discounted food, a lot of available shifts

Cons

Food is terrible since they changed vendors, very expensive

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