Panera Bread reviews

3.4

50% would recommend to a friend

(18,810 total reviews)
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Paul Carbone

42% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

Panera Bread has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 18,810 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
Oct 17, 2025
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Pros

We get free lunch….unless you want like a fruit cup or yogurt bowl then they make you pay lol

Cons

Unprofessional management, they gossip about employees. They don’t honor your availability then write you up if you can’t find coverage. Racial bias from team leads and past managers. The most underpaid i’ve ever been.

3.0
Oct 17, 2025
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Pros

it was a job that paid me

Cons

greedy operations managers suck doing things above your pay grade

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