Panera Bread reviews

3.4

50% would recommend to a friend

(18,813 total reviews)
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42% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

Panera Bread has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 18,813 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 10, 2025

Would not recommend to anyone, especially if looking for a first job.

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Pros

1) Easy and efficient to take time off, not too strict about it as long as it’s done in advance 2) Free meals & pastries 3) Many shift options

Cons

- Not so great coworkers, many who are hired simply because they know someone in management. - Expects entirely too much of employees especially part time employees, little to no training to expect you to do several jobs at once - Lazy, inappropriate, and often self preserving managers, don’t take employee complaints seriously - Not respectful of employees stated availability (EX: Will call students (those who have input that they can not work during school hours) to come in to cover shifts during school hours - Breaks are skipped a lot even when legally required, for the sake of having as many people on the line when busy as possible - Extremely lenient with threatening customers, not concerned with team member safety - Do not address violent coworkers/employees once again for the sake of having as many hands on deck as possible - Unequal employee distribution (very few line employees, far too many cashiers) - Filthy BOH, with no attempts at cleaning - Constantly schedule over previously approved time off, then attempt to penalize team members - Do NOT take sexual harassment seriously, especially against young girls in the workplace

5.0
Oct 10, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

fast paced and learn alot

Cons

not any that come to mind

3.0
Oct 10, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

it was alright i guess

Cons

sometimes u dont feel like working

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