Panera Bread reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(18,785 total reviews)
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Paul Carbone

40% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

Panera Bread has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 18,785 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
Mar 13, 2014

Awful

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The food and that is all.

Cons

Long hours, minimum pay, managers are rude

2.0
Mar 7, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Got experience in a fast-paced quick-serve restaurant. Worked my butt off and consistently rang $1000 days with almost-perfect accuracy.

Cons

Hours can be brutal. My store was chronically understaffed due to high turnover. Repetitive work performed while standing on concrete floors. I wanted to love working there because I like the food, but there was no incentive to stay- after 9 months I got a measly 13-cent per hour raise. Employer offered healthcare is expensive and doesn't cover much.

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