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      Panera Bread

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      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

      Ratings by category

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.2

      Culture & values

      3.2

      Work/Life balance

      3.0

      Career opportunities

      2.9

      Senior management

      2.9

      Compensation and benefits

      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
      Sep 28, 2013

      All smoke and mirrors, products are not as advertised, management ill-informed and doesn't listen (or work in many cases

      Associate trainer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Food is tasty, healthy options are available, but do not believe hype found in advertisements. All food is NOT organic as many believe. Discount is poor considering effort required and the fact that the healthcare option is very overpriced. Company does not pay well enough for most employees to take advantage of other benefits (you need every penny to pay for HEAT and FOOD.)

      Cons

      Management is full of themselves--they don't listen to employees and think all employees are inept so they run around nitpicking the associates while pretending to have "soooo much paperwork to do." At that point they hide in the office, eat and check their phones. Paperwork seems to take priority over customers for them and is also another reason to erroneously yell at associates for their own shortcomings as a management team.

      1.0
      Jun 21, 2013

      Ohio, sucks the life out of you

      General manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      It's a great job for those who want a first job, part time or flexible hours, if your an associate who is ok with minimum wage.

      Cons

      Managers work like dogs, while associates work at minimum wage pace. Salary under industry average, therefore, talent pool is usually from within in which leave lack of experience or maturity. High rate of turn over makes for constant interviewing, training and hiring. It's hard to keep good staff at wages and no benefits offered.

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