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
May 24, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance in scheduling Good team

Cons

Management expects too much of employees Constantly understaffed Management does not communicate effectively Unrealistic goals from corporate Poor ability to advance - higher up’s do not foster this environment Worker burnout - works hard workers to the bone with no compensation Performance based raises not available, no incentive to work harder

2.0
May 21, 2023

Not a great job, but not the worst

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I liked the GM, she was nice and professional. I also liked a lot of my coworkers, as they were very positive and supportive, which was nice. The better managers were upbeat, understanding, and professional. Most of the customers were nice, aside from the early morning and late night grumps.

Cons

The pay is too low for the type of work you are doing with little opportunity for a significant pay increase. Some of the managers were rude and extremely unprofessional, talking about very personal details within earshot of customers. Other coworkers were disrespectful and rude to people they did not like. There wasn't any clear way to report workplace misconduct, which I think is a big problem, especially in a place that employs largely teenagers and young adults.

1.0
May 16, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Food discount, fun coworkers (if you are a high schooler)

Cons

Poor management, inflexible hours, harassment, and unsafe managers/coworkers, corporate nonsense, bad pay and only chance for .25 cent raise

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