Panera Bread reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(18,787 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 18,787 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
2.0
Mar 20, 2017

Decent first job

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Usually easy to switch around shifts - On time with pay - Staff hang out outside of work

Cons

- Typical food service job - You may have to stay later depending on who you close with

3.0
Mar 10, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The co workers were the best part of the job, they were friendly and made work more fun than it would have been. Good environment

Cons

Your position could be changed without much consultation all in the name of flexibility

2.0
Feb 23, 2017

Manager

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great brand -- excellent systems

Cons

US upper mgmt have no clue how to run a business in Canada

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