Panera Bread reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(18,785 total reviews)
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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
3.0
Oct 18, 2012

Bad management

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Pros

The food is okay, customers weren't bad.

Cons

Management not on the same page with each other.

5.0
Oct 9, 2012

Great part-time job

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Pros

Great food, amazing co-workers, decent management. I worked part time, while still in school and had my schedule accommodated.

Cons

Management is always under pressure to cut costs, which at times meant under staffing. Great personal growth, but I think customer experience suffered at times.

4.0
Oct 5, 2012

Nice people

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good first job, can meet a lot of people, and the perk of working toward becoming a manager is great.

Cons

You work with some stupid people, some people who are really not that cool, but for the most part everyone is cordial and nice.

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