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
Sep 22, 2012

Decent

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible schedule Fair pay Easy work Lots of interaction

Cons

Teenage drama You have to annoy them for a raise They don't promote from within enough, they are more likely to hire a non-employee to be a manager than to promote

3.0
Sep 21, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- If wanted, can work almost full time. - Very real possibility of starting as an associate and being promoted to manager in the future, I know several managers who have done this.

Cons

- Being a minimum wage job, this job won't exactly raise any eyebrows on resumes. - Many employees do not take their work seriously, either standing around doing nothing when it is slow or playing on their phones. This puts an extra burden on you that shouldn't be there. Again, another consequence of being a minimum wage job. - Maximum wage for being an associate is $10.00 per hour, pretty measly.

5.0
Sep 12, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Starting out pay was better than i expected. easy to move up if management sees youre a hard worker. discount on food. really good managers. flexible hours. work around your family life (if they can)

Cons

every panera is different and your managers can make you love or hate your job. no free food at the end of the night. some trainers are rude and boss you around.

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