Panera Bread reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(18,780 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 18,780 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
Feb 20, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

I love the culture, the guests, and environment

Cons

Its a great company, seems they don't really follow the book on what they say they do and that's hardest for me. Also seems some GM's are put in positions they are un deserving of and that can tend to cause total caous and has a big impact on the environment. Not all Cafe's run this way so I am determined to be patient and see what happens.

2.0
Feb 7, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

If you can handle Panera, you can definately handle working at any other place. Benefits and health insurance are pretty good. Two days off a week, about 50 hours per week, which is not bad for a salaried manager.

Cons

At least at the one I work at, people are many times hired for the way that they look, not for the experience they may possess. Advancement opportunities are few and far between. Many times managers are not even made aware of future promotion positions until after someone else has already been chosen, many times an employee with less time with the company. Starting salary is much less with franchise stores compared to corporate owned stores.

5.0
Feb 6, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

-amazing coworkers, managers and trainers -thorough training -plenty of hours -high starting wage -willingness to hire people you recommend -flexibility with needing the occasional shift switch -always get the time off I need -variety of assignments-never gets boring!

Cons

-summer in a downtown, highly populated, tourist attraction setting is BRUTAL -customers can be very picky and downright rude -when assigned a dining room close, a lot of heavy cleaning is involved -cashiering on the IRIS system was a bit difficult to get used to -can only wear one pair of earrings and no other facial piercings -can't wear nail polish

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