Panera Bread reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(18,789 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 18,789 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
4.0
Feb 4, 2026

Good workplace

Recommend
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Pros

Good work environment, feel a sense of belonging at the location that I work at

Cons

It's very mentally taxing to work here. There's a lot of responsibility behind being a manager here, and with most Paneras, including this one, being short on management, it puts a whole lot more pressure on the managers we do have.

3.0
Feb 4, 2026

Meh, it’s okay

Recommend
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Pros

Fun people who are kinda lazy

Cons

Management sucked and would ask you to work late all the time. They also handled the whole Covid thing terribly.

1.0
Feb 3, 2026

Don't work here

Recommend
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Pros

Co-workers were friendly That's basically it.

Cons

Management is unfriendly and rude, they will make work a living hell German roaches on the sink Co-workers can be drama hungry Ants run across the counters Nobody helps nobody Professional gas lighters

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