Panera Bread reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(18,788 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 18,788 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
5.0
Feb 2, 2026

Great job

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

General manager is kind and helpful

Cons

Rude customers, drive thru is stressful

3.0
Jan 30, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great team dynamics "Panera Warmth" is mostly real between employees and lower level management.

Cons

Private Equity owned, frequent layoffs and leadership changes. C suite wouldn't know what "Panera Warmth" was if it slapped them in the face, no matter how much they preach about it.

4.0
Jan 30, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

They donate their bakery items at the end of the night and you get to keep one item. Nice place to work overall.

Cons

I had a pretty good experience, can be slow at times.

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