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
Jan 27, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

chill for the most part

Cons

manager could be kind of unprofessional

4.0
Jan 26, 2026

Great place

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good food and nice people.

Cons

Sometimes hard to get good shifts.

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