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
1.0
Jan 22, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Sometimes decent people to work with

Cons

Long hours , upper mgmt /owners

5.0
Jan 22, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pretty solid place to work

Cons

Schedule is not consistent necessarily, but it's okay.

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