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      Panera Bread

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      Panera Bread reviews

      3.4

      49% would recommend to a friend

      (18,794 total reviews)
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      Paul Carbone

      40% approve of CEO

      34% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Panera Bread has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 18,794 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
      Jun 26, 2016

      Food Production

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Once you get the hang of it, it's something you can do on autopilot.

      Cons

      Lots of standing and physical work.

      2.0
      May 31, 2016

      Shift Supervisor

      Shift supervisor
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      After seeing the treatment of the associates and myself, I have nothing good to say.

      Cons

      They make promises of promotion that are not kept. They use favoritism towards certain people that are not good workers, when other workers that are exceptional get stepped on and looked down upon. They do not give days off unless asked weeks in advance for management, so if you or your child gets sick or there is an emergency and you have to miss work or be late even once, you are at risk of losing your job.

      4.0
      May 14, 2016

      Good place to work

      Associate trainer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      My Panera Bread was very popular and had a lot of hours - many coworkers did not come to shifts which would rack up my hours for the week. Discount on food for breaks (I think it was 50% or 60%) so food would only cost $3-4. Met a lot of nice coworkers, who are my good friends today.

      Cons

      Often times I would stay later than my scheduled shift (out of my own kindness) to wait until the other person came for their shift (so they weren't understaffed). Often I would be called in to work on my days off if they were short-staffed.

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