Panera Bread reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(18,803 total reviews)
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Paul Carbone

40% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

Panera Bread has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 18,803 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
Oct 26, 2015

Former Employee

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Fast-paced, simple - relatively easy job and you got to meet a lot of people who you would probably not interact with on a daily basis. You also get a good discount which a lot of people like.

Cons

Closing times could vary depending on busyness. Since it's part time, there were plenty of closing shifts where we had 1-2 people who weren't there and so it took a lot longer.

5.0
Oct 25, 2015

Night baker

Recommend
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Pros

The hours are perfect and fit in well with my schedule because I am a full-time student. Plus, I enjoy any form of baking.

Cons

Cons would likely be losing such a great job such as this one because of something you did wrong, such as, not adhering to the company policies.

5.0
Oct 22, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

As a student this place is very good. They give flexible hours, good, consistent schedules, and frequent raises(however, you MUST ask for them, otherwise they will not give them to you.) It gets very busy, so your shift will go by fast.

Cons

Since it is a entry level job you might be working with lazy employees, crazy managers, and it will take a while until you actually get paid decent. I have worked there for over 4 years and the food quality has only went down.

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