Panera Bread reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(18,792 total reviews)
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40% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

Panera Bread has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 18,792 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
Jan 8, 2026

Eh

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Free food, good coworkers, decent management depending on location

Cons

Customers, pay, work/life balance, constantly changing menu

5.0
Jan 8, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nice boss and worked with schedule

Cons

Not enough pay for me

5.0
Jan 7, 2026

Good place to work

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

great coworkers and environment for students to work at.

Cons

Low pay (at least when I was employed, not sure if things have changed).

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