Panera Bread reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(18,790 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 18,790 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
2.0
Jan 5, 2026

Team Lead

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pros include the following: - Free Meal - 401k with 3% match

Cons

Cons of include the following: - Only given 4 hour shifts - Constantly asked to cover call offs last minute - Can never leave on time - New hires get more hours than current associates - Toxic and unprofessionalism between specific managers

3.0
Jan 5, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Easy and no late night hours

Cons

Usually severely understaffed year-round. Traffic around store is absolutely outrageous

5.0
Jan 3, 2026

It’s great

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good work life balance, good management.

Cons

short staffed a lot and in slow periods you don’t get as many hours.

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