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    Panera Bread Reviews

    Updated August 22, 2017
    4,630 reviews

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    Panera Bread CEO Ronald Shaich
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    Pros

    • Flexible Shifts, fast paced environment, discount on food (in 263 reviews)

    • Flexible hours, good job to have as a first job or s job for high school or college students (in 189 reviews)

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    1. "Cashier"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Great work culture and great environment.

      Cons

      There are no cons for this position.

    2. "Cashier"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Panera Bread part-time

      Pros

      fun, easy, good first job

      Cons

      management, a lot of different things to remember

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    3. "Sales Associate / Trainer"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Great place to work as a first job or in general

      Cons

      the pay... depending on how your general manager is

    4. "Associate/Associate Trainer"

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      Former Employee - Associate Trainer in Brentwood, TN
      Former Employee - Associate Trainer in Brentwood, TN
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Panera Bread part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      -discounted or free food
      -great people, both customers and coworkers
      -competitive pay

      Cons

      Panera is set up behind the counter as an actual restaurant, where most people see it as a fast food alternative. Working at Panera is going to be harder than working at McDonalds. Period.

      Advice to Management

      Listen to your employees, talk to them. A friendly environment is a happy environment.

    5. "Delivery Team Member"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Panera Bread full-time

      Pros

      Good tips put hourly wage over many cafe team members.

      Cons

      Peak delivery is during lunch - short lived but high volume.

    6. "Great People"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Panera Bread part-time

      Pros

      -Coworkers are very friendly
      -Employee discount on food
      -Occasional free treats

      Cons

      -Never really leave on time
      -Don't get schedules until day before

    7. Helpful (1)

      "Good Job and can sometimes be fun"

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      Current Employee - Associate
      Current Employee - Associate
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Panera Bread part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      flexible schedules, fun people to work with, discount on food

      Cons

      impossible to get full time, just like any other job you deal with rude customers daily, not enough pay for what we do, management favors certain people and instead of giving you hours they cut them

      Advice to Management

      management should be nicer to the associates and stop favoring certain people. give associates a chance to get more hours if they ask. stop giving the same people 40 hours a week and even it out.

    8. "Cashier"

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      Current Employee - Sales Associate/Cashier in Houston, TX
      Current Employee - Sales Associate/Cashier in Houston, TX
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Panera Bread full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      It's a good place to work nice environment

      Cons

      It can get boring and super slow

    9. "It was a fast paced environment that taught me a lot about the food industry and serving people."

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      Former Employee - Sales Associate in Overland Park, KS
      Former Employee - Sales Associate in Overland Park, KS
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Panera Bread part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      It's a great food company with many healthy and indulgent options.

      Cons

      There were inconsistent hours and preference given to specific employees. There were several manager changes and each had his or her own demands and expectations that made for inconsistent expectations for each work shift. I could be assigned menial tasks as a form of reactionary punishment. There were many evenings we were under staffed and would be overwhelmed by customer demand and insufficient work staff that had little care for detail or for amending customer issues.

      Advice to Management

      Please continue to hire reliable, helpful and pleasant staff to work with and serve customers.

    10. "Food Manager"

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      Former Employee - Food and Beverage Manager in Scottsdale, AZ
      Former Employee - Food and Beverage Manager in Scottsdale, AZ
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Panera Bread full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Schedule, people, food, team, busy

      Cons

      more money, the drive, some of the surrounding clientele.

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