Panera Bread reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(18,751 total reviews)
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Paul Carbone

40% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

Panera Bread has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 18,751 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 and food service industry (3.7 stars).

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19K reviews
2.0
Jun 6, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Was great at first, and was getting pretty consistent hours. The coworkers and nice, and my management were nice people as well.

Cons

As months went on, the food got cheaper quality-wise, and hours became less consistent. Management and workers gradually became stretched thin.

2.0
Jun 5, 2026

Good first job

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Organized Worked with tough schedule

Cons

Pay Attitude of management Lack of benefits

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