What do you wish you knew before starting at Panera Bread?

Attempt to avoid customers. Dishwashing is by far the best position, seconded by baking. These positions have almost no customer interaction, and you can listen to music with both of them. I was a dishwasher for a year and I could listen to music for six hours and subconsciously wash dishes- and get paid for it. Awesome.

I wish I would’ve known that we weren’t allowed to clean anything while wearing gloves according to “protocol.” I also wish I would’ve known how incredibly understaffed they were and how I would be responsible for several different positions simultaneously. Dishwashing has no interacting but is also gross.

How much weight I would gain from eating so much bread!!