Q&A With Panera Bread Employees
We like to say we get the tough stuff done with optimism and mastery. And we have, throughout our history, all while creating a fun and welcoming environment for associates and customers. As a team, we love preparing and delivering a great customer experience, being a place people want to be and striving every day to be better.
How employees describe working at Panera Bread
This was a Traumatizing experience
Probably hanging out with my friends
We get help when we need it generally
The good workers shine through the entitled children that get hired with them
The customers are always so rude and think that the food is like epic when in reality it is just fast food overpriced.
What it's like to work at Panera Bread
- Panera Bread employees generally work 8.3 hrs a day
- Employees at Panera Bread report the work pace is comfortably fast
- 67% of Panera Bread employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
- Panera Bread employees most often take 0-10 paid vacation and sick days each year
- 46% of Panera Bread employees report they are happy with their work life balance
- Panera Bread employees never get valuable feedback on how to improve at work
- 56% of Panera Bread employees call their work environment negative
Q&A With Panera Bread Employees
IDX: 25 TOT: 83
How's the vacation policy at Panera Bread?
You get 2 weeks to start. After 5 years a you get 3 weeks and after 10 years you get 4 weeks.
How long does it take to hear back after applying to Panera Bread?
It’s a cafe by cafe basis. If they’re I need of associates could be 24 hours. If the cafe is staffed it could be a week.
Does Panera Bread drug test or do a background check?
Drug test no. For any position other than associate you’re required to do a background check.
How helpful was your Sales team when you were first hired at Panera Bread?
very










