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: 75 TOT: 87
How are the benefits at Panera Bread for employees in Sales?
Panera Bread's Sales team rates their overall benefits a D and most of them think the perks are Good. 47% of Panera Bread employees in Sales say they are satisfied with their benefits. The majority of employees in Sales also get 0-10 days of paid vacation, and most of them believe the cash value of their benefits is less than $500/mo.
How's career growth and advancement at Panera Bread?
36% of the same employees also feel like Panera Bread is invested in their career growth. On average, majority of employees do not have a mentor to help them navigate their career at Panera Bread.
How are the managers in the Sales department at Panera Bread?
Panera Bread's Sales team rates their manager a D or 58/100 and the majority believe their manager truly cares about them as a person. The sales team (80%) also feels pretty comfortable providing negative feedback directly to their boss.
What's the pay like for employees at Panera Bread?
Panera Bread employees rates their pay and overall compensation a D- or 45/100. 37% of employees believe they are paid fairly and 47% of employees get raises every year.










