Panera Bread Employer Reviews

Every day is different. You never know if its going to be busy or slow that day, weather or not you're going to have a little or a lot of cleaning duties and if you don't catch on relatively quickly to the tasks you're responsible for then you're going to have a hard time fitting in with the employees already there. Other then that its a quality company – more... with great values, food, and a warm and inviting atmosphere. – less

Vast opportunities are always available at Panera Bread. There are many different modules to be trained in, including taking customer orders, making the food, cleaning up the dining room, as well as food prep. This job is very fast paced and keeps you on your toes. Management system is great, always room for advancement, many management staff have worked – more... their way up from an associate position. Co-workers are great and most have fun upbeat personalities. Keeping up with busy times can be stressful and challenging but very rewarding. – less

Panera Bread is a great place to work, they have good compensation, wonderful managers, and room to grow.

great customers wonderful coworkers, a lot of laughs and giggles learned a lot of food service info. great food

Great job. Great pay. Love the management! Gives good hours. very fun and friendly place to work!

My typical day at work either closing or coming in mid shift i would always write a list of what I needed to restock or to close for the whole entire night. It was always very slow, but when it picked up it picked up, their was no room for you to walk away from the register. My managers all had a story to tell you that made you laugh for the day, and – more... my co workers even though it was so many we all knew each other. The hardest part of the job was when the menus would change, and its always so much ingredients and products in the food it was hard kind of explaining, so you had to always grab a book with all the ingredients in case they were allergic to it. The most enjoyable part was having that freedom to interact with the customers, do sit with them for a few minutes laugh before its time to go back to work. Almost like your not working at all. – less

It is a fun atmosphere to be whereas you work with many associates at your age. You are given an opportunity to learn from each other and help each other to achieve goals and satisfy the customers.

I did enjoy this job, at first. But, then it was made very clear to me that it was a place where you had to fit in to get anywhere. If you did not fit into the manager's group of cronies then they would make it very difficult for you. Thankfully I did fit in. But I did see some employees treated very unfairly.

I loved working at Panera, but at the time, their understaffing cause me to be worked more than was manageable. their values as a company are oriented towards the customers as well as valuing a strong work ethic.

its very fun and i enjoy making and serving food, food is my passion and i also like to brighten up peoples days with good food.

I would usually open the store around 5am. I loved my managers and employees there because everyone worked together. The hardest part of the job was closing the store on time. The best part of the job was putting smiles on customers faces.

a typical day at works starts off with coffee and lots of fun but yet serious working and making a work day fun

It was an okay job, my co-workers were the reason why I stayed so long

friendly environment. very clean and strict on safety rules. customers are always polite for the most part. working can get stressful during busy hours.

I spent a great deal of time at Panera, working or otherwise. It was a second home to me because it is in a great location in Rolla, and has some of the best people in the area frequent it. I am grateful to have spent time with the managers personally.

I have worked here for over a year and the first couple months i enjoyed it but it has gotten progressively worse over the course of the year. The associates are not kind, they rush through things and talk about other customers. The customer always comes first and is always right. Other associates should not be talking about customers, very rude. I – more... have had an alright experience here but I think its about time for me to go, the management is ok but they can be quite rude, managers and associates take frequent "smoke" breaks which should not be allowed on the clock. I believe i should be paid more for what i do considering the circumstances. I learned a lot about customer service though. the hardest part of the job is probably closing at night. youre there about an hour to an hour and a half after closing which means you may not get out until 11 or 11:30 even. breaks are 30 mins long, and there are frequent rushes that can last from 10 mins to an hour usually. i got to make a lot of relationships with customers although, i have a lot of regulars that are always happy to see me. It was a nice job at first but now its just a drag and i dont enjoy what im doing anymore. i mean i guess it all depends on where you go, my experience at this cafe has just been overall terrible due to staffing. they also over staff which results in less hours for everyone (also my reason for leaving). there are times i dont even get scheduled for the week. this company has a lot of kinks they need to fix including getting new equipment. everything is slow and inefficient. hope i didnt scare anyone away but i would not suggest this job to ANYONE! – less

Working at Panera has been very eye opening. I have gained insight into the kind of boss I would like to have. Management there for me is unfair and unjust. I am a hard worker and I take pride in the work that I do. At panera I feel very underappreciated and for that reason I feel the need to move on.

Very standard minimum wage job. Long hours of grueling labor with little pay. Terrible at training - the store is always too busy to train properly.

Management is AWFUL. Things are always out of stock, the schedule is always a mess and usually posted the day it should begin. They suck at training, giving breaks properly, and having the right # of employees – more... in at the right time. Get sent home early almost every shift because they don't need me there. They hired too many employees and I have had weeks where I am not on the schedule despite the fact I was hired as a full-time employee.

On the bright side, you get cheap lunch, which is great if you like Panera. – less

I meet good people and my direct management staff are excellent people. but the store is constantly short staffed and the procedures are always changing.

Go into work and check the chart to see where i would be for the day depended on what I would do that day. sometime cash some line, or prep. the management there could use lots of work. Co workers kept a lot of drama going all the time. There really wasn't a hard part to the job to me.