Panera Bread Employee Reviews for General Manager

What do you like about working at Panera Bread?

"I like the focus on customer experience and safety of employees, and value on work/life balance."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Make sure you are ready for the position. Development is not guaranteed once there."

What don't you like about working at Panera Bread?

"It is overly constructed in some areas but lacking in development. There is a need to improve training of managers past the shift supervisor and assistant manager positions."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Put more effort into developing managers on a personal level. They are technically able do jobs but lack of personality with staff."

"It fit for the time in my life."

What do you like about working at Panera Bread?

"I liked opening the store and starting fresh. I was the GM and hired everyone I wanted. If we succeeded or failed, I was a big part of it."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Put your best effort forward and have fun."

What don't you like about working at Panera Bread?

"There was no set schedule - hours, days, nights, weekends, holidays."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Work at getting to know managers and really learn how to develop people."

"Hostile working environment and discrimination."

What do you like about working at Panera Bread?

"It's great if you like to be underpaid, overworked, and treated like a dog, and if you like not getting your bonus because you have issues with your superiors. It's great if you like never being told you do a good job, and if you like having no raise in 2.5 years."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"DON'T do it."

What don't you like about working at Panera Bread?

"My dislikes are: harassment, discrimination, disrespect, and having no motivation; not getting a raise, never being written up and then told you suck even when you make your numbers; having no understanding about people with children; having to do the jobs you pay your other salaried managers to do and not being able to penalize them; being boxed in and feeling like you have no upper management to go to with issues; and being forced to quit."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Review upper management personalities for psychological issues. Have exit interviews to find out why staff are just quitting."

"Exciting team to be a part of."

What do you like about working at Panera Bread?

"It was very structured and the feedback was very consistently given."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Put your best foot forward."

What don't you like about working at Panera Bread?

"I don't feel that my opinions are given much credence."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be more consistent with open dialogues. There is a huge amount of talent and experience. Use it as a resource."