Really Weird Rules Panera Employees Are Forced To Follow

There are few national chains like Panera Bread. It's like a fast-food restaurant in that there are hundreds of locations all over the country. But it's also more like a local cafe or bakery than your typical fast-food spot, with its fresh bread, soup, salads, bagels, pastries, and so on.
As such, working at Panera is unlike any other fast-food job. Instead of flipping burgers and frying fries, you're arranging the bread and ladling up soup. There are also some pretty decent perks for working at Panera, as well as some weirdness to endure. These are the really weird rules Panera employees are forced to follow.
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Employee discount restriction | 0:00
Three minutes or less | 0:57
Speedy drive-thru orders | 1:57
Imperfect baked goods display | 2:30
No charge for certain substitutions | 3:12
The old bread | 3:56
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[@MashedFood]

What are your thoughts on Panera Bread?

[@brahmabkitty03]

Not as good as it used to be. They got rid of a lot of pastries and bagels

[@GorlliaGrodd]

Someone once compared Panera to expensive hospital food and I've never been able to shake that.

[@chrises4999]

So true, our half sandwiches are like $7 unless you get the pick 2 or something

[@tanasiap8308]

@@chrises4999 I cant believe ppl are so willing to pay 7$ for 1/2 deli sandwich that they could make at home...they even raised the prices while shrinking the portions it's insane...I wish I would pay 3$ for one damn toll house cookie...and it cracks me up how when some of these ppl dont get their way pull the 'I come here all the time' ....One lady frazzled me so bad over not having chocolate croissants She goes and quote, ' Ok I don't understand how u do t have them I see the regular croissants right there why cant you put choc in it? I explained were out of the choco she says 'Ok so why cant one of you go to another panera and get choco from their I come here all the tim- b4 I knew I said, And you're proud of that?!... AND ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE 😂... She reported me to the GM and everything....Luckliy for me the GM knew this woman by heart be cause she constantly cost problems so I didn't get fired I just got written up...but it was well worth it...

[@chrises4999]

@@tanasiap8308 LMAO, I'm glad I don't work w the customers bc I would be the same way tbh, luckily I stay on line, I live in Texas so we had a storm once and we ran out of soup and all the customers would be all passive aggressive over some broccoli cheddar soup, and one lady was just talking shit bc she couldn't get any and I was tryna get drive thru to tell her the soup machine was broke but the manager had a headset on lmao

[@Julesinapeartree]

I’m looking at you Au Bon Pain

[@mst_gains7955]

Lol buddy I work there and that is exactly what we call it

[@jennifersmith-xg6ru]

As a costumer I don’t expect my food to be ready in three minutes because if I wanted my food that fast I would go to McDonalds . It takes a little longer to get better food .

[@Games_n_gains]

Worked at Panera for a year. Much of this is true, but I met some amazing people there. Fun times!

[@ultradude5410]

When I worked at Panera, donations seldom went unclaimed, but when they did, it was just a free-for-all for the employees once all the closing work was done. Also, our management was less concerned about speed, and we didn’t have a drive-through, so it was more chill, and we made fewer errors.

[@calecbrayers3739]

Interesting. They don't let us take any donations. We're allowed 3 free items from bakery, only if we work the closing shift, and after that they bag everything up for donation. If it's unclaimed, either a manager takes it or it's trash.

[@gskateri6008]

Ex employee here: The new system they didn’t care too much on service times! We cleaned A LOT and broke down out stations and sanitized always. Sometimes it was just me and another person on salad, soup, and sandwich. Not worth being over worked and under paid ($9) All my meals were always free weather I made it or someone else including drinks and full sandwiches so that was a bonus

[@homelessman5436]

yeah im on training and its like constant wiping all the time but my managers have never gotten upset at times unless its like ridiculous

[@mr.spicycat3496]

@@homelessman5436 i be doing everything there and only get 12.50 💀

[@homelessman5436]

@@mr.spicycat3496 yeah bro thats how much the team leads get paid man it is what it is

[@charlotte5834]

Its a job. You earn your money by doing what your job description is. Try being a roofer when its 117 degrees in Texas if you want something to complain about. 🤦‍♀️

[@albertwells8503]

I was never impressed with their over priced menu.

[@jacksinfectedkidney5028]

My girlfriend and I have worked at the same Panera for over a year, this video could have been 45 minutes long and it could have all been true. they also recently decided that unless you're there for SEVEN hours, you don't get a break. thankfully we have a great GM who actually gives a sh*t

[@TheCrazyQunizinzaThe1st4ever]

Panera worker here :) 1. I get a free meal up to 15 dollars only when I'm working. 2. I'm not on line worker unfortunately so I can't confirm, but i do know we get extra time to make it in rushes! 3. We don't have a drive through): 4. We are allowed to place bagels and bread arrangement in any way we want. Whoever is on that shift, gets to choose. I make mine extra neat and tidy. 5. Most changes are free for food. 6. Donations do come unclaimed so many times. We aren't allowed to use it. We just wait until someone picks it up the next day. We do get to keep Whatever we want before donations to lessen waste. I take home tons 🤣

[@huitrecouture]

That free meal explains why so many idiots and rude a-holes work there.

[@aliwantizu]

Current Panera employee. As usual, the info provided is kinda sorta correct but not entirely. Employees get a free meal (1 entree) during a shift, but some "premium" items are not free just discounted. For instance, you can get a drink for free, but not a smoothie nor a "specialty" drink like a vanilla caramel espresso. If you order a flatbread pizza and a whole sandwich and a bowl of soup, that's 3 entrees so only 1 is free. If an employee comes in to get food off shift, most managers give them the discount (but not the free meal.) We have an arrangement with the same charity who diligently comes each night to take any donatable items. If for some reason they don't (like inclement weather) then employees can split up that donatables. That RARELY happens. As far as the "3 minutes" goes, that's not really a thing. The managers know how long an order takes to make, and many orders take FAR longer. What they strive for is the "average" for the day is 3 minutes or less per order. Slow times during the day counteract the busy times or large or complicated orders. If someone comes in just for a coffee, that may take 30 seconds, so that helps impact the average. Yes, if you swap avocado for meat it is free because it's a swap, but if you ADD it then there is a charge. Makes sense because you're getting 2 "premium" items when you add but only 1 when you swap. The "messy" display bugs the Organizational OCD in me, but I deal with it as best I can, lol

[@leedreyfuss531]

Kp

[@littlereading4528]

I didn’t understand the messy bakery display thing because there are some days where I do it all neatly and never get yelled at.

[@Grndl42]

Former Panera worker here... I'd like to bring up the cult status of Mother Bread, and your "breaducation" as an intro to training. Any other formers feel that?

[@aleahamarr9996]

I work at Panera I hate it. It's absolutely horrible and the atmosphere sucks. Very hard to get thru the day sometimes

[@L1...]

They don't keep the place clean, each time I've gone in there, there's food and trash on the floor,and tables are always dirty,and I have to clean off a table to be able to eat. The food portions are lousy, and it's overpriced for what you get. This used to be a nice place, but not anymore.

[@sabrinagilberttt]

I work at Panera and we have a drive thru with an up to date screen that shows us a timer for how long we're taking and how that affects our service goal. The service goal percent is never above 70 and during lunch hours it's usually between 20-40%

[@sandraweilbrenner67]

In 1984-5 in desert hot springs California , if you worked at that mc Donald's you could just grab anything to eat on your break for free.

[@terrayfic]

I pick up donations for a charity and Panera is generous in what they give and allow us to use the items for. They are a blessing to our community.

[@legohivemind950]

Same with subway you gotta be clocked in to receive that discount.

[@darcyjorgensen5808]

Worked at Taco Bell MANY years ago. One free food item for every four hours worked plus limitless free soda…while working. Seemed entirely reasonable to me. Later spent decades working on Wall Street but didn’t get any stocks at a discount!

[@fukuoka-musician]

I imagine the Taco Bell didn't pay you nearly as well. If you are working on Wall Street you can probably afford your own lunch (+ a tip for the poor person making $11/hour or less to make it for you).

[@nadiadansani2139]

I think they have some social media rules because someone on tt got fired

[@lain3386]

LOL the imperfect baked goods stage is so funny. me and my gf used to line up the bagels super nice and eventually we got in trouble and she told us to just throw them in there. it had be so pissed because i hated how messy it was

[@kenyattaclay7666]

30 years ago, when I was in undergrad, I worked at a McDonald's and we could only use our employee discount at that one location & it was also only supposed to be either before we clocked in, lunch or right after we clocked out so when that person says that it's unusual it's not.

[@jacksinfectedkidney5028]

but that was 30 years ago, its time to change that and not make people, who already don't know where their next meal is coming from, stress even more. peace and love but its 2022 and we need to care

[@kenyattaclay7666]

@@jacksinfectedkidney5028 get out of here with that nonsense. If your not working then no, there’s no damn reason for you to get a discount. Sorry but that’s not a hard concept & thinking do only shows how people have come to expect something for nothing.

[@cameliajones6029]

The 65% off isn't true anymore. They give free food up to $15.

[@havingteawiththedevil]

I work at a Panera in a hospital (and at work right now on break) i don’t want to hear nothing about about Panera. It’s all nasty after a while. I love my job but UGHHH😭

[@Disciple_Didi]

I have worked in two different Paneras for almost 4 years…all that is said is true. Glad that I don’t have to work there anymore. Lol

[@KD-jq5gq]

Former PB employee here. The discount they give seems like not much of a discount at all. I forgot how much the discount was, It was either 35%, 45% or 65%. (I started working before the pandemic hit BTW). I believe some managers, if you asked would let you get free food but for premium items like grain bowls, etc. you get a discount (but I’ve seen that if you ask the manager, they would let you get anything free, just not maybe all the time). I think if you worked that day, you get free food (I could be wrong). Drinks were free except smoothies and some specialty iced coffee/latte drinks). Our store does pack away the leftover baked goods for shelters at the end of the night but each employee can pick what they want to take home before that happens (plus all leftover food gets counted & recorded at the end of the night anyways). My store was always on point with cleaning (which I actually did not mind doing) It was easy & and you just pay attention and go with the flow. Nobody bothers you. Yes, your discount only applies to the store you work for. Plus, customers now can definitely forget all about getting their food at a good time, now with the shortage of employees everywhere, nationwide, your gonna wait a little longer. I think I was able to use my employee discount & my regular PB customer card together.

[@FairyChild_For_Freedom-Justice]

As a customer and not an employee I'd like to say if it takes you more than 3 minutes to make up my order I don't mind I rather it takes six seven minutes and it be done right and safely and clean. Panera should take note from McDonald's when they had their time clock back in the '70s and early '80s for food service it didn't work and made matters worse service went down. I rather my service stay up and wait the extra few minutes

[@seanswinton6242]

I agree totally. First of all, producing properly prepared and accurate orders are most important. Secondly, customer service fails when understaffed crews forced to play beat the clock. Add the modern-day male/female Karen syndrome workers have to deal with and it's a recipe for disaster.Three minutes is unreasonable for made to order food. Especially if a skeletal staff has no prep time.

[@geffreyalpers5064]

First part is wrong. I work at Panera. We only get 50% off of everything and can use it at any store. I’ve never heard of vouchers. Discounts just need a manager card swipe. I use the discount all the time, not just when working.

[@BlackJacketJones]

I only apply for line cook positions that offer $20-25 per hour and a free shift meal. Panera bread offers (up to) $15 per hour and a discounted meal. That is what I call trash.

[@markh9825]

Haven't eaten at Panera in years. Local store was always dirty and filled with non-paying free Wi-Fi using customers. Food was very sub par and usually was made the way the employee wanted to make it and not as you ordered it or how menu described it.

[@beautiful_remains4693]

Please note that not everything on this video is %100 accurate and is only partially accurate to some stores. I am a Panera Bread employee and in MY store it is not that bad. Yes, the goal is to get customers' food out in 3 minutes but the managers in my store are more realistic. You and two other people on the line (if there is anybody else, usually there should be 3-night closers on the line but a lot of the time there are only two as well) are not going to push out 10 orders at once and in 3 minutes. It's not possible and the managers understand but they do try their best to push us. Also, that bagel rack thing in this video, our managers don't get mad if we arrange the bagels to look decent in the rack. That sounds silly to me that managers would be upset about that. ANOTHER note, they have changed the employee meal discount. It might be different in others stores but they finally did away with the %60 off of an employee meal and now employees get free meals. But the downside still is that you don't actually get discounted meals outside your shift. Just only if your manager doesn't mind giving you a discount which more likely than not they will. I feel this video tainted Panera Bread in an unpleasant light and I'd just like to say (from an employee standpoint) it is not actually that bad. Actually, in fact, working here is an easy job and I would recommend people who are looking for a job to look into working here. It's not %100 perfect and no store is going to be but here you'll find a lot of amazing people. I've made a lot of friends working here.

[@laraoneal7284]

The Panera near me is horrid. Food is disgusting.

[@tanasiap8308]

Just put in my 2wks....talk about a burden being lifted off your shoulders😇

[@cinthianarvaez3948]

Panera employee here, we get a free shift meal on every shift , plus 50% off of employee discount

[@patriciablazek3706]

That place is to expensive for what u get..the bread is hard as a rock..

[@radioheadtv3131]

Too*

[@cookingeasyfood6606]

I wish one day taste it ☺️

[@Iceis_Phoenix]

I bought a sandwhich for 14 bux i got 4 bites outta it.

[@chosenone2363]

I've been going there for years but they kind of SUCK! Customer service is just fair, not excellent 🙄

[@alexscott8950]

Pretty spot on, I dated a manager for a while. Y’all hear about whole staff jumping a thief this year? 6 fired, crazy.

[@makaylayoung1157]

I rather my food be cooked longer than come out undercooked

[@sabrinagilberttt]

You only get 65% discount up to $12 (ie an $18 purchase)

[@rmack6824]

I hate to break it to you, but nothing is made on site. Things are ‘customized’ to order, not “made to order.” Soups come in frozen, bread is made elsewhere and trucked in, etc. A few years ago, a corporate decision was made to abandoned quality in favor of cheap. I used to eat there a lot, but when they cut back on quality, I had to stop. My sister worked there for a couple of years. She stopped taking advantage of the perks because of the drop in quality.

[@mr.spicycat3496]

Our bread is made in store

[@maxalmas7203]

Worked at Panera Bread for almost a year. Sucked. Legit the negatives of this video are true.

[@ericeandco]

Obviously the geniuses that make these policies don’t do the work. They don’t understand the customer or they employee. They’ve gotten too big.

[@dontdoxmebro]

Panera is overpriced I steal drinks now that it’s self serve and it’s still ridiculous

[@kateysneed3359]

hell yea brother

[@angryeric2961]

I just want to point out, Panera bread treated their best Managers like garbage. It really bothered me watching it. Like the managers that let employees take stuff home if its about to be thrown out, Corporate made all their lifes a living hell. Will never return to work for these guys.

[@Nylak-Otter]

I used to go to Panera once a week in the winter. I worked at a stable, and my best friend would take riding lessons there on Saturdays. Afterwards we'd go to the St. Louis Bread Co, and she'd get a sandwich and a cup of chicken noodle and I'd get French onion in a bread bowl. Delicious. Pretty sure I stopped going because they discontinued the French onion.

[@StephenMarquez]

it's back, actually! one of my fave soups!

[@Nylak-Otter]

@@StephenMarquez Oooh, now I'll have to stop by and see! I would seriously love it, considering the weather lately. Perfect nostalgia. Thanks for the info!

[@kayleighdavis2477]

i’m an employee there and it’s been back for a while now!

[@user-md3wm7vu1f]

onions in water? thats pure profit, theyll never discontinue that

[@johnnyboy55]

Overpriced yuppie swill. Pass.

[@ari-ame]

I get like a 45 % discount or sum. Some bullshit Fr

[@diannamcbride8245]

I am a Panera employee and some of the stuff in this video is true . However my location is considered a convention location (we are located right across the street from the city's convention center ) so it is impossible to get the food our in under 3 minutes sometimes were 20-30 orders deep . However we have a great management team and they do their best to help us out . We do not have a drive thru .

[@coralawson3059]

i've worked at panera for the past two years (literally two years to this day, funny enough) - there is an emphasis on speed, but also for accuracy. at least at my store, they care a little bit more about accuracy than speed. ofc they would like the orders to go out fast, but they'd much prefer for the customers to wait longer if it means that their whole order is correct - for the bagels thing, i'm not sure if that's true or not. i've never done cash before, just line and drive thru. i'm assuming everyone just throws it in cuz no one gives a crap on if it looks nice or not - there are discount restrictions. it used to be (the first few months that i worked there) the discount was 75% off anytime. it didn't matter if you were working that day or not. you also got free drinks, besides the specialty drinks. although my managers kind of turn a blind eye to that cuz they don't care. there was one manager that i used to have that cared, but he doesn't work there anymore. now, we get a free shift meal up to $15. if you're working, you can get a meal during your break or after the shift that costs up to 15 bucks. if it's over 15, then you would have to pay for it. although most of my managers just gave it to you if it was over 15 dollars, but not all the managers do that - now drive thru at panera... i don't understand it in the slightest bit. panera isn't really a place to have a drive thru, but that's corporate and whatnot. my store has a drive thru and it's ok. if it's busy, you got to be prepared to be waiting in line for quite a while. like i said, panera shouldn't have a drive thru, so you would end up waiting quite a while cuz we have a TON of things to make. especially when someone orders 136 dollars worth of food in the last 10 minutes until closing -.- definitely not bitter in the slightest bit - for substitutions, you can add and take off things as much as you want. i believe avocado (if the sandwich/salad doesn't already come with it) is an upcharge and chicken on salads (if the salad doesn't come with it) is an upcharge. you can get really creative with your food, it's quite cool. but be warned, you will be judged for what you create XD we totally judge the weird ones - most of the time at my store the leftover bread does get picked up by the donations people. if they don't come, it's a free for all for the employees. the employees generally take a bunch of stuff home at the end of the night. anything that they've forgotten to put in donations or if the donations didn't come

[@jonny777bike]

It’s hard work. I’m a current employee. On the days I don’t work I don’t go there. I’m working Mon thru Friday. More customers should work there to understand how hard it is. Panera has a high turn over ratio.

[@ilovetotri23]

Panera is a concept I will ever understand! Or visit!

[@ariannapac6535]

I love them

[@slackerboy1234565555]

It’s 50 cents if you want use bagel instead of bread now

[@kateysneed3359]

as a employee my discount is up to 15 buxx

[@Surferess]

We love Panera and eat lunch there at least 3 times a week. Their food is amazingly good. Highly recommend them. However, we always order online and just drop in and grab it off the shelf. Incredibly positive feelings about this company.

[@slackerboy1234565555]

We now get free food now!

[@RabbitPatches]

I work for them and we don't get a discount 😭 I have to PAY out of pocket to get a discount with the company wtf I've never had to ever pay for a company discount working for the company!

[@ceeyalata1648]

WOW!

[@kateysneed3359]

mines up to 15 buxx 😭

[@rickhodgkins6937]

If I were you, I would find out who is on the leadership team at Panera's headquarters that which are located in Sunset Hills MO. Send this to them, because as much as I love Panera for their sandwiches, breads, broccoli and cheddar soup and mac & cheese, that whether that dish is eaten by itself, or on a grilled sandwich, what you just revealed that is happening, is NOT ACCEPTIBLE! So, those bastards at the top need to know this! Please! Share it with them! thank you!

[@meaghanpike2424]

Ew to those company rules.

[@namishkesavan4053]

i wish we had panera bread in india.

[@holeindanssock156]

Curry Tika Sandwich. 🥪

[@fukuoka-musician]

You probably shouldn't.

[@spredluv1]

I don't want my meal in 3 minutes* Dumnuts*

[@boopdasnail]

Yuh tell em

[@chosenone2363]

This guy did a Reveiw on their breakfast ,on the healthiest meals for breakfast fFAIL, All their bagels has horrible ingredients, he didn't recommend one. So go for lunch instead soup, salad read ingredients. Yikes!!

[@changkwangoh]

Panera is gross. That pick two thing they got now is such a huge joke.

[@blackoutlyt842]

I get 50% off my order up to $20 then it goes to $10 off as an employee

[@kateysneed3359]

omg luckyyy id ask bout tht but my managers say thts alont of money

[@Daevii_wbu]

My order has never come in less than 10 minutes...

[@corywilliams7523]

I think it's safe to say Panera is Not the place to eat

[@kamanama3671]

The three minute rule is total horseshit. That is an impossibility. Especially during the pandemic.

[@chefpizza4677]

Never been to pandra bread because local bakerys are better

[@Athenstrainman]

Panera bread is gross. Microwave mac'n cheese, and small portions.

[@corywilliams7523]

ReThermolized soup also

[@mrskingish]

My mom works at panera and I describe it as the black hair salon!We actully get free food and cards that employees can give to family members and close friends

[@StevenLoby]

Panera sucks. All the food is baked the day before

[@Holy-Rowlo88]

So they are basically Dominoes before it was good... back when they had the delivery wrecks Yah bless us all, Do not take the Mark of the Beast or you will regret it eternally!!!

[@user-br3ou2cs9o]

Never went to a PB. After reading these comments IDK if I will even give PB a chance.

[@holeindanssock156]

I worked at the Yonge street Toronto Canada location for 4 months. I was the only hard worker there, racist brown manager who hated whites, racist staff against whites saying racist words to me like cracker, baked goods are frozen..... What else? Ohhh 1 night our assistant manager was working the floor and spilled an entire bowl of soup on the CARPET. He literally gets a sweep bucket and swept the soup up..... No liquids, no mop.... He just walked away after im not joking. Lemme know if you want some more horror story's?

[@holeindanssock156]

Staff would sloppily throw food together, Ive had kitchen jobs for 25 years... Lul They were constantly hiring new asian students and i get theyre coming here to aid economy we are all immigrants here yada yada... But they have this douchey practice because its cheaper.... The students work for 6 or 8 months here and there... The managers thus don't have to pay big taxes on full time employees, full timers ask for health insurance which takes money out of the managers pockets...... So this is a dirty practice APPROVED by our "government" Also with migrant workers on farms.... The "government" doesn't wanna spend the money rehabilitating the thousands of homeless natives and whites in the towns around the farms??? They don't wanna spend OUR money helping them and giving those poor people a chance its TOO expensive.... So what do they do? Ohhhhh we will hire some part timers.... Remember the story i just told back there? SAME bs. The farmers, the farmers DONT wanna hire local citizens...... They cost too much... Hire migrants who can work for 1 or 2 months..... Meanwhile the West has the highest homeless per capita for a reason. We dont give 1 flying fck about our OWN. We care if our families okay, fck the neighbours.... Theres a reason China and Russia don't have homeless people setting up massive camps everywhere... Because they take care of them. Yes censorship derp derp and we all can evolve as a species..... Man id love to live in China but their lack of KZbin variety.... Lul Censoring the nba or something..... I need my ball. Lul. Peace yall. Vote for politicians that are aggressive towards the points I mentioned if you can thanks. 👍👍👍

[@barbaramiller349]

They used to have good food, not a fan anyway

[@obamathebigearsclown3979]

Sorry lady there are NO YUMMY SANDWICHES at Panera Bread.

[@tyvernoverlord5363]

The Turkey Avacado is the highest tier sandwhich in that line up. I wish Atlanta Bread Co. was back in the Charleston area. . . Best paninis on the planet(in America of course)

[@calecbrayers3739]

Wouldn't call these "strange rules" necessarily. They make sense from a business standpoint. Why should someone get discounted food on their day off, or from a Panera that they don't make money for? I do think it's stupid though. Out manager keeps us from working more than 40 hours a week. We usually average about 25-30 hours a week. She tries to get us to train new employees. Just a little FYI, trainers make an extra dollar an hour. I do not make that extra dollar, so no, I will not train the new guy to pour soups. We're always out of everything because our manager orders as little as possible so that Panera's expenses are lower and her pay check is higher. The shift I usually work is from around 11 to 6:30 pm. I'm the only one working the line from 2:30 to 5. That means I have to do all salads, sandwiches, soups, and also bag everything up myself. This is done to keep "labor low". Basically it's to keep Panera from spending money on employees while it isn't getting a lot of orders, which is hilarious because orders start to pick back up at 4, meaning I have to call other busy workers down to line for about 45 minutes to help me because it's impossible for one person to put that many orders out on time. Our manager also refuses to fire anyone. One girl keeps stealing from registers and has gotten caught multiple times. She's the slowest worker their, the messiest, the clumsiest, and still has a job. She's lucky I don't have the authority to fire anyone because honestly we get more done without her there. Some guy from corporate came down recently to make sure we all made the food correctly and could answer questions on how to do our jobs and the only person who couldn't answer a single one of his questions correctly was the fucking manager. Panera is a joke. We are a fast food restaurant disguised as a fancy restaurant. Panera cuts so many corners both on it's products, workers, and equipment. Not only are customers assholes to us, but so is the manager. We'll be in the middle of the lunch rush and she'll be yelling at us to clean. Sure, dude. Lemme just ignore the 11 sandwiches in my screen to take out the trash while you sit on your ass in the office.

[@Alverant]

Employees can't seem to be Pagan or Atheist either because in one Penn. Panera the manager pressed an employee to find out her religion and started harassing her because it was Pagan and not Christian. The employee was eventually fired along with her husband who was an Atheist for not converting.

[@user-br3ou2cs9o]

That's a Panera Bread employees myth.

[@carmiethompson2676]

Sounds to me like Panera's business model isn't well thought out, either from corporate or the franchise. Pie-in-the-sky altruistic motives don't equate to the practicality & logistics needed to feed those who can use the help. Sounds like the bane of the current White House administration. Hope Panera figures out something.

[@pokerstar18]

ur food in 3 mins or less hahah what a joke try about 20-30 mins on average drive thru or dine in

[@paultaendler3308]

Employees just complain way too much and feel too much entitlement for doing a job. If they aren't happy, then let them go out and start their own business and make their own rules. Enough "flummoxed" employees!

[@tyvernoverlord5363]

Must be nice to not be amongst the whinging poors...

[@jonny777bike]

Have you worked there before. Don’t think that we aren’t applying for other jobs while we are working there. There is a 100 percent turnover ratio meaning the person you order over there may leave and find another place to work. Which means new employees have to be trained and customers still complain if the order isn’t done right. I’ve had more then enough customers who are entitled. Especially customers who are upset when we don’t sell items that are not on the menu and complain to corporate. There are lots of jobs on indeed but thousands of people are applying for them so you get a lot of no responses.

[@paultaendler3308]

@jonny777bike completely forgot about the entitled customers! Freaking times we live in! 😒

[@lawrencecarter8072]

Food is disgusting

[@musiccitymanpresents]

They are not forced to work at Panera, they can always quit, and see if the grass is greener somewhere else, spoiler alert, it isn't.

[@huitrecouture]

3 Minutes? Panera has THE WORST service in the entire country. EVERY store. IF they even make your order it will be wrong and they'll be rude as hell doing it. NOW I get it. They only work there for the cheap food. And that explains why the decent breads are always not available

[@myamichelle2708]

No I get free food on the clock and only use employee discount off the clock ,that's how it is at my location atleast I also get free coffee and all drinks and smoothies if I have time to make it lol, my Gm is the best boss I've ever had tbh .. and we get breaks, only when we're not busy , we can wear any black shirt with sleeves and jeans or shorts as long as they're not torn, hat and apron required ... Drive thru has good times I would know because I open it 😌 with the exception of lunch rush which can go all the way up to 13min😭 we also play what we want on Bluetooth because our cafe radio broke🤌🏻 also some locations use liquidized eggs and egg whites ,mine does 💯