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High Standards and Hard Work - Anonymous employee Panda Express Employee Review

3.0
Apr 27, 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The company promotes from within. If you can get to the ACO level (district manager), so can see significant salary growth, company car, stock options, etc. Some managers achieve bonuses that exceed their base salary (20% of same store growth quarterly)

Cons

Restaurant Management means long hours during social time and sometimes on “off days”. Salary means no extra pay for it. You are not allowed to take two consecutive days off in a work week (you take one day off mid week, and one on the weekend). You can get a performance write up on the last day of a quarter from your district manager that costs you your entire bonus.

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Panda Express Response
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We appreciate the time you took in providing us with valuable feedback. As an organization, we strive to ensure that our associates can have a work-life balance by offering flexible schedules and Paid Time Off (PTO). We are sorry to hear that you did not feel this way and will be sending your feedback to our Ops Management Team.

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Cons

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Cons

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