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Panda Express reviews

3.6

60% would recommend to a friend

(5,255 total reviews)
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Andrew and Peggy Cherng

81% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Panda Express has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 5,255 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Panda Express employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restauration industry (3.7 stars).

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1.0
Mar 7, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Paycheck, great food, good team members

Cons

Absolutely racist company. Just look at their current GM staff. Hiring staff are ALL part of their ideal racial makeup. If you want an actual career, seriously, do not waste years of your life moving up the ladder thinking they will give you a chance. If you're thinking of applying, just don't; it's a complete waste of time. Don't think I'm right? Think I'm foolish? Just Google them. Multiple EEOC lawsuits and complaints. The state is CALIFORNIA sued them for this very issue. These complaints go back for over 20 years and are still happening. If you want to become a GM, forget it unless you match then race they want. They're hiring multiple GMs in my market, yet they keep refusing to give anyone a second interview that isn't their own. I know one person who has over 18 years management experience, including fast food, awesome references even from team members, two degrees, and wasn't given a second interview even after crushing it in open interviews. He is caucasian. Consider yourself warned.

1.0
Feb 27, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pay rate but honestly it wasn’t worth.

Cons

Everything !!! Bad schedule; irresponsible manager, over worked as a teen working here, retaliation, horrible environment to work in and toxic management there was definitely favorites and nothing was done about it! My friend probably still works there but from what I heard it’s still a toxic and unhealthy environment and if you want ti succeed DON’T WORK THERE worst job ever.

5.0
Feb 7, 2023

Good place to work for a while.

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It gives you good experience for slow days and during rush. Not to complicated or confusing. Straight forward.

Cons

Sometimes can be a bit repetitive.

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