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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
Jul 8, 2014

Awfull

Recommend
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Pros

Free food. . . . . .

Cons

Worst place I ever worked, I was written up for having my spoon upside down ACCIDENTLY because how you place the damn spoon in the bowl it ends up rolling. I quit after three weeks because of that and my manager did not hands on train me at all she just left it to her minions. If you didn't do good to her standards she refused to talk to you that day. They also would promise benafits that no one I worked with ever got. They only point out bad things that happen and never praise you for the good.

3.0
Mar 4, 2013

Environment

Recommend
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Pros

Culture of People Development. Many classes and opportunities to learn and grow.

Cons

Culture. Anything over done is just that - over done. Many of the classes, while not "mandatory" are MANDATORY. The CEO gets overly involved in people's personal lives and in a judgmental manner. If one is not ready to do EXACTLY as told, this is not the place for you. For those who need or want an almost cult-like environment - you've found the right place.

2.0
Sep 27, 2012

Interesting Company

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Their food is really good for a fast chain restaurant. I also like the fact that they're trying to be a green company when they can.

Cons

Company hires temps because they don't want to pay benefits. They provide a gym because they want you to be healthy but don't want to pay for medical. They will hire a temp for two years fire him and than rehire them because California law stipulates you can only hire a temp for two years. They lack big vision because employees are too scared to confide with their manager without being reprimanded. It's ran very old school Chinese culture. So you will work weekends for free, you will pay to get education that they highly recommend(make you do it). It is the most political culture of any company I've ever seen, and for the most part the reason people stay is because they're too inept at there job to go out and find another one. They make you read nonsensical books and want you to praise it so they can see if you're controllable. They want followers and that's why every department in headquarters is lacking talent with an exception to the food department does a well.

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