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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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4.0
Jun 8, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive pay for entry level positions, professional work environment

Cons

You really need to make sure you work at a somewhat busy location, otherwise they'll cut your hours because they just wont need you around. Scheduling can be kind of a joke at times, and you may find yourself going back and forth with management to try to get a concrete schedule down.

3.0
Jun 7, 2014

alright for a first time job

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

bonuses, flexible schedule if you're a student, start higher than minimum wage, caring, free employee meal and you actually learn a lot, able to move up

Cons

dealing with angry costumers, false promises by management, management can be lazy sometimes, raises are very minimal, sometimes people are taken advantage of , management picks favorites and they only care for each other and not so much for the counter help

2.0
Jun 7, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Starting wage is generally over minimum wage. 40+ hour weeks are possible. Free meals for lunch. Great learning opportunities.

Cons

While the pay is nice, the job itself is not worth it. I take my job very seriously, and do everything in my power to do my best to treat customers well. I have had numerous customer complaints about coworkers and even the managers being rude. The people who work there just don't care about the guests they serve or the food. If you speak spanish, you will be treated better than other employees. Pay periods are two weeks, and unless you get 40+ hours in those two weeks, you won't be seeing overtime pay. They will add the two weeks worth of hours together and only pay you overtime for anything over 80 (Washington state law is anything over 40 for this line of work). Food is never cooked properly, and management refuses to discipline those involved. Unless you have a very thick skin, I would not ever suggest working there. It's a very negative place to work. I'm also still waiting on my last check, but no one in the company seems to know where it has gone.

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