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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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5K reviews
2.0
Aug 19, 2017

Counter help

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Coworkers are friendly and helpful, there are free employee meals, and scheduling was usually pretty flexible.

Cons

You are put in a position where customers feel almost obligated to be rude to you. Restaurants are consistently understaffed and employees overworked. Rushes are the worst part of the day. Management constantly practices open favoritism. My manager constantly had double standards that seemed to only apply to a few employees. Store visits from upper management added unnecessary stress. During these visits, if one spoon was out of position or one grain of rice was on a table, then you would be subject to the full wrath of whatever area coach or regional manager was coming to visit. Managers were often disorganized and disoriented, ordering the wrong supplies and taking out their frustration on hard working employees.

4.0
Aug 1, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent compensation and bonus structure. There is a lot of room for advancement in the company. There is also education funds available for those who want to further their education.

Cons

Mandatory 50 hour/week schedule. Very little work/life balance. It's a very high stress job for everyone. Sometimes it's difficult to make a distinct separation between personal life and work life.

1.0
Jul 31, 2017

Disappointed

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible schedule Job is readily available

Cons

Works you to death Constantly being called in Having to kiss up to the Management team in order to be promoted

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