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      Panda Express

      Now known as Panda Restaurant Group

      Engaged Employer

      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

      Ratings by demographic groups

      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).

      Reviews by job title

      5K reviews
      5.0
      Sep 26, 2016

      Hard Work

      Counter help
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Panda Express is an excellent company to work for if you want to excel and grow quickly. The potential to grow and advance is amazingly quick (if you can put in the work and learn). I started working at Panda Express just last month. In a week, I was getting noticed by my manager and upper-management (RDO). My manager pulled me to the side by my second week and told me if I keep working and learning at the pace I am right now, I will have no problem being promoted to lead counter in 2-3 weeks. Fast forward to my one month mark and my manager wants to promote me to general manager. It just goes to show that if you are a hard worker, your efforts will not go unnoticed. Despite what everyone says on Glassdoor, the people in upper-management are really nice. They remember you by name and are always pleasant to talk to.

      Cons

      The workload at Panda Express isn't too bad. The tasks they ask you to do isn't too difficult, but the company is very clean and thorough. You'll find that it's hard work. There's always something to wipe down, clean and polish. If you work at a busy store, the lunch and dinner rush might overwhelm you if you are new, but it does get better (with practice). On another note, I think the pay is low. I'm not sure why, but some store pays more than others for the same title and work (counter help). I was driving by Brea, CA and saw that they had a banner advertising openings and offered $11.75 for counter help. The restaurant I work at only offered $11 which is only 50 cents more than the current minimum wage.

      3.0
      Sep 21, 2016

      Awful management

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good starting pay. Built a lot of close friendships.

      Cons

      Politics, HR (Human resources) doesn't do anything when you call them. My store make under aged kids deep clean until 2 am on school nights.. lol child labor

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