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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
Jun 30, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

I left last year... salary was below average for the market, but I knew that going in. Friendly people, employees get 20% discount and there's a decent gym at HQ. Learned a bunch of new things. They run very lean here and love their contractors.. good thing is you'll be given so much to do and will learn a lot. I wonder if the ramp still squeaks going into epaws.

Cons

You're going to burn out quick and if you ever want to be hired full-time, you must go through self-help courses and give up several Saturdays a year for pseudo fairy self-help classes. Kiss your free-time good-bye and God help you if you aren't Asian here. Panda went balls-deep into Landmark and you've got to plunk down several hundred per course to get hired or advance.

4.0
Apr 24, 2014

A lot of learning

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Company is dedicated to continuous learning, upper-management including CEO takes time to personally help managers

Cons

Hard to find work-life balance, stress level

4.0
Dec 1, 2013

Hard Work but Good Benefits

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

A lot of hours Vacation pay Bonuses 6-month raises Opportunities to grow with the company Friendly employees Team environment Free meals for rest breaks 20% off employee discounts

Cons

Very high stress, especially for new employees Hard labor Long hours Not very flexible hours Schedules go out only a week in advance and are subject to change

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