Panera Bread Reviews

Overall, I had a great experience as an overnight baker at Panera. Both my bosses were awesome to work with and even though work was tough, it was pretty standard once I was done with training. I would still be working if I did not have to quit due to my commitment to finishing college. Other pros were: -Given plenty of freedom to work at your own pace as you are usually working alone. -Free credit for food when done for the day. -Better than average pay, decent benefits and some raises. -40 hours a week -Almost all of the other bakers were excellent at their jobs and fun to be around. -Although both of my bosses were quite tough, they were very appreciative and supportive of the good work I did. -Both my bosses were always willing to send me help if I needed it (for a $2000+ bake, catering, etc.). -Both my bosses would deal with any issues that GMs and store managers would have with either me or my bakes (believe me, they would complain about everything). -6 weeks of training which is more than enough to learns the ropes of panera baking which does not require any prior food experience. -Although I went to a bunch of different stores for training, I settled into one store when I was done with training and stayed there for the remainder of my time at panera.

Panera has a "No Jerks" policy. Fair treatment is usually the way of things. Freedom of shift time within reason. There is a great system set up for getting everything done in a night. (provided all equipment is functioning properly) You become very good at managing multiple timers and high production volume, work is exercise. One of the bonuses as a Night Baker is free lunch within reason and being able to work with music and solitude and focus, you have free range to make it fun for yourself, so long as every thing is done before 4 A.M. Pay is decent enough to catch some extra hours and pay necessary bills. day time availability is open depending on your ability to manage your sleeping hours during the day.