Pros
I thought for my first job Panera would be a fun place to work. Even though I heard horror stories from (NUMEROUS) previous Panera employee's, I went to my hiring interview. My first day was pretty good, I was shown the ropes by a veteran employee and was made to feel at home. The music at Panera is soothing. The place is clean. The employees are mostly nice. And you will most likely have at least ONE cool manager. The "request off" book is helpful and schedules are printed bi-weekly. "Part-time" is taken literally so if you are looking for a job you only get 8hrs a week from -Panera's your place.
Cons
- Management really gave me an awful taste in my mouth after a month of working there. At first I was getting NO hours. When I asked my manager for more hours (updated my availability) I was given little to work with. Then (coincidentally) I couldn't work one of the days they gave me and told my manager about the cover I found she proceeded to make me feel horrible about myself. She called me "high-maintenance" and laughed at me...let's keep in mind this was the FIRST time I had found cover for a shift. - Hard to find cover for shifts - "Part-time"is taken literally. I received 8hrs a week from having an availability of Mon, Tues, Thurs, and Fri. - Your usually stuck doing the same thing every week...cleaning up after people in the dining room - Most of the time your thrown to the wolves; meaning that you have to make a lot of mistakes before you get the hang of things. - Out of the 25+ people working at my store, there were maybe 10 guys. - GOSSIIIPP! - discounts can ONLY be used 4hrs before/after shift, at the store you work at, cannot be used towards family/friends and to top it all off...max of $10.