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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
1.0
Sep 20, 2018

General Manager

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay Your store team Bonus when there was bonus

Cons

Very little communication from upper management Managers who work hard are passed up for managers who are lazy but “talk well”. Worked in Heartland region which is doing terribly compared to rest of the company. Upper management wonders why but they continue to hire and promote people who can smooth talk but overlook the people who are actually working hard and who actually care about their stores. I have witnessed employees be required to lose weight in order to be considered for management because they value a healthy lifestyle which I don’t understand what someone’s weight has to do with their ability to lead and manage. Upper management is always talking about the need to work as a team and communicate but ignore you when you reach out to them. If you have a family they could careless if you never see them. Have been told that my kids being sick was no sufficient reason for me to miss a meeting that was scheduled a day before. Last minute meetings all the time and then they get frustrated if you cannot make it, as if we should just sit around and make no plans and wait for them to call when they need us.

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Panda Express Response
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We value your feedback, and want to take the time to address your concerns. Your feedback sheds light on the importance of training and developing our associates into inspirational leaders. We strive to lead through servant leadership, and will be sharing this with our HR team to see how we can improve our training initiatives to ultimately achieve our goal to be recognized as a leader in people development.
2.0
Mar 7, 2016

General Manager

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great opportunity to make bonus.

Cons

Low work-life balance, negative and toxic work environment, prejudice, favoritism, you are never good enough.

3.0
Sep 26, 2014

Hardest job I ever had

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good benefits, good people to work with, good food, easy once you finish the training,

Cons

insanely hard work, tons of hours (worked from 9AM to 3AM almost everyday for two weeks), not good with training

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