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      Panda Express

      Now known as Panda Restaurant Group

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      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

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      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Culture & values

      3.1

      Senior management

      3.0

      Work/Life balance

      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
      4.0
      Nov 11, 2012

      Love working at Panda - the people on my team are awesome!

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Competitive pay, high growth company. There is a huge focus on growing and learning. The founders do not simply solely focus on the money (but that is always a high concern as with any company).

      Cons

      While the focus on continious learning is great, the founder likes to dictate what learning you should do - it is "optional" and "highly encouraged" in other words - if you want to stay you had better do it. And you are expected to pay for the seminars yourself.

      2.0
      Nov 6, 2012

      Read carefully before you get into this business

      General manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good pay if you only work 50 hours a week (if you are lucky enough) Good bonus if you get a good store that is making money and nothing breaks. Good employees as long as you hire one that listen to you and help you clean the store & dumpster till 4am before visit. Good management if your ACO only cares making profit/bonus instead a piece of gum that is on the driveway and not calling your phone thousand times when you are off. I loved this company when I first started and cares everything like it was my business, but things changed, and all I want now is work my hours, go home, turn my phone off and sleep.

      Cons

      They hold everyone accountable for everything. Upper managements get so pissed off if they see a piece of rice on the steamtable/floor, a small piece trash on the parking lot, grease stain on the dumpster area during visit, a piece of gum on the driveway, a black spot on the kitchen flooe & etc. They are so crazy about the store cleanliness when the restaurant is using a lot of oil & grease on daily basis. They always compare Panda to other fast food when panda only pay about 5-7 people working during rushes, McDonald's pay 20 people working per shift that's why McD can serve people in 30 seconds and Panda serve people in 5 minutes. High turnover because it pays good but work like a dog that you feel like you get paid less than minimum wages, so people leave after a couple months and work somewhere else. As a TL, you work like an ACO but does not get paid more than GM, and your ACO ask you to do his/her work assignments, and help him/her reply his/her boss email when you dont know when you will get promoted to ACO and you are doing all those extra work and run a store.

      2.0
      Nov 5, 2012

      Ok place for a first job

      Server
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Free panda food for lunch Clean work environment Ok pay

      Cons

      Work hours fluctuated a lot Managers not very in tune with employees (my experience)

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