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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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4.0
Dec 18, 2011

Engaging

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Pros

Pro: everything is done in house. All the departments are in one building so there are chance for good interaction between departments and work. In house Gym, and a strong push for self development and personal growth. Everybody seems genuinely nice, and welcoming.

Cons

Con: Company has a personal growth culture that seem to interfere with personal growth too much. The push for personal best/growth/evaluation can be viewed pessimistically to shorten company's cost on staffing and push for more work and less staffing.

2.0
Dec 15, 2011

The art of stringing people along

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Pros

They are willing to teach you a lot of things, many different areas of the business rather than just one thing. If you are willing to learn. They take chances on hiring people with no experience for leadership positions

Cons

Extreme preference and favoritism towards asians, particular in upper management. Tendency to dwell on mundane negative details rather than the big picture. IE I took over, have the sales up higher than they've ever been, customer reviews are very positive overall, especially compared to other stores in the area, have put in 60+ hours somewhat regularly without getting any real shot at the GM title. No recognition is given for this, when regional management comes in the problem becomes how white is the grout between the tiles, how dusty are the tops of the picture frames, how shiny are the copper pipes in the back. Also, the Landmark, Creeser, etc cult classes are ridiculous. At eleven dollars an hour I told them I can't afford 400 dollars plus a hotel room plus missed work. I am made to feel like someone who just makes excuses or doesn't care when I bring this up.

1.0
Nov 14, 2011

Panda Express is interesting.

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Pros

Great first job out of high school. Lots of hours. Managers always willing to train employees to take on more responsibilities. Lots of opportunities to grow within the company. Made lots of great friends.

Cons

Told I was cheap labor. Had too many hours. Never had a real break because I was a person in charge. Trained and worked as an assistant manager but paid as a counter help. Taken advantage of. If you are not willing to sacrifice your entire life to panda then you will not be able to get ahead.

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