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cook - Kitchen Lead Panda Express Employee Review

3.0
3 Nov 2016
Recommend
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Pros

great benefits after 6 months. Free food while on shift. competitive wages.

Cons

Their philosophy is a great idea but not put into action. They say if you have open availability and are a hard worker you can move forward. so far I've put everything I have into working hard and impressing the upper management. I have 30 years experience working in restaurants and my hope was to move forward with Panda Express hearing how great of a company they are. So far I'm stuck cooking over a wok for 9 hours straight. no management has attempted to open that door for me to start management training. So far I've received a $1 raise only because we are supposed to paying for our own parking. I work at a college. I have a ruptured tenden in my elbow, developed severe carpol tunnel in the same arm and a heel spur.

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5.0
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Pros

Lots of development and investment in managers and team. A lot of personal development and financial opportunity available.

Cons

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3.0
19 Nov 2025
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Pros

Fun coworkers, easy, no other pros

Cons

Management changes a lot sometimes

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