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Toxic Work Environment - Cook Panda Express Employee Review

1.0
17 Jul 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The only good that comes out of this job is the free food and the motivation to get out of there and become something in life because the work environment is beyond toxic. Thank you panda (management specifically) for showing me what NOT to be like as I continue to grow. The pay is OK for an entry level job/fast food gig but no amount of disrespect is worth it. There’s work out there where you’ll get treated with decency and respect you just have to look for it. I met a couple pretty cool people here too so shoutout to them as well.

Cons

Gossip gossip gossip seems to be all the management staff does, very immature in my opinion. To be honest it is very disappointing considering most of them are full grown adults and you would think they’d carry themselves a lot more professionally. Most are lazy as well and prefer running a dictatorship and prefer sitting their behinds in the back on the computer than actually leading the team and actually providing help when needed. They have no respect for their associates and plot against anybody who doesn’t bow to them. Beware of co workers who brown nose. Also don’t let nobody, not even upper management force you into doing anything you don’t want to do!

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Panda Express Response
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At Panda, we strive to make to foster a collaborative and win-win environment. We value your insight and do our best to promote professionalism in the workplace. We value your input and will be sharing it with our Ops management team to improve. We want to fix this and welcome you to share your experience in further detail via our “My Voice Matters” confidential hotline: 626-799-9898 x6053. We look forward to learning more about your experience.

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