Pros
The people you work with are great. They really want to learn and help the business be successful. Though many are unskilled workers most are eager to learn. They went through a corporate buy out during my time and many things came to light for better and for worse.
Cons
As a manager your expected to revolve your life around Panera. 50 hours a week is mandatory (I worked 55-60) along with any more time they ask. If you don't agree they will take it out on you with poor scheduling with your days off never being consecutive, alternate hour shifts and they burn you out. And that promotion that you earned goes out the window. District Management leadership is very poor, and encourage a do whatever it takes to make the numbers look good mentality. DM's and GM's get there bonuses based on the numbers. Transparency is non existent. I was personally asked to change hours of employees and asked for permission to change my hours as some times I was required to work past the legal limit without a break. They would take that time away and ad regular time hours to end of day instead. So they would not be seeing as a violation or pay OT. Illegal Practices.. and yes they were sued because of it.. and i was given a Whopping $70.00 check in the settlement. What a joke.