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Panda Restaurant Group

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Politics, Favoritism and Nepotism - Support Center Associate Panda Restaurant Group Employee Review

1.0
Jan 10, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are no pros here.

Cons

Tons of politics and favoritism. People are promoted to leadership positions because they are close to the CEOs or they have been at Panda for a long time. This company does not value performance and intelligence. There are a lot of incompetent people in HR who are overtitled. They waste the company's money and then try to hide it from the founders. And when you bring up issues to the HR department, good luck seeing any change. They also work to protect the favoritism and nepotism in the company. There's a complete disregard for decency and respect. Bullying and harassment are not addressed and questions around unlawful/unethical practices are ignored. People do not leave the company because the bonuses and stock options pay out well. If you want a lot of money and have a high tolerance for incompetency, politics, amorality and toxicity, then this is the company for you.

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Pros

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Cons

long hours even on off days always working always promised work life balance never existed

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Pros

-Great work Life Balance -Incredible Benefits -Company that wants to promote and invest in their workers -Very easy to follow educational videos -Expectations and company standards are made very clear -Employee review every 6th months (and mostly comes with a small raise)

Cons

Holy moly where do even I start? If you end up on the wrong team good luck because you’ll be doing FARRRR beyond your “job description”. The more you move up in this company the more they’ll stress the hell out of you, and you can’t pretend to hide it because that stress rains down to the daily staff running each location. AMs, GMs, ACOs, ect. are even honest about it and that they are exhausted and have strict deadlines to meet. I’ve even known and worked for people who have intentionally demoted themselves due to this. Also I would say the company comes across overall as pretty racist against black ppl. It could just be my location but then again the company claims it promotes diversity and inclusivity- which to an extent is true. I have had both a gay ACO and Latina ACO and work with people from all different backgrounds, disabilities and walks of life ect. BUT you RARELYYYY and I mean IF EVER see Black people in management or higher up positions. Don’t believe me? Go ahead and Panda’s Linked In. You’ll RARELY if EVER see a black ACO or RCO…

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