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Unfairly treated - Counter Help Panda Express Employee Review

2.0
21 Mar 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

If you are a submissive pushover who has no emotion then this is the perfect job for you. Seriously, get your life together and don't work for a fast food restraunt. You can do a lot better. The only thing you will gain from working here is that all the other emoloyees here are wonderful people, and it somewhat makes up for everything negative about working here. Also, on occasion, the female manager will buy everyone coffee or wingstop.

Cons

The managers and high-ups have very high standards. To put it simply, you have to be flawless and basically be inhuman to work here. If you ever get sick, the management with start to look down upon you and will take your hours away, sometimes giving you only 2 days per week. If you have adhd, they won't give you any leeway. If they can sense something is wrong with you, they'll kindly ask you what's wrong, but they're covering up the fact that they think you're costing the business money and are being a detriment/inconvenience to everybody. If whatever problem your having shows itself in your work, little by little the management will take your hours away and tell you that you need to get rid of your problem. You have to try very very hard to be robotic and submissive. If one of the managers unjustifiably accuses you of doing something wrong, they won't give you the chance to refute it and will say you have an attitude for trying. For example, I was organizing the box of forks because it was extremely messy, and if it were organized, I can restock the forks much more easily and quickly. I spent a bit of extra time organizing and cleaning up the mess in the box, and then right when I finish, the manager comes to tell me I'm doing it all wrong and that I'm wasting valuable time. I tried to explain and he cut me off, even though I was saving everyone time by investing a little time into organizing the forks. Jeez! Totally unappreciated....The manager doesn't care how his words affect you, and if you feel beat down and incompetent, they wouldn't care. The female manager is really juice though, but she has to keep the same standards as they're told to have. My theory is that this is just an Asian culture thing that's forced upon the managers. When the high-ups come for a visit, they're extremely stringent and watch everybody, including the managers, like hawks. It's annoying.... If you're thinking of working here, get ready for that.

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Panda Express Response
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Thank you for taking your time to write this review. I am sorry that you feel your opinion has not been heard. You have the power to create a safe and empowering conversational environment with your manager. Let him know how you feel and your intention of organized the box of forks. You and your manager can listen, appreciate and challenge each other. Panda relies on you in bring our culture and vision alive and in action! Having high standard is our part of our mission “deliver exceptional Asian dining experiences”. This is how we stay competitive, to create opportunities and better lives for our associates.

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