Pros
-Great pay -Great benefits once available -MAY be promoted from within -Participating in store opening will leave you tired, but you will make a lot of money. -Veterans/reserves are pretty much guaranteed a management position
Kontras
-You either have a manager that knows what they are doing or some neophyte who either a.) Worked as managers somewhere else, got the management position immediately, and don't know how Panda operates or b.) Got rushed thru the management training because Training Managers get paid bonuses based on how many managers they pass. -You may and will be asked to clean EVERYTHING. Good luck if corporate decides to visit your store and your manager does not keep up with the cleaning. -With a three-strike rule, you may be fired on any given day for any little thing if they don't think you'll work out. From showing up one minute late to wearing your name tag crookedly. -Middle management is drowning in so much money they are entirely separated from day-to-day workings. They are concerned with keeping up appearances and checking boxes to keep receiving their bonuses. Someone on middle management didn't know how to cook according to the recipe. -Blatant racism. Asian workers are either accommodated or moved to higher positions faster (esp. if you're Chinese) while black people are usually thrown into dishwasher/sides. -Blatant sexism. This goes almost side-by-side with the racism. Females will be pushed to higher levels and promoted quicker than the male counterparts. Males will be put on kitchen duty with little regard to experience. In my experience female managers were treated like daughters by middle management while male managers were put down or talked down more critically. -Rampant sexual harassment. With such tedious work environment, you either learn to appreciate and build camaraderie or socially get left behind. Unfortunately, some people don't have clear boundaries. Women can be manipulative and guys will hit on or encourage flirting with both employees and customers. -Violation of rules. When you onboard, you will be asked to sign a meal waiver. If you work at a busy or poorly-managed location, you'll probably end up either not eating or eating until the store closes (which will most likely set you back on closing duties). I refused to sign the waiver, yet I constantly missed meals. When I would report it to HR, I was told that continuing to work was the same as waiving your meal, that I didn't HAVE TO eat. One of our sister stores had a minor working pretty much full-time split between two stores. Again this is solely on my experience but better warned than waste time.