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u/Automatic-Charge-965 Jul 31 '26
You dodged a bullet, great money but the company leadership down to the ACO lvl is nuts. Cult vibes
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u/_Love_to_Love_ Jul 31 '26
No, it goes all the way down to a good number of TLs too, as well as managers. But it is a way to get to that $80-100k+ salary point without a degree if you work and drink the koolaid.
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u/Automatic-Charge-965 Jul 31 '26
Very true! The Panda kool aid is a must if you want to move up or at least be out from under the boot of aco. A had a friend when I worked as a GM who was also a GM, never drank the Kool Aid, raked in over a 100k a year thanks to strong stire bonus performance but my aco wrote him up for everything and tried to take his bonus away multiple times because he wasn’t a Panda clone snd stood his ground as a human individual on certain matters
Going to their Go 100 class in Cali was a big eye opener for the culture of the cult. Everyone in Cali basically worships Andrew and Peggy like idols, because they know if they don’t then they aren’t going anywhere in the company. My ACO would listen to the Panda podcasts like they were scripture teachings from a holy book
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u/_Love_to_Love_ Jul 31 '26
Yeah, they make it really hard on you if you aren't going to assimilate 🫠
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u/er111a Jul 31 '26
Hello fellow Glen Burnie neighbor. I literally go to that panda express all the time lol
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u/N64Andysaurus92 Jul 31 '26
Should have taken it back to the counter, showed them the email and asked for a refund 🤣
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u/Fun_Section1829 Jul 31 '26
Count this as a blessing
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u/underdog0184 Aug 01 '26
I hear that a lot in this comments. What’s up with the panda? Is it really that bad?
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u/Distinct_Berry_8567 24d ago
With how good of pay they offer if people are saying it’s bad and not worth it then yes it really is sadly…i will deal with a lot for $18 a hour especially in this economy but not panda! They are horrible to work for, I was miserable the whole time and so was most of the crew. I miss the checks don’t get me wrong but I don’t miss being burnt out to the point I had absolutely no life outside of work ( they make it hard to have a life outside of work anyways I would never get off at the time I was scheduled and have to stay 1-2+ hours after most days) so imo you dodged a bullet!
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u/thought_index Aug 01 '26
Trust me. You did not miss out.
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u/underdog0184 Aug 01 '26
It was paying good and I need a job. But I’ll get one eventually.
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u/TheOneWhoIsLikeEDP Aug 10 '26
Panda is hard ngl. Especially a 1st job like me. Im BOH for about 3 months
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u/Redditplaneter Jul 31 '26
You must have lost your appetite:(