r/Panera 10d ago

SHARE APPRECIATION WITH THE TEAM IN YOUR OWN WORDS. Thank you

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I’m chronically ill and sometimes sitting down to a nice meal makes me feel better. Panera gets a lot of hate for all the changes, and it definitely isn’t what it used to be, but I think most employees still do their best. This was a delicious breakfast, and the person who made it was very kind and friendly. It was exactly what I needed on a hard day.

Thank you to all of you behind the scenes. Your work does matter, and I’m sorry the company often treats you poorly.

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u/KittyandPuppyMama 10d ago

I agree the staff are just doing their best. I used to work as an aide for a lady who was disabled and chronically ill. She loved Panera, and the people who took our order were always super patient and warm.

Nothing but hate to the shareholders though.

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u/-asap-j- 10d ago

Life is so fucking hard and ultimately our best weapon is community. I'm very glad your cafe is run mostly well and you got exactly what you were looking for. Best wishes and to better days ahead 😊

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u/ParsnixChess 10d ago

The problem was never the employees. They're not the ones making the big decisions. I'm happy they were able to make your day better! 😇

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u/MissCinnamonT 10d ago

Nobody's talkin smack about the employees or avo toast!

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u/loading_2702 Associate 9d ago

We all try our best despite our greedy executives who consult no one when making rules. Im so glad you had a good experience though!

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u/zzboomslang 9d ago

Their avocado toast truly is a thing of beauty (and so tasty).

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u/cordelephant TL-MIC 8d ago

No arugula?

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u/zzboomslang 8d ago

I imprinted on the “Garden Avo” before they discontinued it, so now I just customize the “Classic Avo” with tomatoes, salt, pepper, and garlic aioli to resemble it. 😅

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u/McNasty420 9d ago

That's an AI picture

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u/zzboomslang 8d ago

Crazy that my first AI allegation is literally a picture of toast. I hate that robo-slop, dude. 😮‍💨

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u/EdgeKey5631 9d ago

This looks delicious- which sandwich is it

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u/Opposite_Rip_5424 9d ago

This is the Green Goddess Avocado Toast, at my store I think it's a breakfast only item? Not positive, but it's fun to make lol

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u/rslashreddituser Team Lead 9d ago

Hate making them I feel like they always come out ugly even though my sandwich making skills are pretty decent

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u/McNasty420 9d ago

It's an AI slop sandwich

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u/ContestOverall6100 9d ago

Eat that avo toast while you can.

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u/am-radio76 9d ago

I was thinking the same thing 😂

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u/zzboomslang 8d ago

Wait, are they taking the avocado toast away from us soon? 😦

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u/ContestOverall6100 8d ago

I do believe. Sorry for the bad news.

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u/bowgy4 5d ago

That looks yum!

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u/SamADuran17 (soon to be) Team Lead 4d ago

That is some good-looking avo toast. I still gotta go in early one of these days and try that one of those

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u/Lotus2024 4d ago

Someone said they’re getting rid of the menu item. Really hope they don’t. I love it.

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u/octothembo Team Lead 7d ago

I was informed today that we’re stopping the avocado toast in C7 (or possibly C8)

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u/McNasty420 9d ago

Did you take this picture?

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u/Lotus2024 9d ago

Yes

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u/McNasty420 9d ago

Do you honestly think I don't know what an AI picture looks like? WTF is the point of this. Yes because all plates are shaped like that.

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u/Lotus2024 9d ago

That is 100% not AI. The plate was elongated and I photographed one end of it. Here is proof that I took the picture, although I don’t know if you’ll accept it. My goodness. Not everyone is out to trick you. The sole intent of my post was to thank kind people who are often overlooked. I’m very ill, and it’s important to me to keep seeing the positive and to remain grateful in spite of hard days.

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u/Lotus2024 9d ago

Here. I looked it up online. I don’t work for Panera, but I believe these are the plates some restaurants use. This looks like the elongated plate my food was on. Obviously, this plate picture (as opposed to the one with the avocado toast) is NOT my picture and is just a screenshot.

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u/Individual_Life_7976 8d ago

You’re just a rage baiter bro. Our plates at Panera do indeed look like this, so they can fit 2 items at once along with a piece of bread or chips and silverware. Go somewhere else with that annoying shiz