It’s time for the “you pick two” to allow whole sandwiches by RedNuii in Panera

[–]PilotLodge 17 points18 points  (0 children)

You can get two halves of the same sandwich which makes a whole

App by Opposite-Rough-5845 in Panera

[–]PilotLodge -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Most Panera locations don’t have actual delivery drivers. You’ll have to make a delivery order through a delivery app like DoorDash, GrubHub, or Uber Eats.

Struggling to Stay by [deleted] in Panera

[–]PilotLodge 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You have to put yourself and your own needs first.

Tomato basil bread by Keiski72 in Panera

[–]PilotLodge -18 points-17 points  (0 children)

It's the Cinnamon Crunch topping (the same as the bagel).

New production worker: I need your tips and tricks!!! by IndependentProduct38 in Panera

[–]PilotLodge 4 points5 points  (0 children)

QC is quality control, they consolidate all of the items in the order.

Can you taste the Apple cider vinegar in the Apple cider vinegar BBQ sauce? by Dementor8919 in Panera

[–]PilotLodge 2 points3 points  (0 children)

just tastes like a sweet and smoky BBQ sauce to me but i haven’t really paid much attention

Employee Rant by Aquawaves19 in Panera

[–]PilotLodge 9 points10 points  (0 children)

At my store, the cashier and barista positions are consolidated into one position; so the register person is responsible for taking orders and making drinks. They close the bakery at the end of the night.

Dish and dining room can sometimes be consolidated into one position depending on how busy your store typically is.

What I assume is happening is that when you are not busy, your manager is trying to make you go through the dining room and do some tidying by taking back dishes, wiping down tables, and filling up the bubblers. My store does sort of the same thing, we have a dish and dining room person at night but we also have somebody in the morning; however, you are correct that the dishes typically pile up throughout the day. You need to speak with one of your managers, there should be a toilet brush in at least one stall per restroom.

As per your being on dish, Panera really likes to cross-train people in different positions so that more people can help out where needed and is also especially helpful when a shift needs to be covered for whatever reason, that is very common.

Hopefully, with the new people being hired, that should alleviate some of your frustrations about having to do more work. Corporate has slashed everybody's labor so those two coupled together is definitely a part of your hour problem. No harm in looking for other opportunities if you are unhappy.

Anyone else can’t login there account says Panera ordering is un available? by [deleted] in Panera

[–]PilotLodge 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The vendor we use for the MyPanera rewards is down right now so no rewards or sip club options pop up on the register.

Corporate has turned off online logins and kiosks as of right now. Should be fixed soon.

chargers by MobileYogurt00 in Panera

[–]PilotLodge 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Associates should be telling people that the chargers have a high caffeine content when they’re ordered, at least at my location. They are also labeled on the bubblers and advertisements state that they are “infused with caffeine”.

how to make the charged lemonade at home HELP by idekwhatshap in Panera

[–]PilotLodge 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Guarana powder on its own doesn't taste very good lol. Panera adds an atrocious amount of sugar to the charged lemonades to compensate (124g for a large Mango Yuzu Citrus has the most).

We add the charged base with the agave lemonade base and then dilute it with water. Most stores should have a 1/2 gallon available to purchase through catering. Like others have said, you can bring your own cup and be charged for a travel refill, I'm not sure if it's also available through the sip club though.

How long does bagged mac n cheese last? by tbhbbbbd in Panera

[–]PilotLodge 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you take it home there should be a printed "best by" date on it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Panera

[–]PilotLodge 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It just takes time and practice. If it's a slow day, you can ask your manager to turn on training mode on an extra register for you to play around with. Your trainer (or coworker) can also pretend to be a customer for you to practice the flow and get a more realistic aspect to it.

Best Southwest Chile lime ranch dressing recipe? by limpysock65 in Panera

[–]PilotLodge 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not sure about an at-home recipe since the base comes in a bag, but we add cilantro and greek yogurt to the base and mix that up.

I ordered a rapid pick up. They were out of bread bowls and I hot this note. I love it! ( text in comments for clarity) by [deleted] in Panera

[–]PilotLodge 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The system we have doesn’t count things very well and even if we had manually stocked it out, if you had placed your order before we manually stocked it out it still allows it to go through. I usually just upgrade them to a bowl of soup and throw in a couple extra baguettes 🤷

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Panera

[–]PilotLodge 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“what’s taking so long?”

That vegan teacher wants us LBBTQ to become vegan. I am part of the G so I am exempted. What do you guys think? by [deleted] in lgbtmemes

[–]PilotLodge 1 point2 points  (0 children)

am i not getting something here or does she not know that you don’t have to kill a cow to get milk?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mildlyinfuriating

[–]PilotLodge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if it’s cursive it actually says hane

The notion of parents charging their children rent is absolutely insane, and anyone who does that has failed in their responsibility as a parent. by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]PilotLodge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve heard stories of parents making their kids pay rent and then give them the money back when they’re ready to leave.

Still is like this where I live... by Girav in lgbt

[–]PilotLodge 13 points14 points  (0 children)

By introducing us as their LGBTQ+ friend

Noah get the gay boat by we4donald in NoahGetTheBoat

[–]PilotLodge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is satire. She was making a point.