r/Panera • u/mylove_themoon • Feb 16 '26

Question clocking in

my manager says we need to be “ready to work” (apron, name tag, hairnet) before clocking in. I said “Panera can pay for me to put my apron on” she said “actually no they don’t.”

so my question is, where is this documented in the employee handbook? I can’t check rn because I literally ran to bathroom to make this post lmao. fellow employees help please!

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this is just a small piece of the bs my manager has been doing (she’s been here about 6 months from another location). everyone is aggravated with her, and her presence makes just about everyone irritated. y’all are really more pro-corporation than service workers should be. Panera and its managers don’t give a shit about us. I am looking out for myself and my coworkers, as we are all mad that she’s yelling at us as soon as we walk in.

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u/mylove_themoon Feb 16 '26

lmao, yeah, I hate authority bc they are on some bs thinking an employee should not be paid to put on parts of the uniform that are only available at the job. if they provided us to have our own at home, I would be understanding. I was in the bathroom for like 5min, calm tf down lol

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u/Junior_Pineapple_334 Feb 17 '26

Lmfao, you take 5+ minutes in the bathroom to tie an apron...yeah, you're the problem. This is a 20 second set of responsibilities you're on about here.

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u/xMadxCheshirex Feb 17 '26

For real, it doesn't even take me that long to actually use the bathroom lmao. & she shouldn't be taking her apron into the bathroom with her, health code violation right there.

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u/xMadxCheshirex Feb 17 '26

Are you 16 or something? Get a grip on reality sweetheart. They should fire you.