Is Chipotle a good company to work for as a Kitchen Manager?

Kitchen Manager professionals working at Chipotle have rated their employer with 3.2 out of 5 stars in 614 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Chipotle employees being 3.4 out of 5 stars. Search open Kitchen Manager Jobs at Chipotle now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Kitchen Manager interview questions at Chipotle .

Does Chipotle pay Kitchen Manager employees well?

Kitchen Manager professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Chipotle with 3.1 out of 5 stars based on 614 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 6.2% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Kitchen Manager salaries at Chipotle.

How happy are Kitchen Manager professionals working at Chipotle?

50% of Kitchen Manager employees at Chipotle would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 16% in the past 12 months. Kitchen Manager professionals have also rated Chipotle with a 2.8 rating for work-life-balance, 3.7 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.1 rating for culture and values and 3.4 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Chipotle?

Crew Member (5827) , Cashier (1679) , Service Manager (1035) , Kitchen Manager (620) , General Manager (609) , Crew Member/Grill Cook (562) , Crew (447) , Line Cook (401) , Line Worker (291) , Cook (249) , Cashier and Crew Member (244) , Apprentice (228) , Sales Associate/Cashier (227) , Manager (210) , Certified Trainer (206)

What are the pros of working at Chipotle according to real employee reviews?

"The greatest thing about working here are friends and connections I made and the free food." ((in 3112 reviews)); "The pay is good to be a fast food restaurant and they are pretty good with working around your schedules." ((in 1329 reviews)); "Free meal everyday you work and and the 50% off when you don't work" ((in 1246 reviews)); "Good benefits (especially if you're young and not on your family's insurance)." ((in 988 reviews)); "Great people to work with very fast paced.thats a pro for some one like me" ((in 885 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Chipotle according to real employee reviews?

"Bad management and over worked for amount of work there is" ((in 1635 reviews)); "Bad if you have bad manager People get moody when it's packed and blame it on the personnel Bad when there's not enough personnel" ((in 948 reviews)); "Very high standards meant long hours and a lot of hands on work all the time." ((in 737 reviews)); "I received no training because they wanted to make me do all of the work while no one else did anything" ((in 240 reviews)); "Some blatant favoritism towards certain employees in the form of drastic wage differences" ((in 184 reviews))

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3.2

50% would recommend to a friend

(614 total reviews)

Scott Boatwright

43% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Career opportunities

3.1

Culture & values

3.1

Compensation and benefits

2.8

Work/Life balance

2.6

Senior management

Manager, Kitchen employees have rated Chipotle with 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 614 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Manager, Kitchen professionals have a good working experience there. Chipotle is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Manager, Kitchen professionals compared to other employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.7 stars).

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614 reviews

5.0

Jul 6, 2026

Good pay and hours but long days and employee neglect

Kitchen manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay and good hours

Cons

Long days and business cared more about customers than employees

2.0

Jul 1, 2026

Friendly staff and food discounts, but poor management support

Kitchen manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Discounts on food and staff are friendly

Cons

Management does not really care. Sits in office and rarely helps. This does depend on the manager which affects the staff. Imagine working at minimum effort is the acceptable norm and a upper manager comes in complaining that things are wrong and does not fit standard

3.0

Jun 4, 2026

Free food and young team, but short-staffed at night

Kitchen manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free food for breaks, young team, not many crazy customers compared to other fast food restaurant chains

Cons

Always short-staffed at night and double the work from the mornings, the manager has to close multiple positions alone, with insufficient and poor training because God forbid you clock in to learn how to work best.

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Good pay and hours but long days and employee neglect

Friendly staff and food discounts, but poor management support

Free food and young team, but short-staffed at night

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