Pseudo Pyramid Scheme - Anonymous employee Chipotle Employee Review

What they expect from you can at times be totally inhumanly possible, the organization of the company functions much like a cult. People who stay are mostly driven with the idea of constantly getting evaluated to elevate their position within the store, and so it functions similarly to a pyramid scheme, you better the people below you with the intention of moving up yourself, and you move up because if you make your entire existence about chipotle, your paycheck will increase a couple of dollars every few months. Your life totally becomes Chipotle, and because people work so much, like 10 or 12 hours shifts they end up calling in a lot because they are probably exhausted, and so expect to get a lot of calls all the time on your day off being asked to come in and cover someone else, or getting called to come in earlier. The manager and assistant managers relationships were failing because of how much time they had to spend giving their soul to chipotle. They emphasize the emotionally aspect of the job, and really prey on your emotionally so that your work and life are no longer separated, and although the employees mean well because they are all really brainwashed by the promise of working super hard to get restaurateur which usually means they're super excited at the potential of a 100,000 dollar salary. I personally had one of the worst work experiences of my life here, never had a break in 8 hours shifts, and if you ask for a break you're made to feel you are letting the team down because no one takes breaks, they're all focused on "bettering one another" and constantly reciting chipotle mantras that made the whole experience almost religious. I think Chipotle came up with a brilliant system to squeeze the most out of hardworking talented people while dangling carrots in front of their noses, and to make them feel they are bettering the world. My team was always understaffed, but because the manager refused to higher anyone who wasn't "chipotle material" didn't make the cut so it continued for weeks, until many people just started to leave. Every hour you got to wash your hands with soap that strips your skin, when someone yells party time because of the e coli scare even though it's proven a more sterile environment welcomes bad bacteria, because there is no good bacteria present to counter against it. You think you're eating healthy, and people are paying a pretty penny to eat meat that is flashed cooked in a plastic bag of boiling water. Corporate was constantly implementing new rules, and they make you keep a journal for "growth" but all the extra details hinder you from doing your basic job which is to serve people quickly and with a friendly demeanor, making the job incredibly stressful and feel like slave labour. You might get Stockholm syndrome, you care to much to leave, even though it would be what was honestly best for you, and you'll come up with a million reasons why you shouldn't, but if you're questioning you probably just should. Really honestly only work here if it's your dream to open your own chipotle.