Great restaurant boot camp - Crew Member/Grill Cook Chipotle Employee Review

4.0
Jan 27, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Learned a ton from a world-class fast-casual restaurant operation Extremely refined systems, processes, and expectations Free Chipotle! Most of the people I worked with were fun & hard working Built a lot of grit & strength from the toughness and high pace of the work

Cons

Extremely stressful, even as a part-time hourly worker Often contradicting and unreasonable expectations from managers Always felt like nothing I did was ever good enough Customers could be extremely rude and picky at times

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5.0
Jul 17, 2026
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Pros

Great staff Great location Food is great Employees are fantastic

Cons

Bad scheduling Bad communication when team isn’t on one accord. Food runs out fast during a rush General manager sometimes can’t be found.

2.0
Jul 4, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Somewhat easy to pick up short term work, and depending on the location co-workers can be cool. The free meals are also pretty good, and there is a significant employee discount usually.

Cons

Extremely inconsistent experience between stores. One store I worked at had a really chill manager, while other ones would have management that made the experience absolutely miserable. I had one store that "unofficially" hired me for 18 hours one week and then refused to pay me for those hours, so I guess make absolute sure that all of your hours are recorded in their system. Because portions aren't standardized very well, a significant amount of customers will be angry at you if you don't give enough food, or if you give too much food your manager will yell at you. The fact that the food is made in front of the customer leads to significantly more negative customer interactions. If you do work at a Chipotle, make absolute sure it is one that isn't very busy, as it can be the difference between a relatively chill job and a stressful nightmare.

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