Chipotle: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times - Kitchen Manager Chipotle Employee Review

4.0
Feb 15, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Great ambitious co-workers and fun environment Management was very helpful and understanding. Excellent implementation of high standards and safety. Always opportunity for promotion if you work hard. Great fast pace and a great way to learn a lot of essential knife, food safety, prep and cooking skills that can really help in future job searches and life in general.

Cons

Corporate is unreasonable. Too much work in too little time such as highly unbalanced workload in prep (3 or 4 hrs. worth of prep to complete in 2 hrs. per person). Very tough on management at all levels. Prep was rarely ever complete by 10:30 and if morning prep wasn't complete, managers couldn't go on break .Scheduling was a mess, employees scheduled to come in an hour before being allowed to clock in.

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Pros

Fast Paced Environment good benefits with education

Cons

Can be stressful with rush hours and staffing

2.0
Jul 4, 2026
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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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