Great opportunity for advancement, but little corporate accountability for upper level managers. - Service Manager Chipotle Employee Review

4.0
Sep 15, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

-Great crew. -Tough but rewarding work. -Learn a lot of really cool cooking and kitchen skills. -Develop a good sense of customer service. -Relatively easy to get promoted and Apprentices and GM's make very good money for people in their younger 20's.

Cons

-Very little starting pay unless you can become a manager. - Little to know accountability from corporate when it comes to how stores are run. - Good job for college students or someone trying to just start off in a new place, but if you have bills to pay then look somewhere else unless you can advance quickly through the management ranks.

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5.0
Jul 10, 2026
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Pros

Great place to learn French cooking techniques that have carried through my adult life

Cons

Really physically demanding work. Also did not respect child labor laws

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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