Real and great place to work! - Anonymous employee Chipotle Employee Review

4.0
Oct 8, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

You want to work here because it's real and they don't sell you anything and not deliver. The people here believe in serving great food and working in an environment that is a pleasure to come to. Benefits are great; PAID breaks for hourly crew and managers! free meal with that paid break too. Insurance is available through the various networks but salary managers get a very good health plan, and paid vacation time. Crew and hourly managers will get a review 2x per year and if you are good, you get a raise. Competitive starting above $9 hour for crew. Leadership is usually pretty good, though some managers are inexperienced, they get great advice from their field leaders. You can start and have a very long and rewarding career with this company.

Cons

Challenges with scheduling, a lot is expected in a short period of time for prep. You have to work fast and be efficient. They schedule teams on each shift tightly. The stores can get real busy very quickly for lunch and dinner. You have to pay attention and ask questions. Training sometimes falls short.

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Cons

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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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