Overworked and underpaid - Crew Member - Kitchen Prep Chipotle Employee Review

2.0
Mar 27, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The concept is good and the food is good. They use organic and locally grown ingredients. There is opportunity for advancement, if you make it that far.

Cons

Long hours, sometimes with no break They expect way too much from a new hire The work load is enough for 2-3 people and if you can't keep up they give you a hard time about it. My training was only 4 days, 4 hours a day. After that I was on my own and expected to have all of the recipes and cuts memorized. I've been here 3 weeks and was told by a manager that I have lasted longer than most in my position, they usually last 1 week.(that should be a red flag for them) They expect 12 hours of work in 8 hours.

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Cons

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