It's all downhill from here - Kitchen Manager Chipotle Employee Review

3.0
Dec 17, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Tuition reimbursement is good, ~$5200 annual

Cons

Corporate will act like they work in your store everyday. They will show up and complain about anything despite the store that you work at typically tops the region in their metrics. Labor is only getting cut more and more as time goes on. The job is incredibly physical, things never get fixed because it's "too expensive".

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Chipotle Response
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We apprecaite your review and are glad you took advantage of tuition reimbursement (one of the many benefits Chipotle has to offer). We know being appropriately staffed and having a flexible schedule is important to the employee experience. We will take your feedback into consideration as we look to improve.

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5.0
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Pros

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

Cons

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2.0
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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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