Can be a great job for while, but not sustainable. - Level 6 Associate- Cook In-N-Out Burger Employee Review

4.0
Nov 5, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive wages, opportunity for growth, nice company incentives (parties, gifts, company picnic), and a free meal per shift.

Cons

The quality of your shift will depend on which manager is leading, and can be completely unpredictable. Depending on your store location, you can have practically no business or never-ending orders all day. The work is tiring, especially the grill, and you're expected to just be able to handle it, and are often not given your break on time. The company doesn't care about work-life balance and expects you to regularly overexert yourself, or else you're not "a team player". Higher management (District and Regional Managers) will only like you if you're an In-N-Out drone or a professional bootlicker. A lot of pressure is put on every associate to be practically perfect; more often than not, I see people get ridiculed for making a mistake.

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5.0
Jun 29, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Wonderful company. Great leadership. Growth potential.

Cons

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5.0
Jun 18, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

In-N-Out Burger is largely a company that is exactly what they appear to be. Truly committed to superior product quality and incredible customer service. While there are always some low performers/bad eggs in any company, it is few and far between at INO. It is a company where performance is acknowledged and rewarded, and the company is phenomenally supportive and spends a lot of money to reward performance (trips around the world for hitting goals, etc. INO pays incredible wages and gives you ample opportunity to make more money and achieve trips and such by hitting your goals. Because they pay so well across the board, if you are a store manager you tend to have the pick of the best applicants, as you're not paying anything close to minimum wage.

Cons

Schedule can be a bit demanding at times if you're in Management, but you are handsomely compensated. If you get under a Manager or Divisional Manager who isn't fair or seems unreasonable, that can be a challenge to navigate. Fortunately, these people are few and far between, and HR is very fair and will go to bat for you if needed,

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