Is Chipotle a good company to work for?

Chipotle has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 22,182 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 1% over the last 12 months. 54% of employees would recommend working at Chipotle to a friend and 42% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Chipotle have been left by employees working as Intern , Project Manager and Sous Chef .

Does Chipotle pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Chipotle employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Chipotle. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Chipotle?

54% of Chipotle employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Chipotle 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Chipotle?

Crew Member (5827) , Cashier (1679) , Service Manager (1035) , Kitchen Manager (620) , General Manager (609) , Crew Member/Grill Cook (562) , Crew (447) , Line Cook (401) , Line Worker (291) , Cook (249) , Cashier and Crew Member (244) , Apprentice (228) , Sales Associate/Cashier (227) , Manager (210) , Certified Trainer (206)

What are the pros of working at Chipotle according to real employee reviews?

"The greatest thing about working here are friends and connections I made and the free food." ((in 3101 reviews)); "The pay is good to be a fast food restaurant and they are pretty good with working around your schedules." ((in 1309 reviews)); "I liked the free meals and discount of 50% off on meals when not working" ((in 1248 reviews)); "Good benefits (especially if you're young and not on your family's insurance)." ((in 989 reviews)); "Great people to work with very fast paced.thats a pro for some one like me" ((in 888 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Chipotle according to real employee reviews?

"Bad management and over worked for amount of work there is" ((in 1632 reviews)); "Bad if you have bad manager People get moody when it's packed and blame it on the personnel Bad when there's not enough personnel" ((in 960 reviews)); "Long hours that you may have to stand and you could potentially miss a break because of the long lines." ((in 739 reviews)); "I received no training because they wanted to make me do all of the work while no one else did anything" ((in 244 reviews)); "Some blatant favoritism towards certain employees in the form of drastic wage differences" ((in 176 reviews))

What are employees saying about Chipotle layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Chipotle layoffs and their outlook for job security at Chipotle in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Chipotle locations?

New York , Chicago , Columbus , Los Angeles , Dallas , Denver , Houston , Austin , San Diego , Orlando , Cincinnati , Philadelphia , Atlanta , Phoenix , San Francisco , Seattle , San Jose , Las Vegas , Miami , San Antonio , Minneapolis , Sacramento , Charlotte , Pittsburgh , Irvine , Tampa , Boston , Indianapolis , Cleveland , Newport Beach

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Chipotle reviews

3.4

54% would recommend to a friend

(21,677 total reviews)

Scott Boatwright

53% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Culture & values

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.0

Senior management

Chipotle has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 21,677 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Chipotle employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

22K reviews

1.0

Oct 30, 2022

i hatted it there

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

none at all , it really stresses a person out daily

Cons

very busy anoyying employees no oppurtunities

2.0

Apr 30, 2017

Crew Member

Crew member

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The employee environment was amazing, everyone was very supportive. In addition, the free meal every time I worked as amazing. The 13 Characteristics of a Chipotle employee was a very interesting way to motivate employees.

Cons

Although the supportive environment might be seen to encourage employees, the way it was done sometimes created an extremely competitive environment. It was as if both managers and peers were talking down to you. In fact, I had an awful experience with my managers regarding communication.

2.0

Mar 14, 2017

Bad management causes high turnover rate

Crew member

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You get to know all positions in the front and back of the house overtime. They provide high standard training and some knowledge such as food handling is being used everywhere in the food and beverage industry.

Cons

Management is just ridiculous. You will be brainwashed and tested overtime on their company value, mission and everything. If the area manager doesn't like you, you are likely to be ignored when there's manager in training position opened. Work is very hard and not rewarding. They will tell you that you have a chance to become the next manager in training but will let your hope up and never actually do it. You will be blamed for ridiculous customer complains. As a lot of customers realize that if they complain, they would get free meal and they start abusing it. A lot of good people who have high potentials but have lost a chance to become a manager or higher have quit in the past year, and now because of lack of staffs in the management team, they have been promoting people who are less qualified than those who left to the management. Shame to say that they are heading to their end.

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