Crew Member - Crew Member Chipotle Employee Review

3.0
Jan 4, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

A free meal but you have to finish within your 15-minute break and you can't keep the leftovers.

Cons

Little training before putting you on the line during a lunch or dinner rush. I get that learning comes more quickly with experience but it doesn't help when you can't quickly wrap a burrito and a customer is getting pissed at you. At least give a person a little bit of training before doing that. Also had to clean the whole food line area on my own from the first week I worked there and management would get mad if I couldn't do by clock out time.

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Pros

Good food and great people

Cons

Can get crazy during peak hours

2.0
Jul 4, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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