Never work here. - Sous Chef Chipotle Employee Review

1.0
Jun 13, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

In the beginning with Steve Ells, the company may have been too harsh on employees with too many standards and a cult like cultivation with consistent chip talks amongst other mind stimulating topics and activities. But, there was people culture and a family like setting for employees. Encouraged to work as a team, not JUST a job. NOT JUST business.

Cons

Apparently they have a new no rehire policy of former employees whether or not they are re-hirable. NO EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. That being said I believe its unfair and slowly transitioning to a typical fast food restaurant not long before dehydrated beans and meat come into a chipotle near you. The new CEO is clearly only after money and care less about the culture chipotle once had about believing in each other and empowering one another. Now its more business and people clearly don't matter anymore. Good luck chipotle because your people culture is now a memory.

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Pros

Good food and great people

Cons

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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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