Terrible - Crew Chipotle Employee Review

1.0
Oct 16, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Free food every shift you work, half off one meal per day. Tuition assistance is possible but from what I've heard not very reliable.

Cons

It didn't take me long to decide this place wasn't for me. They scheduled people out of their availability and expected them to either show up or find a cover. You're supposed to have a 30 minute break if you work 7 or more hours but that doesn't happen. You MIGHT get 10 minutes to scarf down some food and get back to work. I had co-workers in their 20's complaining about arthritis from working here for like 2 years. The place is hard on your hands, your back, and your skin (deep fryer). It's almost always short staffed. I've had many many shifts in my short time there where there was supposed to be 5-8 people there but there were only 3. Maybe because of people being scheduled out of their availability. Needless to say it didn't take long to start looking elsewhere for a job.

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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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