Company has good ideas, needs work to really drive those values home. - Prep Cook/Dishwasher Chipotle Employee Review

3.0
Oct 3, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Being a part of a healthier fast food, while still not the healthiest, it's one of the better choices. Somewhat flexible scheduling. Ability to have a decent career if you can put up with favoritism and suck ups.

Cons

Company is about sustainability, yet my particular location didn't even have cardboard recycling. While having work to do is good, why do we promote quality food prep while some of our stuff comes delivered prepped? Why not do all or nothing? This is the only restaurant job I have ever had, so I assume all of them are similar in that you are overworked all the time, can't really fault Chipotle for that.

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5.0
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Pros

Great customer service and team members

Cons

part timer scheduling so not enough hours

2.0
Jul 4, 2026
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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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