Disorganized, Unprofessional company - Line Cook Chipotle Employee Review

1.0
Aug 4, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Free company meal (after working a 5 hour shift) Nice uniforms, generally the employees are decent people. It's always busy so you always have something to do.

Cons

All of your managers/kitchen managers are no older than 29, so it's a very childish atmosphere. It's unorganized, & uncoordinated. I got hired, and wasn't scheduled for a whole month because they said they had other people to train before me. I called the week they told me I would be scheduled, and the manager told me I had to wait until the following week. Later that day, at 11:30 AT NIGHT (I was almost asleep) some manager I'd never heard of called me and told me I was working the following morning. Not asked, TOLD me. I called the next morning and quit on the spot. 0/10.

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Pros

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Cons

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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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