Friendly staff - Sales Associate/Cashier Chipotle Employee Review

4.0
Jan 13, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

If you work hard you can move up in this ever expanding company. Your coworkers decide if you are ready to move up in the company. They have strong values that they want every customer to experience when they come in. Management is qualified and well trained through moving up in the company and do not hire from outside the company.

Cons

You are expected to become best friends with everyone you work with, just getting along with them doesn't cut it. So if you have different views, hobbies, taste in music, no time outside of work to hang out with them, then you are not really cut out for that team. They want you to be fast and efficient right away, it takes time of being efficient to get the speed down.

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5.0
Jul 17, 2026
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Pros

Great staff Great location Food is great Employees are fantastic

Cons

Bad scheduling Bad communication when team isn’t on one accord. Food runs out fast during a rush General manager sometimes can’t be found.

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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