You'll never be fast enough. - Crew Member Chipotle Employee Review

2.0
Jun 6, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Free Chipotle on breaks (assuming you get to take a break) 50% off at home store only Mostly nice co-workers Paid breaks

Cons

The speed required to work here is inhuman. It will never be fast enough. They require certain cut sizes combined with super-human speed. Everyone runs around like chickens with their heads cut off. Always afraid of screaming managers. They will throw away an entire hotel pans of product to prove a point if your sizes are not perfect. They encourage people working off the clock. Service and Kitchen Managers are constantly coming in on their day off to work off the clock. I was trained on knife safety after 3 days of working with a knife. With little to no direction prior. You get a 30 minute break that you do not clock out for and most breaks lasted only between 15-20 mins with no proof of it happening so there was no way to challenge it.

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Cons

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Cons

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