My experience at Chipotle taught me a lot, but was too much for me. - Crew Member Chipotle Employee Review

3.0
4 Aug 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Co-workers at my restaurant were crazy and fun to work with. Free meals, plus discount. You learn to work at a fast pace. Decent benefits. Food is good (not compared to real Mexican food though). You get hours.

Cons

Managers had lack of competency, professionalism and organizational skills. Your salary could be better for the work you do. Work can be stressful, especially for managers. Everything seemed fake, from the way managers made every employee feel like they have a say, to the way the managers say they actually care about anything. (That seemed pretty pessimistic and exaggerated but Chipotle really tries too hard to change the meaning of fast food).

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5.0
1 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great Company to work for

Cons

Some co workers Work Ethic is sub par

2.0
4 Jul 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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