Exploitative Practices, Good Habits - Front of House Manager Chipotle Employee Review

4.0
23 July 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Chipotle has high standards for food, and is willing to train people to be successful in the food industry. Some restaurants are so serious about it, they will only hire workers who say they want to open their own restaurant some day. Free shift meals help offset the low pay. Easy transfer process, once trained. Tuition reimbursement.

Cons

Chipotle is allotted around $1.50 to spread across the ENTIRE staff in bi-annual raises, meaning hourly workers receive a minimum of 5 extra cents per hour after six months of work, max 25 cents. The corporate structure encourages higher ups to send brutally tight expectations down to stores with no consideration for workers. Employees have historically sued for abusive working conditions and unethical time theft from the company itself.

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Pros

Fast-paced, good pay, easy pay

Cons

Busy, whacky customers, occasionally poor management

4.0
20 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Learning and growing to cultivate your own career path into a competent General Manager. The hours are longer than regular but the position is labeled as salary hourly with a minimum of 50 hours per week which guarantees 10 hours if overtime per week.

Cons

The long hours can be tiring and the expectations are less than or equivalent to that of a General Manager and depending who your boss is dependent on what you learn and how you can grow.

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