Boys club - General Manager Chipotle Employee Review

1.0
Jul 3, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Great Food Great employees... many opportunities for growth Many opportunities to have fun throughout the day. They STRIVE for a great culture. Company Car three weeks vacation low base pay

Cons

...but fall WAY short; extremely gossipy and backstabbing culture is rampant. It's a boys club--even though there may be a woman or two. EVERYBODY has to like you...even people who have never MET you!!! Always on the verge of being fired. Had to fire those Great employees because they didn't want to be a manager. High skill job at low pay for crew They make you feel like a bad manager; even when you knew you weren't. extremely OCD about everything being perfect. If you are not perfect all the time...gossip begins. Minneapolis is becoming a notorious bad market to work for in this company.

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Cons

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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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