Was eating my chipotle bowl and noticed that the texture of the steak was different, but I also happened to get a lot of the fatty pieces so I didn’t pay much mind to it- but then saw this. I literally finished the whole bowl???? 😭 is this raw

Hello! Just got hired at Chipotle, specifically as cashier, but it's clear I'll be flexing to other positions. I worked at McDonald's as a teenager then 6 years at Starbucks, with two POTQ awards. I was recently in manufacturing for 4 years so I know I'm going to be a little rusty, but truthfully I've missed customer service and am super excited! My heart goes out to anyone navigating this job market, because it was the longest 5 months of my life.

What advice would you give?

What are some of the more challenging aspects of the job for you?

What's your pros/cons to the job?

What's your favorite/least favorite thing?

Thank you for anything 🌞

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My bowl was loaded, and now I’m unloading my bowel. AMA.

Update: toilet is clogged, may the odds be ever in your favor if your the next person in here.

If anyone gets it please let me know

I’m actually so annoyed and honestly concerned…

I ordered a bowl and burrito, she accidentally put lettuce on my bowl when I never said it so she kicked over the garbage can and grabbed the lettuce and threw it out. Whatever, not the end of the world but was slightly annoyed.

Then she goes to put the garbage back and literally grabs it with her hands and with her same gloves comes back and touches the burrito I was ordering. Like what? Btw she didn’t understand English but whatever I’m not gonna say anything about that but I said hey, you just touched the garbage then the burrito. The coworkers are listening and then she is telling them in Spanish that no I didn’t, then they tell me oh she said she didn’t and I’m like I literally saw her. I was watching her the whole time.

Then that’s when I just got really annoyed and was like if she didn’t even notice she did that. What else has she been touching all day and then people’s food. She could’ve at least been like oh I’m sorry I didn’t realize or whatever which I understand. She probably didn’t think twice about it but still like I feel like this is wrong.

And they’re making me look like I’m crazy for not wanting to eat food that was touched after you touched the garbage can. Is that not just common sense and decency.

I never once raised my voice or anything by the way I was talking calmly the whole time to them and I was like hey like just pointing out that’s what happened and they kept denying it so then I was like OK. You know what I’m not gonna have the food I’m leaving and I just calmly left.

Am I in the wrong for not wanting to eat it after that? 😭

EDIT:

To all the people defending nasty kitchen practices in general, are you not aware that food safety rules and regulations exist for a reason? Every rule has a reason behind it and something has happened in the past for it to become a rule. It doesn’t matter how minor or major. What’s the point of living in a first world country if we’re gonna have third world behaviors in the food industry? If you want to normalize eating dirty manhandled food, that’s on you. Even though it was a very minor situation in the first place, it’s still technically wrong. Also, it’s just basic respect for someone’s food. I’m a human, not an animal.

Additionally, if I’m paying 13 bucks for a burrito, the least you can do is not touch the garbage before hand and then gaslight me afterwards to defend yourself and look at me like I’m stupid. Even a simple apology and remake would have gone a long way. That would’ve resolved the situation entirely.

I recently had an interview with Chipotle. I'm not sure if they will hire me. If they do, what are some helpful tips or things I should know as a new employee?

I’m not here to down talk Chipotle. I love it, I really do. But. What’s up with the meat??? The steak has so much fatty parts, the chicken….. 🤢. I hate the texture of their chicken… How do you guys love Chipotle and eat that meat?
I get guac instead of steak or chicken. Sometimes I get carnitas but sometimes, too much of the fatty parts.
Am I alone with how weird their chicken texture is??

Howdy there y'all! I've been working at Chipotle for about ~2 weeks now, and I love it! Being a cook isn't too bad, but there are a few things I've kinda had problems with - most of which I'll get better with over time - but theres one thing that I haven't found any way around: my god-damn wrist pain-
I work at one of the busiest locations in the Valley, and so I'm cutting chicken and steak like 3 hours a day, constantly laying down a double chicken, then a full steak, then another double chicken, etc, and as such my wrist cramps and straight up kills me after just a single way. Any experienced cooks here have any tips on how to avoid the cramping and pain, or is it just an unavoidable part of working here?

TLDR; My wrist hurts from cutting so much what should I do

The store in our area started serving fajitas raw and not properly sliced. Is this the new norm? Has anyone had similar experiences??

Paid for all 3 as I had some extra money today. I open my bowl, and they literally put 2 pieces of chicken, I'm not even lying. No queso or guac either. Never had this happen either, took it back to my car and immediately showed it to them, they accused me of trying to scam them when it had been literally 2 mins. Calling chipotle gets me to the AI and I can't get to the human, any advice 😭

I went to redeem my reward and they didn’t ring up double protein, so I hope someone can use it!

why do people do this💔yes we tell them to leave and do give them a heads up that the store will he closing soon but then sometimes they go “oh ok ill be out in a couple of minutes” and then take their sweet time finishing up. Like me as a customer, if i know a store is closing within even just the last 30 minutes i rush out- do other people just not have the same kind of common sense and awareness ?

I had a manager at this certain location tell me he hired his girlfriends sister and apparently there was the sexual harassment that happened to her but that he didn’t do anything about it cause he didn’t want to lose his job. He didn’t go into detail and I don’t know the employee. I only know the location and the managers name, but i don’t have written anything he just told me that. Idk if i should make a report on this or nah? He told me that girl didn’t feel supported. I’m thinking of just giving Hr call and letting them know but idk. The only reason why I’m hesitant is because i don’t have much info besides that.

Curious

maybe i don’t know the correct way to wrap a burrito, but this is the second time i’ve been to either chipotle or joe’s and instead of wrapping my burrito, the fold in the sides, flatten it, and roll it over itself.

Be better prepared.
Edit: lol I didn’t know it was controversial to expect a store to be consistently open until it’s posted close time.

Very weak, almost no heat or spice to it whatsoever. Hoping that the next batch will be better and a tiny bit spicier. That is all.

As the title says how is a 2x healthy Chiptole looking in today’s world considering price quality could it possibly generate less money?

I saw this get asked before, and it never really had any great answers… I figured if it was wrong then Chipotle would’ve updated it by now.

So, why does the Pollo Asado say it has more protein than the regular chicken?

After trying Serrano Steak for the first time yesterday I went back today to see if it would be as good and it was!!! Not the best photo sorry I eat my bowl upside down! 🙃

Anybody here in law enforcement and know if Chipotles police discount is nation wide? I have a friend in Maryland that said they do it there. Thanks

Local Chipotle had a new steak today! I'm usually not a fan of the regular steak but this was really good! Sampled it before I got and might even go back for more tomorrow!!! Anybody tried it yet?!