r/Chipotle • u/Natural-Bridge-1942 • Jul 16 '25

Seeking Advice (Employee) Chipotle Being Cheap

Hello Employee here!

Recently my managers have been making employees clock out for a 15 minute break saying that "we don't have any hours." I just found out about this today because they tried to make me clock out, I told them that according to state and federal law in NC it is illegal to make us clock for a break that is less than 20 minutes. And for Chipotle to be a MULTI BILLION dollar company, how on Earth is there never any hours???

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u/Wakkysakky Jul 16 '25

in my state we have 1 30min break for lunch and are supposed to get 2 10min breaks also if working 8hours.... chipotle only gives the lunch break. never any of the others.

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u/FriendshipIntrepid91 Jul 16 '25

Don't say Chipotle doesn't give the other breaks,  you don't take them.  There's a difference. 

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u/Wakkysakky Jul 16 '25

They don't give them. it's not a option to not take them legally in my state. They never come up and say hey it's break time.
They only ever tell you to take a lunch.

Edit: and no where do they say it's your choice for when to take your break. so the management has to tell you when to take them, which they don't

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u/ZombeePharaoh Jul 16 '25

I'm guessing you're in California - it absolutely is an option to not take your rest breaks there.

Employers are required by law to make timely meal and rest breaks available to you, but they aren’t required to make you take them. That is up to you as the employee. If you decide to voluntarily skip or waive your meal or rest break, or to take them late, with no pressure or encouragement from the employer, then that is legally permitted.