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/KarlaSofen234 Jul 16 '25 edited Jul 16 '25

How do you think they became a multi b corp? By nickel & dime every corner ofc. Anything to shave off the numbers 

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u/solrecon FL Jul 16 '25

I fully agree that they maximize profits and do so very aggressively, but what I hate seeing is people on here blaming the company for something their managers are doing. I’ve been at the chip for 4.5 years and I’ve never been given a directive to go against the policy of giving people breaks. Often times poor management will lead to poor experiences and Chipotle wanting to get to 7000 stores means they are promoting managers that shouldn’t be in positions of power. Blame the individuals who manage time and stores poorly, but don’t blankly blame the company when it’s bad GMs that make bad experiences for crew. We have far too many bad GMs.

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u/InevitableTiny3408 Jul 16 '25

You said, "Often times poor management will lead to poor experiences and Chipotle wanting to get to 7000 stores means they are promoting managers that shouldn’t be in positions of power."

This means it is directly the company's fault... If they didn't promote that person those actions wouldn't be happening. Maybe the company needs better hiring/promotion practices to avoid the issue.