what’s been going on at chipotle

i’ve worked here for over a year and things started getting really bad (for my store at least) a few months ago, then slowly started snowballing into the shitshow we’re in now. over half of my store’s staff is gone, they either quit or were fired for bs reasons within the past month. imo this is why every chipotle has been losing employees:

1) online orders, there’s no way for us to turn them off control them. we get bombarded with 80+ due every 15 minutes. but our field leaders/corporate don’t care and allow customers to order even though they won’t get their food until hours after they ordered it to be ready.

2) arizona mask update: in my state, it is not a rule or whatever that cities cannot require people to wear masks. businesses, however, still can since they’re private property. but my gm and ap don’t care and let people come in without masks. our sales have nearly doubled since all the anti maskers are now coming in.

3) ever since the pandemic started and chipotle began offering online ordering discounts/free delivery, corporate made a ridiculous amount of money. therefore, since the company is doing “well”, quality and employee benefits have gone down because corporate only wants money. if they’re making money, then they want to see what they can cut in order to make more. hence the reason why they’re pressuring us about labor. also the new rules about breaks and free food for new hires is ridiculous. prices have been increasing constantly. corporate just wants money, bottom line and they don’t care about the overall health and happiness of their employees/guests.

this company sucks, i hate it. my last day is friday so, if you work here, please look for another job. don’t feel bad about quitting. corporate didn’t feel bad when employees got bit by rats in december so why should we feel bad about leaving? also if you’re a customer, boycott. i promise you, the quality of the food is not great and there is a multiplicity of other authentic mexican restaurants that have better food at lower prices. if you have one near you, tacos calafia is 10x better than chipotle! wishing all current chipotle employees well, you guys bust your asses for this company and deserve to be recognized for it!

id love to hear y’all’s opinions on this situation too!