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OPACY_Magic t1_jb65cbh wrote

Reply to comment by meowmeow_now in RVA Chipotle’s are the WORST by CoffeeFiendd

God I hate this train of thought. First, no jobs are paying minimum wage right now and a lot of fast food jobs are paying $13-15/hr. Second, work ethic among Gen Z is just bad across the board, regardless of pay. And giving lower effort regardless of pay builds bad habits for the future.

I’ve been to three different countries in the past year. All paid less than the US for service jobs and yet the service was so much better there. In all honesty, Americans are just lazier and more entitled than people from other countries.

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Lewii3vR t1_jb632hd wrote

Reply to comment by chihuahua001 in RVA Chipotle’s are the WORST by CoffeeFiendd

This is because the ingredients are made in the morning. Workers arrive as early as 7am to make everything for the day. Meats, rice, and fajita veggies get updated throughout (or until the grill team is out of prep) but everything else has to be done all at once in the am. With skeleton crews, they don’t have the manpower to endlessly make chips and salsa til 10.

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Lewii3vR t1_jb62fm2 wrote

Reply to RVA Chipotle’s are the WORST by CoffeeFiendd

Chipotle employee here - (only worked there for a bit, don’t @ me)

The ‘to-go’ gets the last of any ingredients in the store. If we have one tub of guac, it HAS to go to them. This is because (usually) managers have to contact the district managers to have those ingredients set to “not available” and most of them are hard to reach or just refuse. Since we cannot call the customer and ask to substitute (and doordash isn’t gonna decide for them) we have to prioritize them. Since everything is made in the morning, we can’t give you a heads up in the app.

As for times and waits - we’ve all seen the short staffing since the pandemic. It sucks, and the higher-ups aren’t hiring more than a couple people at a time. Most don’t stay because it’s a skeleton crew and the Karen customers have become more frequent and entitled.

I had a lady throw a fit because we didn’t fry onions and peppers separate so she could have extra onions. JUST onions. Almost everyone is angry about the vinaigrette costing a dollar, and I have to smile while I tell you it’s not my fault. People try to steal tortillas (won’t say they got one until after they pay. It’s $0.30 and def not worth it)

As a job, it sucks and no one wants to work there, that’s probably why it’s gone downhill so much.

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Tayl44 t1_jb5q7xp wrote

Reply to RVA Chipotle’s are the WORST by CoffeeFiendd

I’ve been to a lot of Chipotles, but find the one at the Staples Mill location when I’m over there for work not bad. A couple regular staff members. Now, I no longer order in advance because I feel like I’m always jipped.

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wiwtft t1_jb5ngrf wrote

Reply to comment by yourfriendkyle in RVA Chipotle’s are the WORST by CoffeeFiendd

This makes so much sense. I remember when I used to walk past the VCU Chipotle there always seemed to be a line out the door. That alone would be hard to deal with for an entire shift. I don't know how you fit in delivery orders on top of that.

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DeerRepresentative92 t1_jb5fa71 wrote

Reply to RVA Chipotle’s are the WORST by CoffeeFiendd

I think they got a lot worse when they went public a few years ago. Chipotle board only cares if the share number goes up. So more restaurants, more revenue. They don't really care about quality as long as they make money.

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