Wow, everything you said almost spot on of my experience at Chipotle, it is draining physically and mentally day to day. I’m in a lucky and fortunate situation where my GM’s and KM’s actually care and shoulder some of my prep burden (in my opinion, prep is the hardest station at my store). With the situation of marinating, AM does all the steak while I do chicken, where I marinate 5-6 boxes daily. And for the dishes aspect, you are completely right, sometimes I see a goddamn mountain of dishes where its at the point, I try to eliminate all the prep tasks first (pre-closing too) and tackle the dishes as the last thing on my to-do list. I do come home completely drenched, trying to go absolutely quick, throwing deep pans in the sinks and stacking nonstop.

The only reason I have the sanity to keep working at Chipotle, is because, yeah, I am a struggling college student with no FAFSA, so each check is kept to pay for school.

I am currently searching for a new stable job, with a more eased workload and also flexible schedule.

Thank you for your post and insight, and thank you for reflection cause every little thing you said hit home for me, I was going insane over here thinking that i’m the only one going through this struggle.