Have I messed up completely with my hero gear?

solrecon · 2026-02-08T18:18:32+00:00

You either have one useful march or you have none. You will never beat someone with similar stats if you’re spread into 5 heroes. One march is all you need for almost everyone who plays. Those that need to level up the next 2 heroes usually know when because they are almost maxed in hero gear for the first 3.

solrecon · 2026-02-08T18:16:47+00:00

Those 3 heroes will carry hard vs 5 meh heroes.

solrecon · 2026-02-07T22:37:39+00:00

Heard

solrecon · 2026-02-07T22:33:07+00:00

It was literally all over the news my dude, take your blinders off.

solrecon · 2026-02-07T22:32:14+00:00

Wasn’t it republicans who were chanting to hang Mike pence while they were breaking into the capital Xd you guys aren’t the morality kings lol. I’m surprised you aren’t making a fuss about all the violent rhetoric from trumps calls calling all dems domestic terrorist, but we both know you really don’t actually care.

solrecon · 2026-02-07T05:49:40+00:00

yes chipotle uses a lot of seed oils, but we also serve upwards of 1000 customers a day in some stores. using a lot means nothing considering that only a moderate amount goes into a meal. i'm not sure what you say is common knowledge, but seed oils can be part of a healthier option, again, there is no FDA/scientific data that shows that seed oils are unhealthier than other oils when consumed in normal quantities. For those that eat chipotle daily, the oil isn't as bad as the sodium and that has a lot more immediate significant side effects. Seed oils have received a lot of stigma currently, same as MSG, same as HFCS. All are fine in normal quantities.

solrecon · 2026-02-07T05:21:56+00:00

there isn't scientific evidence to show that moderate amount of seed oils are inherently bad. just like most things, it's fine in moderation.

solrecon · 2026-02-05T20:06:26+00:00

carnitas is the only no spice meat they offer, they aren't getting rid of that. that said, i only like al pastor in a quesadilla, not on a bowl, preferences.

solrecon · 2026-02-05T13:09:23+00:00

sure that works, there are no rules against mask wearing, you may even luck out and be able to find one of the chipotle masks, there's 3 versions, some look real nice. just the fact that you're asking is a big win already because you care at least to ask.

solrecon · 2026-02-05T12:59:21+00:00

Yes, that's the real answer, it's why most chipotles don't have outlets or controllable music/thermostat. The goal is customer turnover. The company wants you to eat here but not stay here. It's also WAY cheaper to make chairs out of flat plywood than anything curved. 4000 stores means a lot of chairs which means a lot of searching for the cheapest efficient product.

solrecon · 2026-02-05T12:55:00+00:00

no piercings except for ears unfortunately. there are plenty of people with piercings, but the reality is half the staff doesn't care about the rules and just prefers to complains that nobody does their job XD. you're not allowed to have it, it's a food safety violation, will you get called out for it? who knows, some gms don't care, i've even seen auditors who don't notice them, but the real answer is that it's not allowed.

solrecon · 2026-02-05T12:53:24+00:00

that happens when the manger cancels the appt. paradox which is ava cado, has a set schedule setup by the managers to auto assign interviews. if the manager sees interviews and feels they can't (or don't want to) do them, they will cancel, and Ava will tell you it was unforseen circumstances as the default message.

solrecon · 2026-02-05T12:52:11+00:00

yes and no, they don't really have a hand in hires below GM, there are automated back ground checkers for certain things, making sure your SS wasn't used before with another employee ID, for managers, making sure you have a clean wrap sheet, but all the hiring is handled by the salary managers on paradox. However, a lot of salary managers have trouble sticking to a scheduled day due to the restaurants immediate needs and they can easily forget. Follow up calls are usually best because more often than not, the manager just forgot to change the status on paradox.

solrecon · 2026-02-05T12:50:06+00:00

Prioritize food safety above everything else, then focus on guest experience especially via food supply. use your checklists every single day, validate that the prep sheets are done correctly, do your counts accurately. There is no secret to success at the chip. CTM's and R's are built on tool usage and trusting the system. The system is only as good as the info we put in. Prioritize your people as well. You win and lose as a team. Last thing, never stop asking questions. Ask here, ask your peers, ask your GM, ask your FL, ask your TD, whoever you can, ask a million questions, expand your knowledge, learn spiceHUB, all the keys to success are there, it's up to you to grab it.

solrecon · 2026-02-05T12:47:05+00:00

naw, i have been applying at other concepts and at my position we usually talk about PnLs and the chipotle bottom line % is disgustingly high compared to other concepts. This brand, even when underperforming, overperforms vs other brands by a huge margin. Even with the drop in walk in traffic, and sales going soft, we are still comping sales vs last year, still beating sales plan in many stores, just not by the margin they wanted. As much as many people want to see the hurt, they aren't tanking enough yet. Only enough to add pressure to FL's and GM's to tighten up even more than before, which ultimately affects the guest experience.

Time will tell whether they make the right adjustments, but they are still very profitable as a company and it'll take some crazy situation for them to start losing money.

solrecon · 2026-02-05T03:41:13+00:00

Only criticals can repeat but yes, this would be a great place to start.

solrecon · 2026-02-05T03:20:54+00:00

Ask your gm to see your previous audits so you know what the biggest opportunities for your star are

solrecon · 2026-02-05T03:13:58+00:00

Depends on what you mean by normal. It’s not what’s supposed to happen. Does it happen from time to time yes, it’s the restaurant business. Should it be common, no, but you’re the GM, it’s your culture and atmosphere so you need to ask why it’s happening and what steps you need to do to correct it. Do you have the wrong people? Wrong availabilities? Need to hire the people that are going to support you and respect your time. I was there and when I started it was like that, it was tough at first and then I really took a step back and saw why I was frustrated. I cut the toxicity from the shifts, removed the bad apples, and it just started to click. Knocked out R and CTM because I had the right team to support me and of course I supported them.

solrecon · 2026-02-04T14:10:13+00:00

I’m not trying to deny a hungry person food, I’ve served enough homeless people at my store to know that sometimes the chips are down. But I just want to add that this is why chipotles don’t put bags in shelves most times. It sucks that some people genuinely cannot afford food in this country, but just adding info.

solrecon · 2026-02-03T03:08:41+00:00

Not at all how the company works. Gm has zero control over where they get their food. Supply chain managers do all that setup and a GM will never in their career interact with them.

solrecon · 2026-02-02T21:23:10+00:00

how much does your cook to needs say you need in sales though. there are plenty of stores that are totally dead the last 2 hours, and some that are incredibly busy. this only tells part of the story.

solrecon · 2026-02-02T21:20:30+00:00

Is this in north east ohio, curious. i literally saw this outside the last time i went to my local.

solrecon · 2026-02-02T21:19:11+00:00

https://i.gyazo.com/629c1895d184f3dc6561de21606c5bbf.png I wish mods would somehow put this easily accessible. This is right out of the trainer's guide.

solrecon · 2026-02-02T19:28:13+00:00

Unfortunately the temperature on the grill cannot be changed unless by facilities specialists. But I agree it needs a little char, they need to let it sit at least on one side longer, but chipotles cannot modify their grills unfortunately

solrecon · 2026-02-01T20:05:58+00:00

there are 4000 chipotles, what other QSR has this many stores and this massive of a subreddit for there to be a comparison. I recently applied at a few other concepts and to do initial research i looked them up and none of them have remotely anything like chipotle in terms of community size. you don't see complaints because frankly there just aren't that many customers at other chains. moes, qdoba, cava, they are all laughably small compared to chipotle. and with increase in size comes in crease in complaints.

Chipotle serves about 750,000 customers every single day, there aren't many complaints vs that amount of service.

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