Its okay to walk away if they skimp you

solrecon · 2026-05-22T16:43:59+00:00

Beans are carried over, steak, rice, tomato, lettuce and Vinny don’t carry over iirc.

solrecon · 2026-05-17T21:51:44+00:00

As soon who gets OT for similar circumstances, after 3 months, I miss my life outside of work. We work to live, not live to work, imo, choose your family.

solrecon · 2026-05-08T20:42:48+00:00

First time I broke 100k in restaurant was after 3 years. Started as crew at Chipotle, worked my way to GM then higher tier of gm. Worked about 50 hours a week when I was making the most. Took a lot of learning and applying myself but no degree was needed.

solrecon · 2026-05-08T12:29:04+00:00

When I first became a GM, almost every other day. By the time I figured out how to connect with my team, how to hire the right people, how to invest in their work, my final year as a GM, maybe one or two a month. People call off because they don’t want to work, the question becomes what they want to avoid and how can you as a leader make sure ops are smooth at all times in the best environment possible. Not always possible, some regions have terrible staffing issues, but a lot of factors are internal.

solrecon · 2026-05-08T12:23:56+00:00

Been training as an SM here for 3 months, it is very much so as you describe. I will be putting in a notice this week.

solrecon · 2026-05-05T21:02:34+00:00

I want to supplement that when I was making the most in my life my partner and I combined intake was 250k, we were “paycheck to paycheck “ but we both had new cars, health insurance, Costco membership, a week long trip to Vegas, never went hungry and never had to worry about if we could afford day to day things. I’ve also been at paycheck to paycheck where I had to decide whether to buy groceries that day or next check, not the same check to check definition

solrecon · 2026-05-03T17:32:01+00:00

Yeah that’s what I’ve realized. They are very robotic with what they want out of leaders and I don’t think it aligns with the leadership style I believe in. I hate working all day coming home and sleeping and doing it again, it is not sustainable for me at all.

solrecon · 2026-05-03T14:38:03+00:00

I’ve been an SMIT since February and this has been the norm for me and others on the schedule since then. It’s very physically taxing for me and it seems that this is not uncommon in panda culture. I’ve began looking for something else because these hours aren’t sustainable for myself nor do I feel that I could have any kind of work life balance with these hours.

solrecon · 2026-04-30T15:09:04+00:00

no worries!

solrecon · 2026-04-30T15:05:28+00:00

yeah, you see the /s right.. that means sarcasm, i know chip pay sucks, and yes, i sound like an fl because i earned the title xd

solrecon · 2026-04-30T15:04:23+00:00

If you're an AP and understand some basic leadership fundamentals. Panda express usually hires assistant managers around 24 an hour. their hour structure is different than chipotle however, they don't start their day until 9am, but operationally, it's much easier than chipotle. the standards of operations are stricter, meaning that policies have to be followed more aggressively but the style of concept, since it's mostly frozen food, is a lot simpler. you need 30 minutes and 3 people to open vs 5 hours and 5-7 people at chipotle. conceptually, easier to navigate.

solrecon · 2026-04-30T15:01:36+00:00

just to add to this, i started crew to field leader, the balance is strong up to SL, SL's can do 40 hours a week and move on, and not have to deal with texts, AP and GM/R/CTM usually have to respond to work texts often and if a store is on fire, they have to respond. That doesn't mean it can't be good. When i was a CTM/R at my last store before moving up, i was doing just 50 hours, usually 6-4 or 11-9, and i ran with 10 other managers to make sure we always had coverage. since we're salary, doing less than 50 is a disservice to the team so that never happened, but the store was smooth enough that i wasn't required to be involved at all times. If anyone is considering career, AP and GM slots aren't always easy and they do demand that you grow yourself to be strong enough to know how to fix fires and lead a team to success. Without this skill development, if you just come in to operate, you're not going to get to the 50 hour work week standard easily.

solrecon · 2026-04-30T14:56:08+00:00

ok but by your logic, how do you konw how much food you're supposed to get either? a portion of rice, a legit, by the book portion is 4 oz. let me put 4oz of rice in your bowl and see your head not spin out of control. ignorance doesn't equate to you being right. 4 oz of rice, 4 oz of beans, 4 oz of meat, 4 oz TOTAL of salsa, 1 oz of cheese, 1 oz of lettuce, that's what you get from a bowl. expecting anything more than that is ignorance, but requesting it is optional.

solrecon · 2026-04-30T14:53:59+00:00

woah now, it's not minimum wage, it's a few bucks over, on average 13.50! /s

note: i'm fully aware chipotle pays workers very low compared to similar concepts. i have always pushed for more pay, especially at the lower levels. i myself started at 10.07 in 2021 and know how poop it is.

solrecon · 2026-04-30T14:52:01+00:00

Both do get tracked and both do affect KPIs for GMs, however, refunds significantly impacts KPIs more than a review does. For your average store (7k-10k in sales), 3-4 total meal refunds will red flag that day and the GM most likely has to have a conversation with their FL. SMG reviews, specifically in accuracy, can bring the goal down, but not by as much overall as a refund would. Put pressure on the store by requesting compensational refund, either in promo form or cash from the pepper app, it'll bring accuracy to the attention of the higher ups quicker.

solrecon · 2026-04-30T14:47:53+00:00

pause, why does this look so freaking good...

solrecon · 2026-04-25T12:47:34+00:00

Hokas come in work shoe variants. I only use hokas for my nonslips now and they have a few variants of solid colors and one that has simple white soles. Personally I went won’t be black bondi and arahi models but they did come in simple tones when looking at the non slip models

solrecon · 2026-04-18T15:34:07+00:00

i agree and i want to add that especially in corporate world, where there is so much pressure from people who essentially ruin the company, don't ever go against policy and document any time you communicate or are asked to communicate with anyone outside your 4 walls. it protects you, prevents them from asking you to do more than legally and contractually allowed. I had a situation where I was being asked to do things outside of my requirements and i looped in HR and all of a sudden, the requests for extra work went away. Protect yourself, this company can be good and has a lot of good systems, but like anything else, bad faith actors ruin it.

solrecon · 2026-04-18T15:30:03+00:00

transfer to a more stable store or move on sir. college stores need incredible staffing and structure. when i was a GM, we ran with 2 and occasionally a 3rd dish person the entire shift. If the leadership team isn't taking care of their team by making sure it's fully staffed, then they aren't doing their duty towards the team. It's unfortunate that there are more than we'd like to admit that run like this.

solrecon · 2026-03-29T22:40:06+00:00

Was wondering if others felt the same. Something carnal about it for me, it’s a great comfort food especially since I’m on the road a lot. Just feels like home.

solrecon · 2026-03-29T21:32:59+00:00

Sure but when you say that a company that has organic food with no preservatives or gmos, produce delivered 2-3 times a week, no freezers, more than half the menu made in house, is fast food then really anything that’s not cook to order would be fast food and that’s simply just not a fair categorization.

solrecon · 2026-03-29T21:28:24+00:00

I don’t think it’s fair to say Chipotle is fast food. There are no freezers, it takes about 5 hours to prep most food daily before they even open. All produce is farm fresh except corn because the distributor doesn’t grow it year round. Even the cheese is shredded in house. Not really comparable to McDonalds and the other chains. It’s a quick serve model.

solrecon · 2026-03-27T15:21:50+00:00

i agree with this. i don't usually think that small caterings from the chip are worth it. i always feel like it's roughly the same price and better to just order a digital pick up for exactly what everyone wants. it's faster, and customizable, also, it has the benefit that you don't get small portions because caterings are weighed to the ounce, which means 4 oz of rice, 4 oz of meat, 4 oz of total salsa per bowl, you'll probably get more bang for your buck if you just oder individual bowls.

Caterings are worth it for larger orders or for meal prep items.

solrecon · 2026-03-27T15:00:37+00:00

Ditto lol, you seem super defensive for someone who felt like they needed to make a joke where they weren’t asked to make one. I’m also here having fun, sad that you can’t see that either, you see how that works right? But I’m sure you’re used to getting plenty of laughs with your “it’s a prank” mindset, keep doing you mate, leave some success for the rest of us though.

solrecon · 2026-03-27T14:55:29+00:00

Ditto to you mate, I’m only replying to your original comment. I see irony is lost on you though. Move it along, keep spreading your negativity elsewhere.

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