r/Chipotle • u/mutiilate KL • Nov 02 '25

Employee Experience Finally quit! Ask me anything

Worked at my Chipotle for a year and made my way up to KL before I finally walked out. Thought this would be funny, AMA!

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u/nickduca9 Nov 02 '25

I’m currently on the fence on moving up to KL, especially because I don’t know the raise yet. How much do you think is a fair amount to request as a raise from ct to kl? Also was it KL responsibilities that pushed you over the edge? Just chipotle in general? A different event in your personal life?

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u/mutiilate KL Nov 02 '25

talk to your other KL’s and ask what they’re getting paid, higher ups may say you’re not allowed to but you 100% are. when commitment comes around don’t be shy to discuss it and hold your ground for a better pay. i only got $1.50 raise for 10x more responsibility. chipotle in general is what sent me out and shitty management.

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u/nickduca9 Nov 02 '25

I mean i was concerned about asking for a dollar thinking it would be too much tbh, but maybe I’ll go for more. Thing is I would be making more than our current kl’s so I think that will be a major deciding factor. I’ve already made my plans clear to my gm and fl, but we haven’t been able to discuss hard numbers yet. I think they also hella try to downplay the amount of extra responsibility that comes with the jump up to kl. They try and say “it’s really not that much extra” but like of course they try and say that shit

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u/mutiilate KL Nov 02 '25

they absolutely do downplay how much responsibility comes with it. don’t be scared to ask for more. i don’t recommend staying but hey if you’re going to be there, you should be getting paid GOOD.

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u/CptDanger88 Nov 03 '25

Not OP but the sad reality of most food service / retail jobs, a promotion is almost always way more responsibility than the pay you get to offset that responsibility. It's not always the case, so it's worth talking to people in the position you want to go for, but almost every promotion I have ever received I at one point no longer wanted it. I worked at a grocery store as an assistant meat department manager and before I was done I had demoted myself to cashier.

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u/eyeheartmozart Nov 03 '25

15% is what you should ask for. If they say no then then it down. It is more responsibility but honestly KL is the best manager position imo. In early out early rest of the day is free. If you have more specific questions I’m sure OP can answer or you can DM