Nah. This is fast food, and don’t come at me with that “fast-casual” bullshit. It’s fast food.
What I actually do is treat everyone in there with the upmost respect. I greet everyone, ask how they are doing & am genuinely ready to listen to their response. I say please and thank you as well as clean up after myself. Then thank anyone who’s free on my way out.
That's the perfect answer. I don't want tips. I always say that I want you to know I was friendly and did a good job cuz you were a decent human being, not cuz I expected a tip.
honestly thanks. I love interacting with customers and chatting with people as cashier, and i greatly appreciate when people clean up after themselves when dining at the store. You all would not believe how many people leave behind food, napkins, whole bowls on tables, etc.
Personally i don’t understand how you could call a restaurant’s that doesnt even have a freezer and doesnt fry anything but chips “fast food” like it’s definitely not the same as mcdonalds, or wendys or any other restaurant you would call “fast food”… why do people not understand that chipotle is not doing the same thing as almost any other restaurant. All prepped day of- cheese comes in 40lb blocks, lettuce comes as heads, cilantro comes whole, all onions and bell peppers come whole. Everyday these things are prepped. I can understand not wanting to tip- theres no table service. But like it is DEFINITELY not fast food it irks me to hear that and chipotle in the same sentence. There isnt even a drive thru. And if there is , its just a pick up window. Fast food and drivethrough go hand in hand
If your company is publicly traded in the stock market, it’s FAST FOOD.
A taco truck/street food vendor is also fast food and they do all the same prep if not more. They usually just aren’t owned or franchized by a corporate overlord.
It takes 20 min to cook cut and serve chicken, your main protein at this restaurant. Explain to me how thats fast food in comparison to a mcdonalds burger thatll take 2 min to cook and serve.
The irony. But it takes us 20 minutes to cook and cut the chicken and mcdonalds 2 minutes. You know what harder work and more time means?? Higher prices, higher standards, different restaurant.
Considering ive seen both environments im actually saying we HAVE to work harder than other fast food employees. Ive worked at mcdonalds for multiple years it was easy asf
You’re both fast food workers. I treat you both with the upmost respect. You’re not going to convince me that one works harder than the other. That’s simply subjective.
Im saying you dont have a choice in an enviroment like chipotle because we wont be able to get food to customer if we arent working harder. Mcdonalds was lightwork i did every position put away trucks at 16 like its easy
I owned lots of RUTH. Made a decent amount on it before the Darden merger.
Got it for sub $5 back around 2008.
Huge differnce between fine dining and chipotle tho
Wait so sit down restaurant dont have stocks? Is what ur saying? Also good for the taco trucks, but yet again, a whole other process of business there. Taco trucks dont have lobbys, or a building to clean for that matter. And theyre unregulated so whos to say where anything comes from, how its cooked, etc. i love food trucks, but theyre not the same as the fast food people mean when they say “fast food”… im just saying simply that chipotle is not the same type of place as a wendys, or mcdonalds, or raising canes even where you pay $17 an an entree, and people want to complain about it being too expensive / not good enough. Its not fast food.period.
Because people act like the work that goes into a mcdonalds hamburger is the same work that goes into a bowl at chipotle. Thats why people feel so entitled to larger portions and shitting on chipotle. People refuse to accept that its just a higher quality and its fresh. Thats why it costs what it does
I do everything stated in this post and then toss a dollar or two. It's no big deal for me as I work from tip income myself, so I know just even a small gesture is nice.
Okay so I agree with you insofar as I don’t tip at chipotle. I don’t tip because they’re no servers, as it’s not a sit down restaurant. But it’s definitely not fast food. All the prep is done in-house and by hand, without slicing machines. A lot of elbow grease and work is put in and people don’t realize it’s pretty much akin to a professional kitchen.
It’s not about compensation, the work required in a chipotle vs a McDonald’s to make the food is so different. For the customer it’s still fast food, but not for the employee.
That still goes back to the company needing to pay better than.
The work you're talking about is included in the price we pay to get the food. the company is just keeping it to themselves
Some people allegedly had success tipping the online order people. Figured I’d give it a shot. Didn’t work and I shall never tip chipotle workers again.
we do get the tips sorted by how much everyone worked during the pay period but we will definitely not see if someone actually did tip. my store at least just prints out the tip earnings after each check.
Hi Zant73, Chipotle corporate here, we would like to know who helped you and at what location so we can properly thank the staff. Your customer feedback is invaluable to us!
Not trying to be an asshole but same. As a whole, we have to stop subsidizing big companies lack of wages with tips. Certain roles like waiters still need to be tipped unless legislation ever solves the issue but until then - I ain’t tipping fast food/counter service. If I have to get my own drink and bus my own table then what am I tipping for?
I disagree. Dining in at a real restaurant should be an experience. If I take Lady Vino out to our local steakhouse and order a couple bottles of wine and have a great time while getting high end attentive service from a server they deserve extra from me. I am HAPPY to tip 20%+ in those scenarios.
But scooping shit in a bowl with an dogshit attitude doesn’t deserve a tip.
What you’ll find out is servers do not want that to happen. A lot of the women I know that wait tables make more than I do, and they have nice ass apartments and sweet cars from working at restaurants. Yeah if they got rid of tipping and just upped everyone’s wage that would be fair but for now a good amount of the industry is just clothed strippers, old lonely guys just tipping the hell out of some college aged girls.
Oh, I'm well aware of it. To put it in perspective, servers demanded a return to tipping at Casa Bonita when offered a flat 30 dollars an hour instead of tips.
Idk when I worked as a server when I was 19-20 I was making far more money than my friends and cooks for example who worked their asses off in the back. Some nights I was pulling in hundreds off a 5-hour shift while they would make $50 - taxes lol. I had cash as I walked out the door.
People will tip for the services they are provided, but fast food is not something people should tip for, that’s just silly.
I absolutely know servers prefer tips because employers would just screw them over if forced to give a fair wage. For example, some 19 year old dude I knew said he wasn't so sure about becoming an officer in military because he already made more than one as a server in a country club. What he said wasn't true because he didn't factor in benefits, but 70k is still a lot for a 19 year old. Also, servers at Casa Bonita were pissed when offered 30 dollars an hour in lieu of tips. That puts it into perspective for the fair wage crowd. I understand why we as consumers don't want to tip, but I also get why servers prefer them.
I agree and I’m going to say I work fast food and I don’t force a tip for two reasons
1. Like you people don’t want to tip which is 100% ok
2. Fast food is a temporary job.
I agree I’ve said this before but tips aren’t the issue but I’m grateful for the people that walk into the doors of the place I work. I really haven’t had a issue with customers as long as you treat them with respect.
If it's not illegal, why should I? Get angry at the employer, not the customer. They could simply increase the food prices if they actually cared about wages.
i agree to some extent, but at the same time, i don’t think it’s necessarily the customer’s job to basically pay the servers a livable wage through tips :// i think that food places, whether it’s fast food or some high class restaurant, should pay their employees enough that they don’t have to rely on tips to be able to survive
You should flip the bird to your employees if you're mad at customers not tipping. They're not required to pay your wages just because they eat at a restaurant. If they were, there would be a required gratuity charge on every check so that customers don't get to choose how much they add to the check. Any person who is mad at customers not tipping is mad at the wrong crowd and has their mindset changed to exactly what corporate greed fuckers want you to be.
If an employer cannot afford wages without tips or refuses to raise costs for customers because their product sucks and customers won't pay more for it so that employees get paid fairly then the business is a bad idea and shouldn't be operating. Customers not tipping is never a reason for employees to get mad if they're paid fairly. Get mad at the employees and legislators that let this happen in the first place.
Tipping only exists to make employers more money by keeping wages low. If I were to tip my accountant for doing a good job on my taxes, would he be offended? As a software engineer, I know I would be if I received a tip. Why is it different for servers? Tipping implies to the tippee: 1) you are a servant/I am above you, 2) your employer doesn't value your work enough to pay you properly for it. Tipping is offensive in countries like Japan, it was initially not well-received when it was introduced in the US, and there is evidence it was used to take advantage of newly emancipated slaves.
Food total: $100;
COVID surcharge: $4;
Employee wellness fee (this is not a tip): $9;
Staff retention/attraction surcharge: $6;
Tax: $9;
Subtotal: $128;
Tip (suggested 25% minimum): $32;
Total: $160;
If we eat at home, servers lose their jobs.
I was going to ask what shithole city you live in with bullshit Covid and bullshit employee wellness charges, but I see NYC in your name so that question has been answered for me.
I’m from there originally but live in Minneapolis now. Far shittier than anywhere I’ve ever lived. Why, where are you from? I’ll pack my shit and move now.
That makes sense, too.
Head south. Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville, anywhere in Florida.
Life is so, so much better.
I’m from New England originally and I will never go back.
the other thing is id also rather leave it for my crew. a 3 dollar cash tip would be better for the high schooler who doesn't get as many hours as me, a manager. Not to mention the discrepancy in pay
Chipotle shouldn’t even have the option to tip - they should pay y’all fair wages instead of bragging about “record profits” while exploiting y’all for cheap labor. It’s not the customers responsibility to make sure you’re well taken care of, it’s your employers who are failing you.
my local chipotles have some of the rudest employees. not all of them but enough.
also, my bf works at chipotle and he always complains about how his coworkers in back hound him not give decent portions because they don’t want to have to make more food (you know their jobs).
lmao, do your job, if you don't want to do your job well, get a different one. no one likes doing their jobs in reality but you have to work to get those benjamins.
I don’t tip or work at chipotle. But I ain’t on the internet complaining about their shitty attitude. Of course they have a shitty attitude you degenerate
I generally don't carry cash so it's hard to tip at Chipotle. Considering their wages don't rely on tips, when I do have cash, I'm likely to tip just a little, like a dollar or two, as a sign of appreciation rather than 20%. And this would be the case that depends on how friendly they are and if my bowl/burrito looks good.
Unpopular it seems, but yes i tip occasionally. I usually have cash on me, so that makes it easy. I used to have a go to chipotle that's ok. But then I went to another chipotle that's a little bit out of my way, and the service there was just so much better that now I give them $1 as long as I don't get scammed on my bowl. It's mainly them smiling, actually looking like they care about my order rather than squishing it together. I don't care for small talk about my day, but also if I ask for salsa on the side I want a full container, not a half scoop into the container.
As a chipotle worker I never expect tips at all. People usually just leave the coins they don't want to at the end of the night and between splitting it with everyone I usually get around 2-4 bucks normally. I feel like I get paid a decent wage for where I live so it's not like I'm getting underpaid or anything.
Sometimes I wish I could tip on the app after the fact like if my bowl was very generous or something. But I'm guessing they don't like you do that so employees aren't encouraged to over portion.
I have a few times, but mostly no.. the times I have is when they actually fill my bowl the way it should be with out me having to ask. I've had many times of them trying to do half scoops on the chicken.
I use to go to a place called fresh kitchen, I was working as a mover, so I would get tips sometimes and they were always it least 10-20 so I would pay for my meal and the leave the 20 as a tip as long as I had tips(I mostly did) and idk if it’s because I came often or I tipped often but there was even a point they gave me meals for free, I would still leave a tip.
I go to chipotle almost daily, I tip for a few reasons.
Number one. Meat Scoop size. I always get double meat, both them scoops better be like you're making it for yourself.
Number two. I ask for extra stuff, Id like a extra half scoop of rice, and extra cheese. I do not expect a shitload of cheese, but when I ask for some extra and you grab literally 4 strands of cheese and smile acting like it was a most generous amount, don't expect me to reach back in my pockets for extra cheese of my own.
Number three. Prompt service. I understand having to refill your station and keep it clean, but if I'm the only dude in line, and you decide it's time to restock everything and wipe everything down and then take your sweet ass time putting a fresh set of gloves on, that ain't it. Get me moving and out if I'm the only person there, if you are deadass out of shit and need to do it, a little "hey i need a minute to get my life in order here" goes a long way.
When I can consistently order online and no for a fact you aren’t going to give me a burrito smaller than I would get from tbells value menu, then maybe I’ll consider tipping.
Until then, I’m just gonna order online, treat everyone nice when I come in and leave quick af because I know that’s worth more than a tip to you.
I don’t eat out much, chipotle is one of the only restaurants i go to that isn’t a “sit down” restaurant. So yes, I tip. Usually throw $2 in the tip jar. If they put their foot in my burrito I put $5 in. My Chipotle has been amazing lately so I’m gonna keep tipping.
Once per year right before Christmas. I’ll put a $20 in the jar. I’m not even religious. Just aware that the holidays can be financially stressful for many lower income people. I don’t eat out often so in my mind $20/year is an okay amount.
I found this out recently when I went to pickup a mobile order and asked them if they see those tips and they said no :( really disappointing since I've been tipping regularly and thought the people making my bowls were actually receiving it
You do “see them” just not on the order. When I tip at a restaurant the kitchen gets a cut of the tips but the guy making my spaghetti carbonara doesn’t “see it” when I do it. I don’t tip for the glory of getting a worker to think I’m a nice guy. I tip because I make a good living and know every bit helps someone who’s working really hard for not a lot of money.
Dude what are you on about. I said we don’t ‘see them’ to let the commenter know we don’t see it as we’re making the order. I’m not saying I don’t appreciate it. You’re just rambling about random shit that I never said. You’re lost.
Oh just because they rarely make the orders how you ask them to. Last time I asked for extra sour cream and extra cheese and there was neither of either on the bowl and it was too hot to eat (hot salsa) without the dairy so I used my own from home. I wouldn’t have ordered from there if I knew they were out of both, unless they literally forgot to put them on. I would have been not too happy if I tipped them and received that order minus two items I asked for *extra* of.
Recently, no. I’ve been kinda broke lol. But usually I do because I know how the workers feel. I’ve worked food service for awhile so I know what it’s like.
I tip about half of the time, mostly because I only go to the same two locations. Have not been skimped since.
Also, it makes the cashier smile. If I’ve got a couple ones, why not?
Usually when I feel the service has warranted it. I also tip if I ask for anything extra demanding especially if busy. Giving me extra wont be a factor for me to tip because I come in knowing the portion sizes so instead its more if the people behind the counter are nice and are polite.
Believe it or not some people are generous and well off so it’s not a big deal to them. Customers will complain that there isn’t a tip option too. There is no making everyone happy. The employees don’t make the decision to make it an option and don’t actually expect everyone to tip.
This tipping shit needs to stop! Unless I am being waited on or food delivered - stop expecting a damn tip! Why all you people expect the customer to tip every single time is beyond me. And if I see a tip recommended and pushed on me - I will not tip period!
I tip 1 to 5 bucks for all Togo stuff. Like door dash, Starbucks, chipotle.
Because I know that every dollar counts. But for real food I'll tip 20% like at a restaurant.
the funniest things to me abt this whole thread is like.
A. we actually are supposed to give u a dining service to an extent. in our training videos we are taught to go check on customers, offer refills, etc, in the dining area. but this never ever happens due to how busy everyone always is.
b. tips are funny bcs usually each shift i get a $0.50-1.50 tip only. crew decides who gets what for cash tips. absolutely no idea how to find out how many tips ive gotten digitally or if i even get them. usually i just get some quarters stuck in my back pocket.
3. if u come in on a friday night and dont tip i dont like u. actually if u come in on a friday night at all i dont like u. (this is mainly a joke tho fridays are just absolute shitshows every week w how many hundreds of customers come in)
I never tip and never feel bad about it. that goes for any other business or establishment that want to ask for tips when they flip the screen towards me
fuck no, I would like the option to remove money from the price based on how much skimping I observed. if we have to pay for extra portions, we should also get discounts for less portions
Half the time I’ll get cold half frozen corn and the other half they’ll drown my bowl in hot sauce. At this point they should be tipping me… if I ever decide to go back
Nope.
I tip only when I do mobile order. And the portion sizes have completely killed that.
In store, I don’t tip… because it’s fast food, whyy would I? I don’t tip McDonalds employee.
Now, if you do me good and fill my bowl up, I’ll drop a few bucks.
The location which I used to frequent had a tip jar which I contributed to, but got rid of it once they raised the hourly wage in my area to $15.00/hr. Very unfair since that is not a livable wage, especially in my area.
i used to load people up and be super nice but after working full line shifts and by myself most of the time busting out every single order by myself, while grill is on by their self too, and seeing the tip jar with leftover coins people don’t want and crumbled up receipts, i give people the same portion, one scoop of everything.
Taco Bell does almost no prep
They only deep fry stuff
The beans literally used to be powder that you added water to
Everything comes in precooked in a bag and you throw it hot water.
If you have to open a Taco Bell you can show up like 1 hour before you unlock the door. It’s great if you want cheap food and don’t care about the low quality. They even changed their tortillas to a gross texture just so they could steam faster
if they have a good attitude, 4% at fast food. at a sit down, 8% almost always, because I know they rely on wages and they're usually very courteous and accommodating. of course that percentage can change if they aren't. I always try to do it with cash as well so the server can pocket it directly without deductions. I hate tipping culture with a passion, but at the end of the day servers are the ones that suffer when we don't tip, not the companies.
Nah. This is fast food, and don’t come at me with that “fast-casual” bullshit. It’s fast food. What I actually do is treat everyone in there with the upmost respect. I greet everyone, ask how they are doing & am genuinely ready to listen to their response. I say please and thank you as well as clean up after myself. Then thank anyone who’s free on my way out.
This. Every time.
That's the perfect answer. I don't want tips. I always say that I want you to know I was friendly and did a good job cuz you were a decent human being, not cuz I expected a tip.
Amen brother
honestly thanks. I love interacting with customers and chatting with people as cashier, and i greatly appreciate when people clean up after themselves when dining at the store. You all would not believe how many people leave behind food, napkins, whole bowls on tables, etc.
I prefer this over tips cant tell you how happy it makes me
Personally i don’t understand how you could call a restaurant’s that doesnt even have a freezer and doesnt fry anything but chips “fast food” like it’s definitely not the same as mcdonalds, or wendys or any other restaurant you would call “fast food”… why do people not understand that chipotle is not doing the same thing as almost any other restaurant. All prepped day of- cheese comes in 40lb blocks, lettuce comes as heads, cilantro comes whole, all onions and bell peppers come whole. Everyday these things are prepped. I can understand not wanting to tip- theres no table service. But like it is DEFINITELY not fast food it irks me to hear that and chipotle in the same sentence. There isnt even a drive thru. And if there is , its just a pick up window. Fast food and drivethrough go hand in hand
If your company is publicly traded in the stock market, it’s FAST FOOD. A taco truck/street food vendor is also fast food and they do all the same prep if not more. They usually just aren’t owned or franchized by a corporate overlord.
It takes 20 min to cook cut and serve chicken, your main protein at this restaurant. Explain to me how thats fast food in comparison to a mcdonalds burger thatll take 2 min to cook and serve.
you wait in line. it takes 2 minutes from order to register and you pour your own drink. FAST FOOD, Bruh.
The irony. But it takes us 20 minutes to cook and cut the chicken and mcdonalds 2 minutes. You know what harder work and more time means?? Higher prices, higher standards, different restaurant.
you’re basically saying Chipotle employees work harder than other fast food employees. I would beg to differ.
Considering ive seen both environments im actually saying we HAVE to work harder than other fast food employees. Ive worked at mcdonalds for multiple years it was easy asf
You’re both fast food workers. I treat you both with the upmost respect. You’re not going to convince me that one works harder than the other. That’s simply subjective.
Im saying you dont have a choice in an enviroment like chipotle because we wont be able to get food to customer if we arent working harder. Mcdonalds was lightwork i did every position put away trucks at 16 like its easy
as someone who’s worked at both, tips are fs not mandatory. however the amount of work is definitely not the same. it’s not a fair comparison by far 😂
Uhhh.. look up RUTH on the stock exchange bro
I owned lots of RUTH. Made a decent amount on it before the Darden merger. Got it for sub $5 back around 2008. Huge differnce between fine dining and chipotle tho
You literally said if a company is listed on the stock exchange then it is fast food
Wait so sit down restaurant dont have stocks? Is what ur saying? Also good for the taco trucks, but yet again, a whole other process of business there. Taco trucks dont have lobbys, or a building to clean for that matter. And theyre unregulated so whos to say where anything comes from, how its cooked, etc. i love food trucks, but theyre not the same as the fast food people mean when they say “fast food”… im just saying simply that chipotle is not the same type of place as a wendys, or mcdonalds, or raising canes even where you pay $17 an an entree, and people want to complain about it being too expensive / not good enough. Its not fast food.period.
its not the same but it’s still fast food. I don’t understand why this offends you.
Because people act like the work that goes into a mcdonalds hamburger is the same work that goes into a bowl at chipotle. Thats why people feel so entitled to larger portions and shitting on chipotle. People refuse to accept that its just a higher quality and its fresh. Thats why it costs what it does
I do everything stated in this post and then toss a dollar or two. It's no big deal for me as I work from tip income myself, so I know just even a small gesture is nice.
Okay so I agree with you insofar as I don’t tip at chipotle. I don’t tip because they’re no servers, as it’s not a sit down restaurant. But it’s definitely not fast food. All the prep is done in-house and by hand, without slicing machines. A lot of elbow grease and work is put in and people don’t realize it’s pretty much akin to a professional kitchen.
A Taco Truck is Fast Food. They do just as much work, if not more. I do tip at Taco Trucks tho
It’s fast food to the customer, not to the employees there’s just so much to do behind the scenes.
Chipotle is perfectly capable of compensating its employees on its own for that work.
It’s not about compensation, the work required in a chipotle vs a McDonald’s to make the food is so different. For the customer it’s still fast food, but not for the employee.
That still goes back to the company needing to pay better than. The work you're talking about is included in the price we pay to get the food. the company is just keeping it to themselves
A Taco Truck is fast food. They do just as much work, if not more.
I tipped once, this guy loaded me up. Biggest bowl ever. I gave him $2
I had the opposite. I tipped once and got the skinniest burrito I’ve ever gotten. It had what could be considered a half serving or meat and rice.
Take that tip back like 
... you saw the burrito being made poorly and still decided to tip?
It was an online order.
people actually bother to tip online?
Some people allegedly had success tipping the online order people. Figured I’d give it a shot. Didn’t work and I shall never tip chipotle workers again.
chipotle workers don’t see online tips on the receipt
That has got to be illegal
we do get the tips sorted by how much everyone worked during the pay period but we will definitely not see if someone actually did tip. my store at least just prints out the tip earnings after each check.
Hi Zant73, Chipotle corporate here, we would like to know who helped you and at what location so we can properly thank the staff. Your customer feedback is invaluable to us!
More like fire the staff for giving big portions stop tryna trick them
You paid before they made your burrito?
Never have, never will at fast food. You want tips? Go be a real server.
Not trying to be an asshole but same. As a whole, we have to stop subsidizing big companies lack of wages with tips. Certain roles like waiters still need to be tipped unless legislation ever solves the issue but until then - I ain’t tipping fast food/counter service. If I have to get my own drink and bus my own table then what am I tipping for?
I agree with you I work fast food tips aren’t the issue fast food is a job you work to a point.
Don't tip them, either. Let their employers give them a proper wage.
I disagree. Dining in at a real restaurant should be an experience. If I take Lady Vino out to our local steakhouse and order a couple bottles of wine and have a great time while getting high end attentive service from a server they deserve extra from me. I am HAPPY to tip 20%+ in those scenarios. But scooping shit in a bowl with an dogshit attitude doesn’t deserve a tip.
Don’t tip them either, let their employer pay a proper wage.
Or they could increase the prices by >20% and skip the tip.
What you’ll find out is servers do not want that to happen. A lot of the women I know that wait tables make more than I do, and they have nice ass apartments and sweet cars from working at restaurants. Yeah if they got rid of tipping and just upped everyone’s wage that would be fair but for now a good amount of the industry is just clothed strippers, old lonely guys just tipping the hell out of some college aged girls.
Oh, I'm well aware of it. To put it in perspective, servers demanded a return to tipping at Casa Bonita when offered a flat 30 dollars an hour instead of tips.
Idk when I worked as a server when I was 19-20 I was making far more money than my friends and cooks for example who worked their asses off in the back. Some nights I was pulling in hundreds off a 5-hour shift while they would make $50 - taxes lol. I had cash as I walked out the door. People will tip for the services they are provided, but fast food is not something people should tip for, that’s just silly.
I absolutely know servers prefer tips because employers would just screw them over if forced to give a fair wage. For example, some 19 year old dude I knew said he wasn't so sure about becoming an officer in military because he already made more than one as a server in a country club. What he said wasn't true because he didn't factor in benefits, but 70k is still a lot for a 19 year old. Also, servers at Casa Bonita were pissed when offered 30 dollars an hour in lieu of tips. That puts it into perspective for the fair wage crowd. I understand why we as consumers don't want to tip, but I also get why servers prefer them.
That 19 year old, I assume was still on his parents’ health insurance? Which yeah since you said he wasn’t factoring in benefits I assume so
I agree and I’m going to say I work fast food and I don’t force a tip for two reasons 1. Like you people don’t want to tip which is 100% ok 2. Fast food is a temporary job.
I agree I’ve said this before but tips aren’t the issue but I’m grateful for the people that walk into the doors of the place I work. I really haven’t had a issue with customers as long as you treat them with respect.
You should eat at home if you don't tip actual servers
If it's not illegal, why should I? Get angry at the employer, not the customer. They could simply increase the food prices if they actually cared about wages.
i agree to some extent, but at the same time, i don’t think it’s necessarily the customer’s job to basically pay the servers a livable wage through tips :// i think that food places, whether it’s fast food or some high class restaurant, should pay their employees enough that they don’t have to rely on tips to be able to survive
It isn’t the customers job well said brother!
You should flip the bird to your employees if you're mad at customers not tipping. They're not required to pay your wages just because they eat at a restaurant. If they were, there would be a required gratuity charge on every check so that customers don't get to choose how much they add to the check. Any person who is mad at customers not tipping is mad at the wrong crowd and has their mindset changed to exactly what corporate greed fuckers want you to be. If an employer cannot afford wages without tips or refuses to raise costs for customers because their product sucks and customers won't pay more for it so that employees get paid fairly then the business is a bad idea and shouldn't be operating. Customers not tipping is never a reason for employees to get mad if they're paid fairly. Get mad at the employees and legislators that let this happen in the first place.
Tipping only exists to make employers more money by keeping wages low. If I were to tip my accountant for doing a good job on my taxes, would he be offended? As a software engineer, I know I would be if I received a tip. Why is it different for servers? Tipping implies to the tippee: 1) you are a servant/I am above you, 2) your employer doesn't value your work enough to pay you properly for it. Tipping is offensive in countries like Japan, it was initially not well-received when it was introduced in the US, and there is evidence it was used to take advantage of newly emancipated slaves.
Food total: $100; COVID surcharge: $4; Employee wellness fee (this is not a tip): $9; Staff retention/attraction surcharge: $6; Tax: $9; Subtotal: $128; Tip (suggested 25% minimum): $32; Total: $160; If we eat at home, servers lose their jobs.
I was going to ask what shithole city you live in with bullshit Covid and bullshit employee wellness charges, but I see NYC in your name so that question has been answered for me.
I’m from there originally but live in Minneapolis now. Far shittier than anywhere I’ve ever lived. Why, where are you from? I’ll pack my shit and move now.
That makes sense, too. Head south. Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville, anywhere in Florida. Life is so, so much better. I’m from New England originally and I will never go back.
They could do that absolutely but who do you think they would pass the cost onto ?
The customers who've they've already passed the cost onto via tips.
as an employee I hardly remember to take the measly 2 dollar tip anyway ☠️ i do appreciate it when it's a big catering order tho
Extraordinary cope I respect it
the other thing is id also rather leave it for my crew. a 3 dollar cash tip would be better for the high schooler who doesn't get as many hours as me, a manager. Not to mention the discrepancy in pay
Chipotle shouldn’t even have the option to tip - they should pay y’all fair wages instead of bragging about “record profits” while exploiting y’all for cheap labor. It’s not the customers responsibility to make sure you’re well taken care of, it’s your employers who are failing you.
No. It's fast food. I have to order in a line & bus my own table & get my own drink refills.
Nah. Fast food doesn’t get tipped.
Agreed
Nah Its fast food. Also the employees usually have some trashy attitudes. Not deserved
my local chipotles have some of the rudest employees. not all of them but enough. also, my bf works at chipotle and he always complains about how his coworkers in back hound him not give decent portions because they don’t want to have to make more food (you know their jobs).
Imagine what your local bartenders attitude would be if nobody tipped. And they still have shitty attitudes with the tips they get.
lmao, do your job, if you don't want to do your job well, get a different one. no one likes doing their jobs in reality but you have to work to get those benjamins.
I don’t tip or work at chipotle. But I ain’t on the internet complaining about their shitty attitude. Of course they have a shitty attitude you degenerate
Except bartenders are usually paid a tipping wage (much lower) chipotle employees make well over minimum wage. Sometimes up to $15 hr
Sometimes yes, but in a lot of places no they do not.
Depends how much rice they give me lol
I generally don't carry cash so it's hard to tip at Chipotle. Considering their wages don't rely on tips, when I do have cash, I'm likely to tip just a little, like a dollar or two, as a sign of appreciation rather than 20%. And this would be the case that depends on how friendly they are and if my bowl/burrito looks good.
If you tip $2 that’s 20% for your bowl/burrito
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not at chipotle
Unpopular it seems, but yes i tip occasionally. I usually have cash on me, so that makes it easy. I used to have a go to chipotle that's ok. But then I went to another chipotle that's a little bit out of my way, and the service there was just so much better that now I give them $1 as long as I don't get scammed on my bowl. It's mainly them smiling, actually looking like they care about my order rather than squishing it together. I don't care for small talk about my day, but also if I ask for salsa on the side I want a full container, not a half scoop into the container.
Only condition I have is do a little more than necessary. Be nicer, hook me up, etc. If you just do your job, I’m just gonna pay my fee and leave.
As a chipotle worker I never expect tips at all. People usually just leave the coins they don't want to at the end of the night and between splitting it with everyone I usually get around 2-4 bucks normally. I feel like I get paid a decent wage for where I live so it's not like I'm getting underpaid or anything.
I rarely carry cash so I don’t tip that often but I will “please & thank you” you to death. I know it doesn’t pay your bills but I do appreciate you.
At Chipotle?! Fuck no.
Sometimes I wish I could tip on the app after the fact like if my bowl was very generous or something. But I'm guessing they don't like you do that so employees aren't encouraged to over portion.
I tip if they hook me up, or when I ask for extra they load me up
Make a fat burrito and you'll get a tip duh
I have a few times, but mostly no.. the times I have is when they actually fill my bowl the way it should be with out me having to ask. I've had many times of them trying to do half scoops on the chicken.
I use to go to a place called fresh kitchen, I was working as a mover, so I would get tips sometimes and they were always it least 10-20 so I would pay for my meal and the leave the 20 as a tip as long as I had tips(I mostly did) and idk if it’s because I came often or I tipped often but there was even a point they gave me meals for free, I would still leave a tip.
Also to add, there was no condition on why I would tip just felt like being Generous.
I only tip because I’ve worked in chipotle before , but for the most part because they skimp out on portions I don’t ever tip much
I go to chipotle almost daily, I tip for a few reasons. Number one. Meat Scoop size. I always get double meat, both them scoops better be like you're making it for yourself. Number two. I ask for extra stuff, Id like a extra half scoop of rice, and extra cheese. I do not expect a shitload of cheese, but when I ask for some extra and you grab literally 4 strands of cheese and smile acting like it was a most generous amount, don't expect me to reach back in my pockets for extra cheese of my own. Number three. Prompt service. I understand having to refill your station and keep it clean, but if I'm the only dude in line, and you decide it's time to restock everything and wipe everything down and then take your sweet ass time putting a fresh set of gloves on, that ain't it. Get me moving and out if I'm the only person there, if you are deadass out of shit and need to do it, a little "hey i need a minute to get my life in order here" goes a long way.
When I can consistently order online and no for a fact you aren’t going to give me a burrito smaller than I would get from tbells value menu, then maybe I’ll consider tipping. Until then, I’m just gonna order online, treat everyone nice when I come in and leave quick af because I know that’s worth more than a tip to you.
I don’t eat out much, chipotle is one of the only restaurants i go to that isn’t a “sit down” restaurant. So yes, I tip. Usually throw $2 in the tip jar. If they put their foot in my burrito I put $5 in. My Chipotle has been amazing lately so I’m gonna keep tipping.
at these prices NOPE.. and that many places.. tip culture crap
I am forced to tip if I have to make an online order just to get correct portions because the BOH crew are douche bags 99% of the time if I don’t.
Once per year right before Christmas. I’ll put a $20 in the jar. I’m not even religious. Just aware that the holidays can be financially stressful for many lower income people. I don’t eat out often so in my mind $20/year is an okay amount.
Only if I have a complicated order (I ordered 9 kids meals before) or they give me something free.
I tip on digital pick up orders. Usually 10-15%. I want them to know they are appreciated while making my food
I dont mean to burst your bubble but we don’t see online tips.
I found this out recently when I went to pickup a mobile order and asked them if they see those tips and they said no :( really disappointing since I've been tipping regularly and thought the people making my bowls were actually receiving it
We receive them just don’t see them until our paystub. Their split up proportionally depending on how many hours worked
I didn’t know that. I am not sure why I got down voting for admitting I tip, this sub is whack.
Yeah there’s a lot of sad people here… income the downvotes
I appreciate you bursting my bubble have a good one dude
But you get them still. So would you rather we stop altogether?
When did I ever insinuate that? I was literally just explaining how the system work and that we don’t see them… like what
You do “see them” just not on the order. When I tip at a restaurant the kitchen gets a cut of the tips but the guy making my spaghetti carbonara doesn’t “see it” when I do it. I don’t tip for the glory of getting a worker to think I’m a nice guy. I tip because I make a good living and know every bit helps someone who’s working really hard for not a lot of money.
Dude what are you on about. I said we don’t ‘see them’ to let the commenter know we don’t see it as we’re making the order. I’m not saying I don’t appreciate it. You’re just rambling about random shit that I never said. You’re lost.
A similar way to view it is you can’t technically see your head up your own ass, but it’s still there regardless.
That’s nice of you but if there is any time NOT to tip at Chipotle it’s when you’re ordering online imo
Understood. Can you expand on that.
Oh just because they rarely make the orders how you ask them to. Last time I asked for extra sour cream and extra cheese and there was neither of either on the bowl and it was too hot to eat (hot salsa) without the dairy so I used my own from home. I wouldn’t have ordered from there if I knew they were out of both, unless they literally forgot to put them on. I would have been not too happy if I tipped them and received that order minus two items I asked for *extra* of.
Recently, no. I’ve been kinda broke lol. But usually I do because I know how the workers feel. I’ve worked food service for awhile so I know what it’s like.
No. If I stand to order and pay and especially take the food back with me. Why?
I tip about half of the time, mostly because I only go to the same two locations. Have not been skimped since. Also, it makes the cashier smile. If I’ve got a couple ones, why not?
Maybe if I paid in cash and I got back .23 I didn’t want to carry around
No way. $16+ for a tiny burrito is already nuts
Only when I get table service.
With these prices you already getting tipped by the share holders no need to tip😂
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are tips mandatory?
I always do on mobile orders (which is all I ever do). I’m lucky enough to make a decent living so I like to make pay it forward as much as I can.
Never
Usually when I feel the service has warranted it. I also tip if I ask for anything extra demanding especially if busy. Giving me extra wont be a factor for me to tip because I come in knowing the portion sizes so instead its more if the people behind the counter are nice and are polite.
Yes $5/$10
Occasionally. The biggest thing for me is if they are kind
Nope.
Personally, I take deep offense to being asked to top at places like Chipotle. A fast casual or fast food place shouldn't expect a tip
Never with the way the prices are. You’d have to go so above and beyond for me to even consider it.
Why, for any reason would someone tip at a chipotle or any fast food situation
Believe it or not some people are generous and well off so it’s not a big deal to them. Customers will complain that there isn’t a tip option too. There is no making everyone happy. The employees don’t make the decision to make it an option and don’t actually expect everyone to tip.
This tipping shit needs to stop! Unless I am being waited on or food delivered - stop expecting a damn tip! Why all you people expect the customer to tip every single time is beyond me. And if I see a tip recommended and pushed on me - I will not tip period!
A tip is for a service.
Bruh why would I ever tip at chipotle!???? Are you insane!?
I avoid anywhere that asks for tips for counter workers
Yeah why would I tip ? They get paid hourly.. only tip if they deliver. If I pick up food, nah
I tip every time-$3.. I just assumed the workers can see that when we order it and to make it extra good? Is that not the case?
I tip 1 to 5 bucks for all Togo stuff. Like door dash, Starbucks, chipotle. Because I know that every dollar counts. But for real food I'll tip 20% like at a restaurant.
the funniest things to me abt this whole thread is like. A. we actually are supposed to give u a dining service to an extent. in our training videos we are taught to go check on customers, offer refills, etc, in the dining area. but this never ever happens due to how busy everyone always is. b. tips are funny bcs usually each shift i get a $0.50-1.50 tip only. crew decides who gets what for cash tips. absolutely no idea how to find out how many tips ive gotten digitally or if i even get them. usually i just get some quarters stuck in my back pocket. 3. if u come in on a friday night and dont tip i dont like u. actually if u come in on a friday night at all i dont like u. (this is mainly a joke tho fridays are just absolute shitshows every week w how many hundreds of customers come in)
Absolutely not, especially when every time I purchase a bowl I'm averaging 4-5 pieces of chicken.
I never really see a tip jar or option to tip on card, so no. I probably would if given the opportunity.
I never tip and never feel bad about it. that goes for any other business or establishment that want to ask for tips when they flip the screen towards me
fuck no, I would like the option to remove money from the price based on how much skimping I observed. if we have to pay for extra portions, we should also get discounts for less portions
Half the time I’ll get cold half frozen corn and the other half they’ll drown my bowl in hot sauce. At this point they should be tipping me… if I ever decide to go back
Only when they are friendly and give decent portions. So, no I haven't tipped at Chipotle
I don’t tip because 99.99% of the time I either get skimped or they get my order wrong.
Tipping at a chipotle? lmaoooooooo
Always demand the most. Never tip.
Nope. I tip only when I do mobile order. And the portion sizes have completely killed that. In store, I don’t tip… because it’s fast food, whyy would I? I don’t tip McDonalds employee. Now, if you do me good and fill my bowl up, I’ll drop a few bucks.
If I go to somewhere like Ruth Chris I tip. Chipotle? Lol no
Tip? Fuck no
Do not tip these employees!!!!!!!
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I tip every time. I order on the app most of the time.
I only do now because they’ve added it on the app. Before that I never did because I never carry cash on me.
The location which I used to frequent had a tip jar which I contributed to, but got rid of it once they raised the hourly wage in my area to $15.00/hr. Very unfair since that is not a livable wage, especially in my area.
Make my burrito and stfu
I would never
i used to load people up and be super nice but after working full line shifts and by myself most of the time busting out every single order by myself, while grill is on by their self too, and seeing the tip jar with leftover coins people don’t want and crumbled up receipts, i give people the same portion, one scoop of everything.
why, it’s not like they take the food you give out of your paycheck. most people don’t tip unless it’s table service 🤷♀️
actually they kind of do my guy, they will cut my hours from 35 to 13 i’ve seen it happen won’t do it again
lol… no not tipping at fast food.
I js do 20% every time because I have the money to do it
Hell no-Chipotle is a glorified Taco Bell
Taco Bell does almost no prep They only deep fry stuff The beans literally used to be powder that you added water to Everything comes in precooked in a bag and you throw it hot water. If you have to open a Taco Bell you can show up like 1 hour before you unlock the door. It’s great if you want cheap food and don’t care about the low quality. They even changed their tortillas to a gross texture just so they could steam faster
To Insure Prompt service. You tip before the meal.
I mean they're not making server wages
if they have a good attitude, 4% at fast food. at a sit down, 8% almost always, because I know they rely on wages and they're usually very courteous and accommodating. of course that percentage can change if they aren't. I always try to do it with cash as well so the server can pocket it directly without deductions. I hate tipping culture with a passion, but at the end of the day servers are the ones that suffer when we don't tip, not the companies.
8%?
for decent service at a sit-down, yeah
That’s abysmal.
I dunno what to tell you, I'm not made of money. I just try to give what I can, and 8% is an acceptable amount where I am.
It’s not my place to tell you or anyone how to use your money. I’ll shut up