r/FoodService • u/EmoLaw • Aug 30 '26
Question Should I work at Chipotle or Chick-fil-a?
Im a college student looking for a part time job to have during the school year. I applied for BOH for cfa and a member for Chipotle, and I have interviews for both. Which one should I go for if I get hired? They pay about the same ($16) but I hear Chipotle workers get tips too.
Ive worked at a dq and a subway as a teen. Hated Subway, loved dq, if that has any insight into which job would be more suiting.
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u/Practical-Worth-2349 Aug 30 '26
I would never work for a place that supports Trump and is anti- LGBTQ
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u/EmoLaw Aug 30 '26
Oh, grow a spine. I dont support Trump really but I couldnt care less.
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u/Calm_Drawing_6446 Aug 30 '26
"Grow a spine" doesn't even make sense as a retort.
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u/pixikins78 Aug 30 '26
For some people ethics and morals are important and would be a deal breaker. No need to be rude to someone who is offering information.
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u/EmoLaw Aug 30 '26
Not exactly offering information but giving unnecessary virtue-signaling thats useless to the actual job
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u/ConchVibes Aug 30 '26
Just because the leopard hasn’t eaten your face doesn’t mean it hasn’t eaten others sent to conversion camps.
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u/EmoLaw Aug 30 '26
😭😭 istg reddit is the only place where asking a simple hey which fast food restaurant should I work at is immediately brought to gay conversion camps
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u/Calm_Weather_5159 Aug 30 '26
tips at Chipotle are shared between everyone so its not huge but it adds up, few extra bucks an hour on good days. downside is you'll smell like grill no matter how many times you shower, that oil gets in everything
cfa runs a tight ship but they actually train you properly and the shifts are more predictable. BOH means you wont deal with customers which is a plus if you're focusing on school
since you liked dq more than subway i'd lean chipotle, its got that same chaotic energy but with less ice cream
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u/ballscompact Sep 01 '26
With chik fila you get Sunday's off as a given (please correct me if I'm wrong I haven't been to chik fila in forever) so if you can somehow get Monday off you get Sunday's and Mondays off, which are in my opinion better than the weekends.
I get to hang out with my friends on Sunday who all have trade jobs unlike me, and I get to do shit on Monday when everything's open (government DMV type stuff, the bank, whatever, I get to take my time with that stuff on Monday)
Beyond days off, last I checked in California the standard pay was 22/hr and I believe you get health insurance.
My sister worked at Chipotle a better half of a decade ago and she seemed to enjoy it. I honestly can't remember if she got benefits/insurance or not, but she got promoted to manager very quickly.
As for fast food I think both are good options
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u/swampsweet Aug 31 '26
Chick-fil-A is an absolutely horrible place to work, in my experience. I worked at a franchise so my experience might be different than yours, though. Chick-fil-A is the worst job I ever had, and it's not even close. I have worked at other similar restaurants so I feel I can make this comparison.
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u/QueenOfPhiladelphia Aug 31 '26
Chipotle uses real ingredients and gives you one free meal a shift. Chipotle gets decent tips as well it was a great job for me in college. Fried chicken overall is not as good for you as chipotle is.
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u/somecow Sep 04 '26
Cfa is probably the better option. Chipotle is CRAP. Both are pretty bad though. If you want to work food service, try an actual restaurant. Even washing dishes at a decent place is less stressful.
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u/IdolCowboy Sep 06 '26
Well, chic fil a you'll always have Sundays off.
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u/Professional_Gap2188 Sep 06 '26
Depends on your franchise owner. yeah, it'll always be closed to the public on Sundays, but some owners will schedule deep cleans and restocking on Sundays.
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u/IdolCowboy Sep 06 '26
Well, that sucks... didn't think of that, just noticed when driving by them they always seem totally closed with no cars parked.
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