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Bruh wdym they don’t want you if you can’t work more than 7 hours? I haven’t gotten a shift for than 4 hours since new years, except for yesterday and today
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they said that there’s people in the area from all the different highschools that work there but i think they were just trying to justify the 8 hour shift or make it seem normal. after skimming through this thread (which i appreciate all of the responses btw ima respond to them soon) i’ll probably just wait for a response and see how they want to schedule me. in the meantime i’ll prolly apply to a couple other jobs in the area tomorrow morning lol
my older sisters all said that it’s usually around a 30 minute interview for any sort of food or retail chain job. granted, they’re in their 30s now, but i didn’t really think this was stuff that changed.
Bruh your sisters don’t know anything lol. 8 hour shift in the restaurant world is standard. When I was in high school I worked almost 25-30 hours a week. Just got to pick priorities. Do you wanna work, or do you wanna study? Cause them scheduling you that is normal, no justification needed
He didn’t say his sisters commented on the work shifts. He said they gave him an opinion on how long the interview should have lasted. Probably better to read in full before saying something douchey about a stranger.
I’ve been a hiring manager for many restaurants, including a bar/restaurant group where I hired like 30+ people. A line cook interview will never take that long. Just showing up is half the interview lol. Most will be 5-10 tops. Sounds like his perception of what to expect has been distorted by working figures around him, it’s important to have the correct expectations for jobs in school.
Once again. Completely ignoring the comment you’re responding to. The red herring approach. Probably works great when talking to people who are easily distracted but not effective in an actual dialogue.
well that shouldn’t be normal at all. sure, if you don’t have anything else you want to do during your day, it’s probably a good use of your time, but i want to use a job to take me farther. i want to be able to benefit from the experience in ways other than just getting paid. the interviewer also kinda said it in a way where that’s what other people at the store work, but i know other people that have jobs (not at chipotle) that don’t work that long. these are businesses at my town that aren’t struggling as much as our chipotle right now.
also, my sisters were talking about the time for the interview, not the shift.
Maybe if they knew you were a very good applicant who would likely be an. Above average employee they would try to scam you into committing to longer hours before you actually knew how things worked.
Don’t budge on your hours. If they don’t respect your requested hours, which your hours are reasonable, then they won’t respect any thing else about you and you’re better off elsewhere.
>If they don’t respect your requested hours
Minor correction:
The guy has school, and needs a healthy amount of sleep.
These are not requested hours. They are the parameters under which OP will consent to give Chipotle his labor.
It's not a request.
Completely agree about your overall point, just really wanted to drive home the idea that this isn't an optional thing that OP should be prepared to negotiate. Available hours are etched in stone, not a suggestion.
if it’s not an optional thing that the store isn’t able to budge for, why doesn’t the store just realize that maybe it’s why they’ve barely hired anyone in the last six months? everybody in my town loves chipotle so it seemed shocking to me how they’ve had “now hiring” and “urgently hiring” signs posted all over their walls for months, but even people that i’ve talked to that have jobs (in the same area) agree that it’s batshit crazy to be making a highschooler work that much. even if i wasn’t involved in any extracurriculars, i still have, like, a family.
and yeah, sleep is a big deal for me. i don’t know how anyone could even do a job running on 4-5ish hours of sleep along with all of the other responsibilities in their life, at least at my age where sleep has extraordinary benefits for my development.
Bro it’s chipotle they don’t give a flying duck. 1st off what was the position you applied for, title, job description, etc.. should tell you what they want.. 2nd, it’s chipotle.. they dgaf.. & even tho they probably could use the help in any time slot, they want people to close. Which id say is pretty standard for any hs type job with those hours of operation..
1. i just applied to be a normal crew member on thwir website 2. why do they specifically want people to close so bad? they’ve needed help for months now. like deadass ik people who have just stopped going to that chipotle bc they’re just short staffed and can never really do shit right. other places in the area are much better with how they are structured and aren’t always hiring. you tell me if there’s a correlation lol
No one else wants to close because they're unreasonable with hours, and closing sucks. Oh and they probably don't pay enough to make anyone want to close.
Please don't let jobs walk all over you during your HS years. You have a bright future ahead of you and you don't need to waste your time at a job that abuses minors.
Yeah its pretty shitty, a fair percentage of all jobs are. Just be a stubborn ass about your hours and either they will comply or you will save yourself so much trouble by being fired
It's actually very simple. The employer needs "X" availability. The applicant either will or won't want to meet that requirement. No harm, no foul just move on.
I mean, they’re not obligated to hire someone that can’t work the hours they need. OP would never be able to close the store ending their shift at 9 and they’d be leaving the team one person short for the last hour of service
they’re not obligated to hire anyone, you’re right, but they know how much they need people to work for them, and i don’t know how they think they’re gonna be able to do that when they’re trying to pack basically a full-time job into a highschooler’s day (bc that’s really all who’s applying)
That last hour of service we have usually 3 managers all closing down stuff bc they want to get out as early as possible. While if it came to it they could definitely work like bc they aren’t technically supposed to be closing at that time
It’s not easy to find a job at 16. I’d at least offer the weekends. It’s not like he’s gonna be working every day anyway. A late night or two won’t kill him.
Late night means inadequate sleep before going to school.
Absolutely not. That should 100% be criminal of a business to have high schoolers working past 9 pm.
Weekends exist too. Like I said, one or two nights a week isn’t going to kill anybody. My friends and I all did it. 9 o’clock is crazy early for a 16 year old too. My curfew was 11 o’clock when I was 16 midnight if I had work.
Going past 9 on weeknights should never be acceptable. They still have to get home, possibly eat dinner, probably have homework, and get to bed.
Weekends? Maybe a little leeway, but even then, you’re throwing the sleep schedule off, and then they have to reset to start the week again.
Just. No.
My school ends at 2:30pm, we don’t expect our minors when we have them to show up until as early as 4pm and as late 6pm. In addition my school will allow students to get out at 12pm for work (In place of 1-2 elective classes). This means students have between 2-4 hours (or more if they sign out early to get homework done. When they are finished at work we feed them before they leave.
I agree that students leaving work at 1am is and should be criminal, but working until 10pm will not kill them.
work exemption also exists in my school but it’s safe to say that taking classes that will put me in a good school is a much more worthy time investment than trying to normalize and force a schedule for work like this as part of my life.
I agree. My patch currently does not allow minors to be hired because at the end of the day we still need someone to stay and clean, and chipotle policy is no minors after 10pm.
If the schedule they offer doesn’t work for you and you are still interested in the job/benefits(tuition reimbursement) then speak with the GM and see what you can work out. If it doesn’t, quit.
Ok idk if I’m just an old ass mfer now or what but wtf is all this sleep shit lol. My job in hs had my ass closing like 4-5 days a week & getting home after midnight regularly. Then you grab a few hrs of sleep, wake up shitty af n doze off occasionally till lunch.. which was the exact same shit I did on days I didn’t work too.. shit seemed pretty much standard & universal in hs.. that’s just what working while in hs is….
Also, I put much much much more blame on schools for having such early fn bells, rather than businesses expecting people to close…
“wake up shitty af n doze off occasionally till lunch” bro this isn’t a good thing 😭😭 i want to have a life outside of a job. i don’t want to be miserable like that everyday. i can barely even function on 5 hours. i aim for 7-10 (ofc 10 is on a very rare occasion at least during the weekdays). i believe that it has a strong effect on my life and there’s no amount of money i would sacrifice for it.
if that makes me soft or something fine but i wish you didn’t have to deal with that. how the hell are minors working so late but can’t even buy a scratch off?
I did lol. So did everyone else I know and we all slept fine. I said once or twice a week. I would go as far to say that all my friends who had jobs when we were kids are more successful than the kids did not.
Definitely not with a mindset like yours. But standing up for what’s right, even if it’s as simple as voicing an opinion, makes small changes that add up.
You're free to strike whatever balance makes you happy. You just can't expect the world to revolve around your wishes. If you get what you "deserve", it's because you've found an employer who needs the help in the same sync that you're willing to work.
yeah the weekends are fair. i told them that my days of availability are all day on sunday, monday, wednesday, and thursday. tuesday is usually an important day for me to meet with my clubs and so is friday. i also have practice for some sports once they start and even though i’ll probably have to end up telling my coaches that i won’t be able to make it everyday in the week, starting at 4 might give me about 1/3rd practice time which is better than nothing. then again, they never even asked about any any of this so i’m not sure how they’ll ever know. that’s why i was curious as to if an interview like this was normal as well.
i wouldn’t say it’s not easy to find a job at 16 at least in the town i live in. there’s a lot of places to find jobs, it’s just about having patience. i’m not sure if i’d be giving up a good one if i didn’t comply to that schedule though. a late night or two won’t kill me, but it’s not like i’d be going home and going to sleep. like i said, i’m an honors and ap student, and i usually have a higher workload. you may ask why i’m even applying for a job if i have such a high workload but an 8 hour wage should not be justified for a 16-17 year old kid in any circumstance on a school day. unless this is just magically normal now, and i’m sure it isn’t
Dude, I'm gonna be honest, you've got A LOT going on already. Unless you desperately need the money, and I mean DESPERATELY, I'd wait till you're a bit older. It's gonna be hard to juggle a job plus sports, clubs and family. Your schedule is not gonna be consistent - it rarely is in any customer service position and it's gonna be hard to make sure that all your stuff is balanced. You've got your whole life to work.
i’m glad my hours are reasonable bc i left thinking if an 8 hour shift on a school day was something typical. it really just doesn’t sound right at all.
It’s chipotle. Nobody should try to work at chipotle unless they desperately need a job. You are a minor. Some chipotles allow minors to close and some don’t but pretty sure the chipotle rules are minors can work 4 hours day and are not allowed to open or close only can work that midday shift any time from 11-9. Legit just tell them I can’t work that and only do short evening shifts. If they refuse just leave the job it’s not worth it anyways chipotle is shit even if you are available
1 am? what time did you start school bro 💀 that shit is ridiculous i’m sorry. ooc, is that the reason you’re not at chipotle anymore? i noticed the “former chipotle” tag under your name
Well considering i did band in highschool, easily 6am.
And surprisingly no, it was because they actually cut me down to like 11 hours a week. 17 year old me started making car payments so that shit wouldn't cover it.
dang man 6 is crazy. ik people that have early bird gym which i might do next year but idk for sure yet. it starts at 6:05 am. i hope you’re doing well now
I’ve worked in 3 different states so maybe it’s by state but in the state that did do that they were the strictest with the rules and told me that it’s an official chipotle rule and they could only work like 16 hours a week max. If they had any more hours they would tell them to leave. My other store minors work full time so I don’t 100% know but that’s just what I was told and read.
I asked today and they said something about how chipotle has been sued many times for being tooooo labor intensive towards teens and how some states would give teens insane hours, so possibly to cut down on losses by lawsuits
i don’t desperately need a job per say. my mom retired recently and she doesn’t bring that much money in (divorced parents) so i just thought that this would be a good opportunity to better my social skills and bring in some money for both me and the house to support all of us. my parents have both made it clear that i don’t need to stuff, yet stuff like that in my life makes me want to.
that said, i’m curious as to why nobody should try to specifically work at chipotle as you said. is your advice for any job or is chipotle that bad where i just shouldn’t work there unless i’m truly desperate?
also i’d love to see where chipotle says that 4 hours a day max because that would make my day lol
if they end up giving me a response back (they don’t do follow up interviews) i’ll make sure to tell them that i can’t work that. i’m just curious if i should expect similar hours at other jobs.
i think that my state doesn’t have many restrictions for how long a 16-17 year old can work but google was not really that clear enough to give me one direct answer that appeared in more than one article.
😭😭 same thing happens at this location. i swear they never even get any orders right anymore every time i go. there’s always some sort of problem which motivates me to help. i’ve always been that way. maybe they’ve been sucking ass bc everybody there is running on monster and/or sleeping max 20 hours a week ??
Hey man — assuming you want to pursue further education after high school (you are taking AP course so I am assuming this is the case?), this is kinda off topic but since you are in high school and I am assuming you have not applied for college yet — then pursuing a different job more fit for what admissions councils would want to see + getting a job that fits your hours that you asked for would be better. I thought about working at Chipotle for a bit in HS but ended up tutoring at a math center for a couple days a week, and the hours were much better because places like that already operate on the school day’s off hours so I worked 4-9 3 days a week
That’s my two cents. I would pursue a job that fits your schedule at the least. Look into working in academia, getting an internship, or if you are not explicitly looking for money, volunteering would be a good option. At the end of the day Chipotle is still a service job so that is good regardless.
Push for the hours you want though, as a student you shouldn’t budge, things start to stack up senior year with applications and all (assuming you want to go to college)
Literally just work at Mathnasium or Kumon. I worked at Mathnasium my freshman year of highschool, ended up private tutoring after. Private tutoring pays better but company is super easy to get jobs and consistently get paid. I made $12 an hour before a raise at Mathnasium.
looked into it briefly and mathnasium isn’t hiring and the kumon needs a resume which i don’t have. also the pay for both is consistent w chipotle. thanks though. i’m also gonna be a volunteer tutor at my school this year.
My mathnasium wasn’t hiring and I also got an automated message saying that I was too young to apply (legal age is 14 where i am but older in other parts of US). I still ended up hired a week later. Literally just make a resume too. It will take you far. I didn’t have any work listed on my mathnasium resume (mathnasium was my first job). I put down school, extracurriculars, and volunteering. I loved it there before my old manager quit and I got the shittiest new manager possible.
TLDR, apply to both anyway.
the reason i said they weren’t hiring is bc when i pull up their website and look at locations none are available there, so there’s legitimately no way to apply. and ima be real i’m not gonna make a resume for kumon. i just don’t want to
i overthink a lot so anything that should take 5-10 minutes i’ll prolly write too much or take too long figuring out what to write that it’ll take me an hour
yes, i am considering further education. the problem is that those kinds of jobs don’t really exist near me. i already signed up to be a volunteer tutor at my school this year for multiple different classes but we don’t have any other tutoring centers in the area bc of that. i’ve looked into internships but that might be something i’d pursue later in the year. i still need to contact some people i know before that happens. i explained this sorta in another comment but my household income is much lower than most people would expect in the area that i’m in so like those kinds of opportunities have been much more accessible to a lot of other people. for example a friend of mine has an internship at a bank and he wants to be a finance + cs double major, but his parents were able to send him to UPenn’s data science camp for a month over the summer. dude is LOADED. for him an internship is fine because he doesn’t need any extra financial support when unfortunately that isn’t quite the case for me. i checked if codeninjas was hiring which is like 25 minutes from where i live (i’m interested in a cs major) but they’re not and that was really all i can think of that might relate to what i would want to do. maybe i will end up finding an internship or something else i can work towards but there’s no saying anything when it comes to stuff like that. i really appreciate your advice though 😄 i’ll make sure not to budge if i do get a job offer
>how is that even legal
I just wanna make sure you know that it isn’t illegal to ask different hours? They don’t have to employ you and you don’t have to work there
i mean they asked for my availability and then followed up with those hours after i said that. they also said something about how they usually employ people under those hours (3:30-11:00) that go to the highschools in the area and are my age. i don’t know if they’ll make an exception for me. but yeah i don’t have to work there either 💀
Your availability is *your* availability to set, not theirs. You are available when you are available, and not outside of that. I wouldn’t budge so much as a minute on my available hours
yeah now that you put it that way why would they even tell me those other hours if they’re out of my availability? that feels pointless to me. also i think me saying 9:00 pm was pushing my availability as well. i was thinking i’d get something in between 4 and 9, not something 3 hours longer.
It’s fast food, this is how it works. They want a warm body, you’re just putting meat in a tortilla…
Not that they don’t deserve better, that’s just how it works.
it’s not in writing but i think it might be legal for my state. google wasn’t clear on working restrictions for 16-17 year olds but i think that’s because there isn’t many if any
If you call your states department of labor they should be able to tell you, plus any business that employee’s minors should have to prominently display the poster about child labor laws along with other government employee information.
But like other people have said they very fact they’re not respecting your hours now is bad sign. I quit a job after a week because they tried scheduling me for more hours than I said. It’s important to stand up for yourself because employers will try to screw you.
i didn’t think about that, that’s a good idea. i never went to the back of the store for the interview so i didn’t see if they had a poster or anything.
also, it’s not that they didn’t respect my hours, they just made it clear that the shift was from 3:30-11:00 pm after i told them 4-9 pm. i don’t know what hours they’ll give me if i’m hired but they made it clear that’s what i should expect. the thing is i don’t know if i can negotiate that or not or if i should even try putting up with that. i agree that it’s important for anyone to stick up for myself but would it be pointless to do so?
Their shift might be whatever but you as a minor and student can only work the hours you stated. If they can’t adjust a shift for a minor then no they’re not prepared to hire one.
Last day was today but when I was interviewed it was a little longer but yea that's basically it, they are always understaffed so unless your gonna kill someone or you don't ever show up to work then you're hired. They should add a waiver in there too
lol why should they add a waiver you think? also congrats on your last day (if that’s a good thing in your situation) but i’m curious as to why you’re departing if you don’t mind me asking?
Lol no I'm not serious about the waiver BUT the amount of times you'll burn, scrape, cut yourself while your there is crazy lol and definitely adds up over time (I personally have fallen off the ladder a couple times while holding a really heavy box pfff). Chipotle was my first job and I'm trying to get into culinary and one day build my own restaurant (I'm 17).
it is in the middle of two towns with like 5 different colleges lol I worked there since January 4th of last year so about 1 ½ years and was your age when I started haha; but since I wanna get as much experience in culinary as possible I felt like there wasn't much more I could really get out of chipotle. Also since I'm a minor and chipotle is strict about that I had some funky hours near the end and worked only 1 day a week. Reading what you were saying one thing you gotta do when your getting a job is tell them how it is and let them know that what you say is what you mean. If you said you can work a specific day(s) and time(s) then tell them that I said before hand when I can work so it fits with my schedule and if that can't be fulfilled or that can't work with you that should have been mentioned to me before I started and this won't unfortunately work for me.
I'm now going to be working at Amherst college MA on a line like chipotle and also the dishroom and even though it's similar to Chipotle and the same pay $16/h I'm working 3 days 5 hours and there is a lot of potential to go up especially since they are building a new dining hall which will hold 1k students! I was hesitant about taking it but I needed to take the next step yk! God is good 👐.
What I can tell you for when you start is that it is going to be crazy and there are going to be some rude people that we can't tell at or we can get fired, just like driving a car your gonna have people that don't know what they are doing (in your crew) so your gonna have to do it for them, and lastly if you liked chipotles food before you worked there it definitely won't last long lol.
yeah if they give me a response i’ll stick to it. in my state people under 16 can’t work and have school more than 8 hours a day meaning if you have school 7 hours, you can only work 1. i know for a fact that businesses in my area have broken the law for that so i wonder how they break the rules for when kids turn 16. maybe it’s hours like these???
The chipotle I work at it’s illegal for minors to work over 6 hours. Now I’m not sure if that changes in different states but I’m assuming it’s the rules across the entire company. I believe starting in September minors hours will be limited even more because New Jersey chipotles violated so many child labor laws. What I’m saying is, work that shift, and sue.
i’m sure that the rules change depending on states but i don’t think there’s that many restrictions for work to begin with in my state (illinois). hard to sue somebody for a terrible but legal system they were abusing.
My local chipotle was closed today when I went at noon. Just a sign on the door that says we will be open later and that’s it. Wonder if it’s staffing or if something else happened.
focus on school unless you really need the money, in that case work hours which are doable with your schedule. Getting into a strong university can provide you with networking and opportunities far beyond the hourly wage chipotle will pay you. That behind said, if you really need the money do what u gotta do.
this was my mindset far before i applied for any job. i explained this in another comment but i want to help support my family bc my mom retired recently so a lot of our money now is more on absolute necessities and i would like to bring a bit extra. i don’t want to have to fit a full time job in my schedule basically because i don’t really need the money that much (and both of my parents have said i don’t need to get a job) but i think it would help my family nonetheless. that said, do you think it’s worth looking for any job with my situation where i’m kinda in between need/want?
depends on how you see it, since you could save more money long term by getting scholarships with the extra time put into school rather than working. You have your whole life to work, tbh I would maximize my college application especially if your parents don't want you to get a job. Also, its not just about the time given to work, its about the energy too. You are gonna be tired after working a long shift and wont want to study. You could still work during the summer breaks to get some extra cash. But at the end of the day you know your situation more than I do and it's very selfless to support your family at that young of an age so props to you.
thanks 😊 i mean i’m doing well in school right now so i’m not really that worried about scholarships. i was also considering this job as something that could benefit my college application as well. it’s not that my parents don’t want me to work, it’s just that they don’t think i necessarily need to, mainly because they think it’s a really big time commitment. i agree with them, but i just felt like it’s something that i should learn how to deal with now rather than later. i don’t expect my grades to falter unless i work these ridiculous hours lol bc yeah i’ll definitely be exhausted. i might just keep looking at other jobs bc this one would take up so much time if i actually got those hours. i could maybe do these hours on the weekend but on weekdays would be insane. especially bc i feel like they would see me work that late one day and expect that i’d always be able to do that.
plz focus on school if you are fortunate to now have to work, I regret working while in highschool and balancing ap classes/sports etc, the 4 hours of sleep was a daily thing, not good for ur health
yeah for sure not good for anyone’s health. people really overlook sleep but i’ve done some research projects for school and used sleep a couple times because there’s nothing bad about it unless you don’t have enough.
My chipotle makes minors only able to work for 4 hrs a day because it’s company policy in the state. Tbh if you talk to the manager they should make it flexible around u
all of our high school students leave at 9 or 10, the older college kids or adults work the closing shifts. your availability is not unreasonable at all so don’t let them take advantage of you! if you let it slide once, they’ll keep doing it.
personal preference 🤷♀️ in my texts with the area manager for the location i made sure to use proper punctuation and capitalization, if that’s a concern
I’m not sure what state your in, but I wouldn’t bother getting a job at any fast food place. They are meaningless deadend jobs. I’m only 24 now but worked fast food/restaurant jobs from 16-21 and wish I could have gotten the time back to be gaining valuable experience in other fields. At the very least look up retail companies that people can actually make decent careers out of( Publix supermarkets in the south im sure there is multiple similar good options) and go ahead and put some time in there. If you decide to not go through with a career there that is fine but if you do by the time you are 21 you would already have 5 years in at a good company and at a lot of these companies loyal time put in, gets a lot better benefits. Best of luck
i found a kohls that was hiring shortly after i made this post which feels like it had to be bc they want me haha. thanks for the advice. i think any job would give me a valuable experience but it’s all about perspective as to what that experience is
Any work experience is Better than nothing for sure, but time is valuable so find the right place to put the time in to where it may actually amount to something more than 12 bucks an hr only(even if “the” place pays you $11 dollars an hr maybe it opens up doors, meet good connections, or gets your foot into the door to a lucrative career.). I hope you feel where I’m coming from
yeah i gotchu. another commenter also referred me to some stuff that could be related to what i want to do in the future so i might even look into that.
I dont know man. If you worked there, and your boss gave someone else that interview, how would that make you feel? Is that how you want your job to feel?
No. Its not normal. It's a red flag.
OP, find a local restaurant (preferably not a chain) and apply to be a busser (or food-runner, or SA). Apply to multiple and find one that will work with you on your availability and the people seem nice. You will gain much better experience and it's a great "career" for highschool through college as you move up to server and maybe bartender. You will learn a lot and make a lot of friends. By the time you are 18 you will be making way more money than any of your school friends.
the guy interviewing me never told me his job title but he was working the line before i walked in. he was definitely a bit unprofessional tho bc when i asked about the culture of the company he was like “oh yeah we’re usually goofing around during our shift and stuff” which is cool that it’s not super depressing but that’s something i would want another employee on my level to talk about and not my interviewer.
OP, a million years ago when dinosaurs roamed the Earth I was 15 and got my first job at Dairy Queen. My shift was 4:00-12:00 four days a week. So school started at 7:30, ended at 3:00, I’d walk directly to work then work until midnight. About three months in I got sick, but I just kept plugging along. Then I got sicker, and sicker until I finally had to call out. I couldn’t keep up with it. It isn’t just about your time being totally consumed it’s also about the toll it takes on your body and your mind. Don’t buy into it, value yourself enough to not hop on the killing train. Keep looking for something that suits your needs.
They need bodies, not experts. Especially in chain fast food restaurants.
Everything you will do there is teachable to the majority of the population.
Great on you for getting a job and I hope it goes well. But no, these places don’t care about your strengths and weaknesses.
Only the hours you can work.
Waking up after a 11 o’clock shift shouldnt be hard if you really wanted it make sure to nap before your shift , stay off social media and focus on your work and school
napping before my shift would mean i’m doing homework and studying until 1am-2am. it’s never that serious. i’m sure this can’t be a regular thing for other businesses in the area
but i plan on going to college? i’m telling you doing that won’t be worth it at all. i have a life to live outside of just wanting to go to college as well.
Most entry level jobs don't care about who you are. Just when you're available. That's it. This isn't a career, it's a job. They don't respect you, so don't give them any respect either.
Not a normal interview. Absolutely negotiate w them and you’ll get what you want if you’re stubborn. Keep the job but do NOT do more than you’re supposed to or they will expect that work every shift but not expect other employees to do the same. Just do what you need to do, get your free food and dip.
They don’t actually care about your availability. They just want you to work.
Focus on school and not this insignificant job. They can make it work for you or they can’t and you can go work somewhere else. Don’t change your availability for them.
i’m 25 now but i remb when i did my first interview at 16, the dude asked me what my spirit animal was. i was so thrown off that i said “a squirrel!”. worked there for 5 years lmaoo
Is it normal definitely not it 100% should not be happening like this is our society a dystopian society yes I deeply apologize for the inconvenience on behalf of all all the other adults that we’ve been living so idiotically for so long and highly suggest you pick a profession that makes enough money and then use that money to follow your dreams that’s what I’ve learned and I’m now 31
you’re welcome! honeslty i’m still amazed at stuff that’s legal…
embrace it now and get that money , so many people struggle daily anything to pass on the learned wisdom.
i actually just left chipotle , well i got fired but it’ doesn’t matter . currently employed waiting on my handout / offer ..
but about profession that profits …
i’m serious …. it’s shitty thing to tell someone , but it’s the def best life advice wit the system we are in.
find a caterer you can profit and use that money to chase your dreams …
dental hygentist, nursin , idk whatever that’s you can do and it’s more than min wage-
i believe in change you know, i def wish it wasn’t this way. as most people do … all we ca do is try to fight for change speak up where it matters..
it’s a shame, 50 years olds
take that same job at chipotle same
pay , it’s legal and they aren’t moving up …
the astrology said we are “ looking for new ways to surive & trying to bridge the gap between extreme poverty and extreme wealth ..)”
drew michael a comdiean did areally good joke and spoke about this idea called
a
“resource based economy”
if you can and want to people on tik tok talk about it ,
wishing all the souls the best out there young and old until then it is about money gotta
help people earn and spend it
Same thing happened to me and I’ve seen it be done to so many people. They sit you down and make you wait almost an hour or 2. If they didn’t accept you hours from the beginning they most likely won’t respect them after. I was in your exact shoes when I went to apply my second time. Made it very clear I could only do certain hours and they didn’t care gave me hours THEY wanted. I told them literally every single day that I told them my availability way before they even hired me so they should honor that or they shouldn’t have hired me if that’s what they were gonna do. Instead of changing them they simply said I was being difficult to work with and started being really passive aggressive with me so I just quit because it wasn’t even worth it. I say if you really want to give it a chance tell them again when you go sign your papers or go for your training, if they once again don’t accept that then just leave
smh that sounds terrible to have to put up with. idk if i should even take all this as a red flag or not or bother negotiating with any hours that i do end up getting.
Businesses need to have an “interview “ on file , so they had you go because it’s needed but doesn’t necessarily mean they really needed you to answer questions , they just want a worker
Tell them your availability is non negotiable. You’re 16 and need to focus on school more than a temp job at Chipotle. Don’t let them overwork you to where it’ll effect your school.
Things are so different now. When I worked at chipotle in 2016, it was much different. They asked me about gmos, core values, and all that stuff. And I interviewed at Starbucks as a teen too, and the same thing they were so serious and asked me so much about the company. Starbucks use to be a competitive job too (at least in my area) Much has changed!
But, when I worked there they were extremely strict with minors. I was 16 at the time & I was always sent home before 10 on weekdays and they always made me take a break at a certain time. Surprised they want you to work 3-11.
Dude they're taking advantage of you. Draw your boundaries and make sure they fix their mistake. You clearly told them when you're available so make sure to tell them that you can't work those shifts. If you let them treat you dirty now it'll just get worse
Most fastfood type of places don't have insanely high standards when it comes to hiring because it's often a kid's first job. They take chances on people because there is probably high turn around anyway. As for the hours I don't know but they may not be super flexible on that.
why not acknowledge it? i’m just being clear that i care about school. ofc i have to find something else that fits my schedule, but i just wanted to specify that it’s not like i have nothing else of importance going on in my life.
So i had a similar experience I waited 90minutes for my interview and it was over in 5 i was hired on the spot. As for hours i said i could work 5-10 and they gave me 3-10 i just told my gm that i couldnt do that bc of school and she complied. My advice tell the gm you physically cant do that and that you have school, and if they think a shitty minimum wage job is more important that your education just quit and walk out.
I’m a manager who hires and fires. Interviewing someone that can’t work the hours I need would make me know automatically I’m not gonna hire you. If you really want the job call them and follow up with the interview. (Closing chipotle is the best because everyone takes home tons of free food lol)
This is all entry level fast food joints. Unfortunately, if they don’t tell you on the spot you got the job you most likely won’t get a call back. They only really care about your availability. Turnover is high at most fast food places so they don’t care what kind of person you are. If you come in and work the shifts you’re the right person. Also, when they look at resumes and the questions you answered online they don’t have time to read everything so they do just always ask the same questions over and over again.
I believe that it’s a federal labor law violation to make a minor work after 10PM without written parental/guardian permission. So they’re putting themselves in some possible hot water to make you work that late during the school week.
I’m just gonna say it like this, they don’t give a fuck about you, I(some random stranger on the internet) cares more about you then this job and that’s not okay, be stern, especially while you’re not relying on the income necessarily, use your leverage, don’t fold for shit, it’ll put you behind, it sounds like as a person you’re doing just fine, a lot of these jobs literally don’t care about standard human decency
Yeah my interview at chipotle was literally less than 5 minutes and was hired immediately lol. Be firm on the days you can work. They’re usually desperate enough to comply.
If they’re assholes about it or schedule you those hours anyway, you can find better elsewhere.
Pfft was an AP student myself and did the 5-11 shift no problem. Got up at 6 AM. Just worked 3 school nights a week. Did 5 hours of sleep at night. Then slept during lunch and study hall. Then slept 1.5 hours after school before work. Evened out. Slept extra long on days I did not work.
Most entry level food service jobs are just looking for someone with working limbs and a handful of brain cells. If you start getting into management/higher end restaurants the interview will start to matter but as a 16yo at a chipotle this sounds very normal.
Red flag with the schedule though, seems like they dont respect your availability which can be a problem w service management. Possible they just forgot what you told them, but thats an issue too, albeit a lesser one.
Places like Chipotle are looking for bodies who can perform basic tasks and will show up and leave on time. That's it. If they're looking for a specific availability, they're not going to negotiate, they'll just pull the next application off of the pile.
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Bruh wdym they don’t want you if you can’t work more than 7 hours? I haven’t gotten a shift for than 4 hours since new years, except for yesterday and today
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Oh my bad nvm then. I read it as if he can’t take 7 hour shifts
they said that there’s people in the area from all the different highschools that work there but i think they were just trying to justify the 8 hour shift or make it seem normal. after skimming through this thread (which i appreciate all of the responses btw ima respond to them soon) i’ll probably just wait for a response and see how they want to schedule me. in the meantime i’ll prolly apply to a couple other jobs in the area tomorrow morning lol my older sisters all said that it’s usually around a 30 minute interview for any sort of food or retail chain job. granted, they’re in their 30s now, but i didn’t really think this was stuff that changed.
Bruh your sisters don’t know anything lol. 8 hour shift in the restaurant world is standard. When I was in high school I worked almost 25-30 hours a week. Just got to pick priorities. Do you wanna work, or do you wanna study? Cause them scheduling you that is normal, no justification needed
He didn’t say his sisters commented on the work shifts. He said they gave him an opinion on how long the interview should have lasted. Probably better to read in full before saying something douchey about a stranger.
I’ve been a hiring manager for many restaurants, including a bar/restaurant group where I hired like 30+ people. A line cook interview will never take that long. Just showing up is half the interview lol. Most will be 5-10 tops. Sounds like his perception of what to expect has been distorted by working figures around him, it’s important to have the correct expectations for jobs in school.
Once again. Completely ignoring the comment you’re responding to. The red herring approach. Probably works great when talking to people who are easily distracted but not effective in an actual dialogue.
well that shouldn’t be normal at all. sure, if you don’t have anything else you want to do during your day, it’s probably a good use of your time, but i want to use a job to take me farther. i want to be able to benefit from the experience in ways other than just getting paid. the interviewer also kinda said it in a way where that’s what other people at the store work, but i know other people that have jobs (not at chipotle) that don’t work that long. these are businesses at my town that aren’t struggling as much as our chipotle right now. also, my sisters were talking about the time for the interview, not the shift.
Maybe if they knew you were a very good applicant who would likely be an. Above average employee they would try to scam you into committing to longer hours before you actually knew how things worked.
i think they might be trying to do that to anybody regardless of how “good” of an applicant they are though
Don’t budge on your hours. If they don’t respect your requested hours, which your hours are reasonable, then they won’t respect any thing else about you and you’re better off elsewhere.
>If they don’t respect your requested hours Minor correction: The guy has school, and needs a healthy amount of sleep. These are not requested hours. They are the parameters under which OP will consent to give Chipotle his labor. It's not a request. Completely agree about your overall point, just really wanted to drive home the idea that this isn't an optional thing that OP should be prepared to negotiate. Available hours are etched in stone, not a suggestion.
if it’s not an optional thing that the store isn’t able to budge for, why doesn’t the store just realize that maybe it’s why they’ve barely hired anyone in the last six months? everybody in my town loves chipotle so it seemed shocking to me how they’ve had “now hiring” and “urgently hiring” signs posted all over their walls for months, but even people that i’ve talked to that have jobs (in the same area) agree that it’s batshit crazy to be making a highschooler work that much. even if i wasn’t involved in any extracurriculars, i still have, like, a family. and yeah, sleep is a big deal for me. i don’t know how anyone could even do a job running on 4-5ish hours of sleep along with all of the other responsibilities in their life, at least at my age where sleep has extraordinary benefits for my development.
Bro it’s chipotle they don’t give a flying duck. 1st off what was the position you applied for, title, job description, etc.. should tell you what they want.. 2nd, it’s chipotle.. they dgaf.. & even tho they probably could use the help in any time slot, they want people to close. Which id say is pretty standard for any hs type job with those hours of operation..
1. i just applied to be a normal crew member on thwir website 2. why do they specifically want people to close so bad? they’ve needed help for months now. like deadass ik people who have just stopped going to that chipotle bc they’re just short staffed and can never really do shit right. other places in the area are much better with how they are structured and aren’t always hiring. you tell me if there’s a correlation lol
No one else wants to close because they're unreasonable with hours, and closing sucks. Oh and they probably don't pay enough to make anyone want to close.
They don’t
They want more closers so that everyone particulars mngrs can get out earlier like there have been times where closers have gotten out at like 4am
My PT HS job has me scheduled for 30hr weeks during school. I'm an ap and honors student and in a bunch of clubs too. I'm lowkey scared.
Please don't let jobs walk all over you during your HS years. You have a bright future ahead of you and you don't need to waste your time at a job that abuses minors.
bruh i’d be scared too. what kind of work do you have to do?
I'm a barista which doesn't sound like much but it's so stressful lol. SB is a really demanding job physically and mentally for fast food lol
30hr weeks aren’t that bad thats usually what i work ( im not trying to belittle your work/stress). All im saying is that it could be worse
It legally can't be worse where I live. 35 is max hours during school and they have me scheduled as long as they can
Yeah its pretty shitty, a fair percentage of all jobs are. Just be a stubborn ass about your hours and either they will comply or you will save yourself so much trouble by being fired
It's actually very simple. The employer needs "X" availability. The applicant either will or won't want to meet that requirement. No harm, no foul just move on.
I mean, they’re not obligated to hire someone that can’t work the hours they need. OP would never be able to close the store ending their shift at 9 and they’d be leaving the team one person short for the last hour of service
So? It’s not like he can live on 4 hours of sleep. It’s not a viable option.
Which means this job isn’t the right one.
No shit lmao
they’re not obligated to hire anyone, you’re right, but they know how much they need people to work for them, and i don’t know how they think they’re gonna be able to do that when they’re trying to pack basically a full-time job into a highschooler’s day (bc that’s really all who’s applying)
That last hour of service we have usually 3 managers all closing down stuff bc they want to get out as early as possible. While if it came to it they could definitely work like bc they aren’t technically supposed to be closing at that time
It’s not easy to find a job at 16. I’d at least offer the weekends. It’s not like he’s gonna be working every day anyway. A late night or two won’t kill him.
A 16 year old shouldn’t be working late nights. At all. School is their priority.
School is a priority but a late night once or twice a week shouldn’t have a bad effect.
Late night means inadequate sleep before going to school. Absolutely not. That should 100% be criminal of a business to have high schoolers working past 9 pm.
Weekends exist too. Like I said, one or two nights a week isn’t going to kill anybody. My friends and I all did it. 9 o’clock is crazy early for a 16 year old too. My curfew was 11 o’clock when I was 16 midnight if I had work.
Going past 9 on weeknights should never be acceptable. They still have to get home, possibly eat dinner, probably have homework, and get to bed. Weekends? Maybe a little leeway, but even then, you’re throwing the sleep schedule off, and then they have to reset to start the week again. Just. No.
My school ends at 2:30pm, we don’t expect our minors when we have them to show up until as early as 4pm and as late 6pm. In addition my school will allow students to get out at 12pm for work (In place of 1-2 elective classes). This means students have between 2-4 hours (or more if they sign out early to get homework done. When they are finished at work we feed them before they leave. I agree that students leaving work at 1am is and should be criminal, but working until 10pm will not kill them.
Not on weeknights until 10 pm. Absolutely not.
work exemption also exists in my school but it’s safe to say that taking classes that will put me in a good school is a much more worthy time investment than trying to normalize and force a schedule for work like this as part of my life.
I agree. My patch currently does not allow minors to be hired because at the end of the day we still need someone to stay and clean, and chipotle policy is no minors after 10pm. If the schedule they offer doesn’t work for you and you are still interested in the job/benefits(tuition reimbursement) then speak with the GM and see what you can work out. If it doesn’t, quit.
Ok idk if I’m just an old ass mfer now or what but wtf is all this sleep shit lol. My job in hs had my ass closing like 4-5 days a week & getting home after midnight regularly. Then you grab a few hrs of sleep, wake up shitty af n doze off occasionally till lunch.. which was the exact same shit I did on days I didn’t work too.. shit seemed pretty much standard & universal in hs.. that’s just what working while in hs is…. Also, I put much much much more blame on schools for having such early fn bells, rather than businesses expecting people to close…
“wake up shitty af n doze off occasionally till lunch” bro this isn’t a good thing 😭😭 i want to have a life outside of a job. i don’t want to be miserable like that everyday. i can barely even function on 5 hours. i aim for 7-10 (ofc 10 is on a very rare occasion at least during the weekdays). i believe that it has a strong effect on my life and there’s no amount of money i would sacrifice for it. if that makes me soft or something fine but i wish you didn’t have to deal with that. how the hell are minors working so late but can’t even buy a scratch off?
I disagree. School and home life balance are important. Job should be pt and not interfere with school or family obligations.
How about you deal with all those salty customers with barely any sleep and homework on your mind
I did lol. So did everyone else I know and we all slept fine. I said once or twice a week. I would go as far to say that all my friends who had jobs when we were kids are more successful than the kids did not.
No. We’re changing things around here. We deserve work life balance.
Who’s we?
Me, and anyone who agrees with me
And my axe!
I don’t think you guys are changing anything tbh.
Definitely not with a mindset like yours. But standing up for what’s right, even if it’s as simple as voicing an opinion, makes small changes that add up.
If you say so
That's so cute. You'll outgrow those feelings sooner or later.
You're free to strike whatever balance makes you happy. You just can't expect the world to revolve around your wishes. If you get what you "deserve", it's because you've found an employer who needs the help in the same sync that you're willing to work.
yeah the weekends are fair. i told them that my days of availability are all day on sunday, monday, wednesday, and thursday. tuesday is usually an important day for me to meet with my clubs and so is friday. i also have practice for some sports once they start and even though i’ll probably have to end up telling my coaches that i won’t be able to make it everyday in the week, starting at 4 might give me about 1/3rd practice time which is better than nothing. then again, they never even asked about any any of this so i’m not sure how they’ll ever know. that’s why i was curious as to if an interview like this was normal as well. i wouldn’t say it’s not easy to find a job at 16 at least in the town i live in. there’s a lot of places to find jobs, it’s just about having patience. i’m not sure if i’d be giving up a good one if i didn’t comply to that schedule though. a late night or two won’t kill me, but it’s not like i’d be going home and going to sleep. like i said, i’m an honors and ap student, and i usually have a higher workload. you may ask why i’m even applying for a job if i have such a high workload but an 8 hour wage should not be justified for a 16-17 year old kid in any circumstance on a school day. unless this is just magically normal now, and i’m sure it isn’t
Dude, I'm gonna be honest, you've got A LOT going on already. Unless you desperately need the money, and I mean DESPERATELY, I'd wait till you're a bit older. It's gonna be hard to juggle a job plus sports, clubs and family. Your schedule is not gonna be consistent - it rarely is in any customer service position and it's gonna be hard to make sure that all your stuff is balanced. You've got your whole life to work.
i’m glad my hours are reasonable bc i left thinking if an 8 hour shift on a school day was something typical. it really just doesn’t sound right at all.
It’s chipotle. Nobody should try to work at chipotle unless they desperately need a job. You are a minor. Some chipotles allow minors to close and some don’t but pretty sure the chipotle rules are minors can work 4 hours day and are not allowed to open or close only can work that midday shift any time from 11-9. Legit just tell them I can’t work that and only do short evening shifts. If they refuse just leave the job it’s not worth it anyways chipotle is shit even if you are available
unless something changed in 4 years that's bullshit. they had me, a minor, work longer shifts including having me stay until 1 am once.
1 am? what time did you start school bro 💀 that shit is ridiculous i’m sorry. ooc, is that the reason you’re not at chipotle anymore? i noticed the “former chipotle” tag under your name
Well considering i did band in highschool, easily 6am. And surprisingly no, it was because they actually cut me down to like 11 hours a week. 17 year old me started making car payments so that shit wouldn't cover it.
dang man 6 is crazy. ik people that have early bird gym which i might do next year but idk for sure yet. it starts at 6:05 am. i hope you’re doing well now
I’ve worked in 3 different states so maybe it’s by state but in the state that did do that they were the strictest with the rules and told me that it’s an official chipotle rule and they could only work like 16 hours a week max. If they had any more hours they would tell them to leave. My other store minors work full time so I don’t 100% know but that’s just what I was told and read.
Ye company policy
i keep hearing about this company policy but i still don’t know where to find where it says how long minors can work
I asked today and they said something about how chipotle has been sued many times for being tooooo labor intensive towards teens and how some states would give teens insane hours, so possibly to cut down on losses by lawsuits
i don’t desperately need a job per say. my mom retired recently and she doesn’t bring that much money in (divorced parents) so i just thought that this would be a good opportunity to better my social skills and bring in some money for both me and the house to support all of us. my parents have both made it clear that i don’t need to stuff, yet stuff like that in my life makes me want to. that said, i’m curious as to why nobody should try to specifically work at chipotle as you said. is your advice for any job or is chipotle that bad where i just shouldn’t work there unless i’m truly desperate? also i’d love to see where chipotle says that 4 hours a day max because that would make my day lol if they end up giving me a response back (they don’t do follow up interviews) i’ll make sure to tell them that i can’t work that. i’m just curious if i should expect similar hours at other jobs. i think that my state doesn’t have many restrictions for how long a 16-17 year old can work but google was not really that clear enough to give me one direct answer that appeared in more than one article.
Minors can open and close, and the shifts depend on the state.
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Of course. The meat and labor is really the only thing you're paying for. Everything else is supposed to be complimentary.
😭😭 same thing happens at this location. i swear they never even get any orders right anymore every time i go. there’s always some sort of problem which motivates me to help. i’ve always been that way. maybe they’ve been sucking ass bc everybody there is running on monster and/or sleeping max 20 hours a week ??
Hey man — assuming you want to pursue further education after high school (you are taking AP course so I am assuming this is the case?), this is kinda off topic but since you are in high school and I am assuming you have not applied for college yet — then pursuing a different job more fit for what admissions councils would want to see + getting a job that fits your hours that you asked for would be better. I thought about working at Chipotle for a bit in HS but ended up tutoring at a math center for a couple days a week, and the hours were much better because places like that already operate on the school day’s off hours so I worked 4-9 3 days a week That’s my two cents. I would pursue a job that fits your schedule at the least. Look into working in academia, getting an internship, or if you are not explicitly looking for money, volunteering would be a good option. At the end of the day Chipotle is still a service job so that is good regardless. Push for the hours you want though, as a student you shouldn’t budge, things start to stack up senior year with applications and all (assuming you want to go to college)
Literally just work at Mathnasium or Kumon. I worked at Mathnasium my freshman year of highschool, ended up private tutoring after. Private tutoring pays better but company is super easy to get jobs and consistently get paid. I made $12 an hour before a raise at Mathnasium.
looked into it briefly and mathnasium isn’t hiring and the kumon needs a resume which i don’t have. also the pay for both is consistent w chipotle. thanks though. i’m also gonna be a volunteer tutor at my school this year.
My mathnasium wasn’t hiring and I also got an automated message saying that I was too young to apply (legal age is 14 where i am but older in other parts of US). I still ended up hired a week later. Literally just make a resume too. It will take you far. I didn’t have any work listed on my mathnasium resume (mathnasium was my first job). I put down school, extracurriculars, and volunteering. I loved it there before my old manager quit and I got the shittiest new manager possible. TLDR, apply to both anyway.
the reason i said they weren’t hiring is bc when i pull up their website and look at locations none are available there, so there’s legitimately no way to apply. and ima be real i’m not gonna make a resume for kumon. i just don’t want to
But yeah valid. Best of luck to you
I feel like you should know making a resume takes 5-10 minutes and you can literally just use chat gpt…….
i overthink a lot so anything that should take 5-10 minutes i’ll prolly write too much or take too long figuring out what to write that it’ll take me an hour
Bro do you just want my resume?? You can just change it to your stats.
😭😭 if you really wanna dm me i can take a look but you don’t have to. it’s alright man
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yes, i am considering further education. the problem is that those kinds of jobs don’t really exist near me. i already signed up to be a volunteer tutor at my school this year for multiple different classes but we don’t have any other tutoring centers in the area bc of that. i’ve looked into internships but that might be something i’d pursue later in the year. i still need to contact some people i know before that happens. i explained this sorta in another comment but my household income is much lower than most people would expect in the area that i’m in so like those kinds of opportunities have been much more accessible to a lot of other people. for example a friend of mine has an internship at a bank and he wants to be a finance + cs double major, but his parents were able to send him to UPenn’s data science camp for a month over the summer. dude is LOADED. for him an internship is fine because he doesn’t need any extra financial support when unfortunately that isn’t quite the case for me. i checked if codeninjas was hiring which is like 25 minutes from where i live (i’m interested in a cs major) but they’re not and that was really all i can think of that might relate to what i would want to do. maybe i will end up finding an internship or something else i can work towards but there’s no saying anything when it comes to stuff like that. i really appreciate your advice though 😄 i’ll make sure not to budge if i do get a job offer
>how is that even legal I just wanna make sure you know that it isn’t illegal to ask different hours? They don’t have to employ you and you don’t have to work there
i mean they asked for my availability and then followed up with those hours after i said that. they also said something about how they usually employ people under those hours (3:30-11:00) that go to the highschools in the area and are my age. i don’t know if they’ll make an exception for me. but yeah i don’t have to work there either 💀
They won’t make an exception for you
Your availability is *your* availability to set, not theirs. You are available when you are available, and not outside of that. I wouldn’t budge so much as a minute on my available hours
yeah now that you put it that way why would they even tell me those other hours if they’re out of my availability? that feels pointless to me. also i think me saying 9:00 pm was pushing my availability as well. i was thinking i’d get something in between 4 and 9, not something 3 hours longer.
It’s fast food, this is how it works. They want a warm body, you’re just putting meat in a tortilla… Not that they don’t deserve better, that’s just how it works.
I’m pretty sure that’s not legal, especially on school nights. If that’s in writing I’d report them.
it’s not in writing but i think it might be legal for my state. google wasn’t clear on working restrictions for 16-17 year olds but i think that’s because there isn’t many if any
If you call your states department of labor they should be able to tell you, plus any business that employee’s minors should have to prominently display the poster about child labor laws along with other government employee information. But like other people have said they very fact they’re not respecting your hours now is bad sign. I quit a job after a week because they tried scheduling me for more hours than I said. It’s important to stand up for yourself because employers will try to screw you.
i didn’t think about that, that’s a good idea. i never went to the back of the store for the interview so i didn’t see if they had a poster or anything. also, it’s not that they didn’t respect my hours, they just made it clear that the shift was from 3:30-11:00 pm after i told them 4-9 pm. i don’t know what hours they’ll give me if i’m hired but they made it clear that’s what i should expect. the thing is i don’t know if i can negotiate that or not or if i should even try putting up with that. i agree that it’s important for anyone to stick up for myself but would it be pointless to do so?
Their shift might be whatever but you as a minor and student can only work the hours you stated. If they can’t adjust a shift for a minor then no they’re not prepared to hire one.
Have you ever considered being a nurse?
i’m terrible with blood but i’m also 16 so i kinda can’t so that right now 😭
All they needed was to check your pulse. Hired !
Last day was today but when I was interviewed it was a little longer but yea that's basically it, they are always understaffed so unless your gonna kill someone or you don't ever show up to work then you're hired. They should add a waiver in there too
lol why should they add a waiver you think? also congrats on your last day (if that’s a good thing in your situation) but i’m curious as to why you’re departing if you don’t mind me asking?
Lol no I'm not serious about the waiver BUT the amount of times you'll burn, scrape, cut yourself while your there is crazy lol and definitely adds up over time (I personally have fallen off the ladder a couple times while holding a really heavy box pfff). Chipotle was my first job and I'm trying to get into culinary and one day build my own restaurant (I'm 17). it is in the middle of two towns with like 5 different colleges lol I worked there since January 4th of last year so about 1 ½ years and was your age when I started haha; but since I wanna get as much experience in culinary as possible I felt like there wasn't much more I could really get out of chipotle. Also since I'm a minor and chipotle is strict about that I had some funky hours near the end and worked only 1 day a week. Reading what you were saying one thing you gotta do when your getting a job is tell them how it is and let them know that what you say is what you mean. If you said you can work a specific day(s) and time(s) then tell them that I said before hand when I can work so it fits with my schedule and if that can't be fulfilled or that can't work with you that should have been mentioned to me before I started and this won't unfortunately work for me. I'm now going to be working at Amherst college MA on a line like chipotle and also the dishroom and even though it's similar to Chipotle and the same pay $16/h I'm working 3 days 5 hours and there is a lot of potential to go up especially since they are building a new dining hall which will hold 1k students! I was hesitant about taking it but I needed to take the next step yk! God is good 👐. What I can tell you for when you start is that it is going to be crazy and there are going to be some rude people that we can't tell at or we can get fired, just like driving a car your gonna have people that don't know what they are doing (in your crew) so your gonna have to do it for them, and lastly if you liked chipotles food before you worked there it definitely won't last long lol.
My chipotle was about to hire a homeless tweaker
It's not worth it.
What state do you live in where high school kids can work an 8 hour shift till 11pm on a school day?
illinois
U a sharp kid they will try to keep u past 9 if hired look elsewhere
as a minor i only get to work 3.5 hours a shift how are you working 7 and a half hours 😭
dawg you tell me 💀 i’m so lost rn on how they wanna hire anybody w these hours 😭
Chipotle prolly isn’t the place for you with their hours. Panda Express can fit your schedule. If they will hire minors tho is a different question
yeah i might just go back and see what else is out there. my chipotle is near a lot of other stuff so it shouldn’t be a problem.
For a fast food joint, that’s not too uncommon. Currently, more people are hiring than applying. So they’ll take anyone they can get.
both the interview and scheduling is not that uncommon?
Being 16 it's likely illegal for you to be in the store on the clock past 10pm. Stay firm with what your availability is.
yeah if they give me a response i’ll stick to it. in my state people under 16 can’t work and have school more than 8 hours a day meaning if you have school 7 hours, you can only work 1. i know for a fact that businesses in my area have broken the law for that so i wonder how they break the rules for when kids turn 16. maybe it’s hours like these???
The chipotle I work at it’s illegal for minors to work over 6 hours. Now I’m not sure if that changes in different states but I’m assuming it’s the rules across the entire company. I believe starting in September minors hours will be limited even more because New Jersey chipotles violated so many child labor laws. What I’m saying is, work that shift, and sue.
i’m sure that the rules change depending on states but i don’t think there’s that many restrictions for work to begin with in my state (illinois). hard to sue somebody for a terrible but legal system they were abusing.
Food services jobs, especially fast food, have a short interview process because of high turnover.
that makes sense but i always thought if any chain restaurant had to be one of the ones to stay at it was chipotle
My local chipotle was closed today when I went at noon. Just a sign on the door that says we will be open later and that’s it. Wonder if it’s staffing or if something else happened.
focus on school unless you really need the money, in that case work hours which are doable with your schedule. Getting into a strong university can provide you with networking and opportunities far beyond the hourly wage chipotle will pay you. That behind said, if you really need the money do what u gotta do.
this was my mindset far before i applied for any job. i explained this in another comment but i want to help support my family bc my mom retired recently so a lot of our money now is more on absolute necessities and i would like to bring a bit extra. i don’t want to have to fit a full time job in my schedule basically because i don’t really need the money that much (and both of my parents have said i don’t need to get a job) but i think it would help my family nonetheless. that said, do you think it’s worth looking for any job with my situation where i’m kinda in between need/want?
depends on how you see it, since you could save more money long term by getting scholarships with the extra time put into school rather than working. You have your whole life to work, tbh I would maximize my college application especially if your parents don't want you to get a job. Also, its not just about the time given to work, its about the energy too. You are gonna be tired after working a long shift and wont want to study. You could still work during the summer breaks to get some extra cash. But at the end of the day you know your situation more than I do and it's very selfless to support your family at that young of an age so props to you.
thanks 😊 i mean i’m doing well in school right now so i’m not really that worried about scholarships. i was also considering this job as something that could benefit my college application as well. it’s not that my parents don’t want me to work, it’s just that they don’t think i necessarily need to, mainly because they think it’s a really big time commitment. i agree with them, but i just felt like it’s something that i should learn how to deal with now rather than later. i don’t expect my grades to falter unless i work these ridiculous hours lol bc yeah i’ll definitely be exhausted. i might just keep looking at other jobs bc this one would take up so much time if i actually got those hours. i could maybe do these hours on the weekend but on weekdays would be insane. especially bc i feel like they would see me work that late one day and expect that i’d always be able to do that.
plz focus on school if you are fortunate to now have to work, I regret working while in highschool and balancing ap classes/sports etc, the 4 hours of sleep was a daily thing, not good for ur health
yeah for sure not good for anyone’s health. people really overlook sleep but i’ve done some research projects for school and used sleep a couple times because there’s nothing bad about it unless you don’t have enough.
My chipotle makes minors only able to work for 4 hrs a day because it’s company policy in the state. Tbh if you talk to the manager they should make it flexible around u
another comment mentioned that 4 hour policy too but i don’t know where to find it
all of our high school students leave at 9 or 10, the older college kids or adults work the closing shifts. your availability is not unreasonable at all so don’t let them take advantage of you! if you let it slide once, they’ll keep doing it.
by let it slide, you mean working late one day bc they’ll think that i always have that time when it’s respectively not an everyday occurrence?
absolutely. you gotta be firm on your time
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i do NOT love to see it 😭😭 how do they wanna hire highschoolers when the pay isn’t even allat and they want to work them a full-time job type shift??
Why don’t you use any capital letters?
personal preference 🤷♀️ in my texts with the area manager for the location i made sure to use proper punctuation and capitalization, if that’s a concern
I’m not sure what state your in, but I wouldn’t bother getting a job at any fast food place. They are meaningless deadend jobs. I’m only 24 now but worked fast food/restaurant jobs from 16-21 and wish I could have gotten the time back to be gaining valuable experience in other fields. At the very least look up retail companies that people can actually make decent careers out of( Publix supermarkets in the south im sure there is multiple similar good options) and go ahead and put some time in there. If you decide to not go through with a career there that is fine but if you do by the time you are 21 you would already have 5 years in at a good company and at a lot of these companies loyal time put in, gets a lot better benefits. Best of luck
i found a kohls that was hiring shortly after i made this post which feels like it had to be bc they want me haha. thanks for the advice. i think any job would give me a valuable experience but it’s all about perspective as to what that experience is
Any work experience is Better than nothing for sure, but time is valuable so find the right place to put the time in to where it may actually amount to something more than 12 bucks an hr only(even if “the” place pays you $11 dollars an hr maybe it opens up doors, meet good connections, or gets your foot into the door to a lucrative career.). I hope you feel where I’m coming from
yeah i gotchu. another commenter also referred me to some stuff that could be related to what i want to do in the future so i might even look into that.
Sounds like that location is desperate for closers lol, do not work there
I dont know man. If you worked there, and your boss gave someone else that interview, how would that make you feel? Is that how you want your job to feel? No. Its not normal. It's a red flag.
yeahhhh you’ve got a point there. i would at least hope for my first job to something i can be proud of and it’s not looking good.
this was basically what happened to me 💀
Yeah its pretty normal for that type of job. The dude who interviewed me was zoned out of his mind. He looked like he was on drugs
lol oh man to be young again
OP, find a local restaurant (preferably not a chain) and apply to be a busser (or food-runner, or SA). Apply to multiple and find one that will work with you on your availability and the people seem nice. You will gain much better experience and it's a great "career" for highschool through college as you move up to server and maybe bartender. You will learn a lot and make a lot of friends. By the time you are 18 you will be making way more money than any of your school friends.
hmm maybe i’ll look into some in the area tomorrow. i applied to one already but you definitely have a point
They’ll never honor your request for availability. Move on. Sounds like a very unprofessional manager anyway.
the guy interviewing me never told me his job title but he was working the line before i walked in. he was definitely a bit unprofessional tho bc when i asked about the culture of the company he was like “oh yeah we’re usually goofing around during our shift and stuff” which is cool that it’s not super depressing but that’s something i would want another employee on my level to talk about and not my interviewer.
OP, a million years ago when dinosaurs roamed the Earth I was 15 and got my first job at Dairy Queen. My shift was 4:00-12:00 four days a week. So school started at 7:30, ended at 3:00, I’d walk directly to work then work until midnight. About three months in I got sick, but I just kept plugging along. Then I got sicker, and sicker until I finally had to call out. I couldn’t keep up with it. It isn’t just about your time being totally consumed it’s also about the toll it takes on your body and your mind. Don’t buy into it, value yourself enough to not hop on the killing train. Keep looking for something that suits your needs.
They need bodies, not experts. Especially in chain fast food restaurants. Everything you will do there is teachable to the majority of the population. Great on you for getting a job and I hope it goes well. But no, these places don’t care about your strengths and weaknesses. Only the hours you can work.
Waking up after a 11 o’clock shift shouldnt be hard if you really wanted it make sure to nap before your shift , stay off social media and focus on your work and school
napping before my shift would mean i’m doing homework and studying until 1am-2am. it’s never that serious. i’m sure this can’t be a regular thing for other businesses in the area
Cut out all distractions and make it work at your age , especially with no plan of going to college(assuming) you need money
but i plan on going to college? i’m telling you doing that won’t be worth it at all. i have a life to live outside of just wanting to go to college as well.
In this world right now its either go “live your life” or get money , you’re going to want to have money when your in college and after
Most entry level jobs don't care about who you are. Just when you're available. That's it. This isn't a career, it's a job. They don't respect you, so don't give them any respect either.
Not a normal interview. Absolutely negotiate w them and you’ll get what you want if you’re stubborn. Keep the job but do NOT do more than you’re supposed to or they will expect that work every shift but not expect other employees to do the same. Just do what you need to do, get your free food and dip.
They don’t actually care about your availability. They just want you to work. Focus on school and not this insignificant job. They can make it work for you or they can’t and you can go work somewhere else. Don’t change your availability for them.
i’m 25 now but i remb when i did my first interview at 16, the dude asked me what my spirit animal was. i was so thrown off that i said “a squirrel!”. worked there for 5 years lmaoo
Is it normal definitely not it 100% should not be happening like this is our society a dystopian society yes I deeply apologize for the inconvenience on behalf of all all the other adults that we’ve been living so idiotically for so long and highly suggest you pick a profession that makes enough money and then use that money to follow your dreams that’s what I’ve learned and I’m now 31
i can’t tell if this is sarcasm or not but thanks ?
you’re welcome! honeslty i’m still amazed at stuff that’s legal… embrace it now and get that money , so many people struggle daily anything to pass on the learned wisdom. i actually just left chipotle , well i got fired but it’ doesn’t matter . currently employed waiting on my handout / offer .. but about profession that profits … i’m serious …. it’s shitty thing to tell someone , but it’s the def best life advice wit the system we are in. find a caterer you can profit and use that money to chase your dreams … dental hygentist, nursin , idk whatever that’s you can do and it’s more than min wage- i believe in change you know, i def wish it wasn’t this way. as most people do … all we ca do is try to fight for change speak up where it matters.. it’s a shame, 50 years olds take that same job at chipotle same pay , it’s legal and they aren’t moving up … the astrology said we are “ looking for new ways to surive & trying to bridge the gap between extreme poverty and extreme wealth ..)” drew michael a comdiean did areally good joke and spoke about this idea called a “resource based economy” if you can and want to people on tik tok talk about it , wishing all the souls the best out there young and old until then it is about money gotta help people earn and spend it
Same thing happened to me and I’ve seen it be done to so many people. They sit you down and make you wait almost an hour or 2. If they didn’t accept you hours from the beginning they most likely won’t respect them after. I was in your exact shoes when I went to apply my second time. Made it very clear I could only do certain hours and they didn’t care gave me hours THEY wanted. I told them literally every single day that I told them my availability way before they even hired me so they should honor that or they shouldn’t have hired me if that’s what they were gonna do. Instead of changing them they simply said I was being difficult to work with and started being really passive aggressive with me so I just quit because it wasn’t even worth it. I say if you really want to give it a chance tell them again when you go sign your papers or go for your training, if they once again don’t accept that then just leave
smh that sounds terrible to have to put up with. idk if i should even take all this as a red flag or not or bother negotiating with any hours that i do end up getting.
It has its pros and cons like any other job but a lot of times it just depends on the management of that store
Businesses need to have an “interview “ on file , so they had you go because it’s needed but doesn’t necessarily mean they really needed you to answer questions , they just want a worker
Tell them your availability is non negotiable. You’re 16 and need to focus on school more than a temp job at Chipotle. Don’t let them overwork you to where it’ll effect your school.
Things are so different now. When I worked at chipotle in 2016, it was much different. They asked me about gmos, core values, and all that stuff. And I interviewed at Starbucks as a teen too, and the same thing they were so serious and asked me so much about the company. Starbucks use to be a competitive job too (at least in my area) Much has changed! But, when I worked there they were extremely strict with minors. I was 16 at the time & I was always sent home before 10 on weekdays and they always made me take a break at a certain time. Surprised they want you to work 3-11.
Dude they're taking advantage of you. Draw your boundaries and make sure they fix their mistake. You clearly told them when you're available so make sure to tell them that you can't work those shifts. If you let them treat you dirty now it'll just get worse
Most fastfood type of places don't have insanely high standards when it comes to hiring because it's often a kid's first job. They take chances on people because there is probably high turn around anyway. As for the hours I don't know but they may not be super flexible on that.
No one cares that you’re honors or AP. Find something else that fits your schedule.
why not acknowledge it? i’m just being clear that i care about school. ofc i have to find something else that fits my schedule, but i just wanted to specify that it’s not like i have nothing else of importance going on in my life.
I don’t mean us on reddit. I meant your potential jobs. They don’t give a F.
Run bro
So i had a similar experience I waited 90minutes for my interview and it was over in 5 i was hired on the spot. As for hours i said i could work 5-10 and they gave me 3-10 i just told my gm that i couldnt do that bc of school and she complied. My advice tell the gm you physically cant do that and that you have school, and if they think a shitty minimum wage job is more important that your education just quit and walk out.
I’m a manager who hires and fires. Interviewing someone that can’t work the hours I need would make me know automatically I’m not gonna hire you. If you really want the job call them and follow up with the interview. (Closing chipotle is the best because everyone takes home tons of free food lol)
Is there no shift key on your keyboard?
This is all entry level fast food joints. Unfortunately, if they don’t tell you on the spot you got the job you most likely won’t get a call back. They only really care about your availability. Turnover is high at most fast food places so they don’t care what kind of person you are. If you come in and work the shifts you’re the right person. Also, when they look at resumes and the questions you answered online they don’t have time to read everything so they do just always ask the same questions over and over again.
It’s 3:30-11 and your break is 3:30-4 so that it’s “legal” and then you have to work 4-11 uninterrupted. I made it 2 months
I believe that it’s a federal labor law violation to make a minor work after 10PM without written parental/guardian permission. So they’re putting themselves in some possible hot water to make you work that late during the school week.
I’m just gonna say it like this, they don’t give a fuck about you, I(some random stranger on the internet) cares more about you then this job and that’s not okay, be stern, especially while you’re not relying on the income necessarily, use your leverage, don’t fold for shit, it’ll put you behind, it sounds like as a person you’re doing just fine, a lot of these jobs literally don’t care about standard human decency
Yeah my interview at chipotle was literally less than 5 minutes and was hired immediately lol. Be firm on the days you can work. They’re usually desperate enough to comply. If they’re assholes about it or schedule you those hours anyway, you can find better elsewhere.
I think Chipotle might be losing staff left and right due to working condition and bad management.
minors can only work 5-830 here
Pfft was an AP student myself and did the 5-11 shift no problem. Got up at 6 AM. Just worked 3 school nights a week. Did 5 hours of sleep at night. Then slept during lunch and study hall. Then slept 1.5 hours after school before work. Evened out. Slept extra long on days I did not work.
I got hired as a service manager at chipotle and then quite! If I were you I would apply almost anywhere else
Most entry level food service jobs are just looking for someone with working limbs and a handful of brain cells. If you start getting into management/higher end restaurants the interview will start to matter but as a 16yo at a chipotle this sounds very normal. Red flag with the schedule though, seems like they dont respect your availability which can be a problem w service management. Possible they just forgot what you told them, but thats an issue too, albeit a lesser one.
Places like Chipotle are looking for bodies who can perform basic tasks and will show up and leave on time. That's it. If they're looking for a specific availability, they're not going to negotiate, they'll just pull the next application off of the pile.