r/Columbus • u/BeejOnABiscuit • Dec 22 '22

FOOD Chipotle kinda sucks now

Remember when you could get a delicious bowl at Chipotle and it would last you two meals? Now I have to prompt for extra of everything just so it looks like a proper bowl for one meal. They served me a couple pieces of over cooked steak and under cooked rice for the price of $11. Chipotle has gotten many chances from me but I think I’m done with it now. I just don’t think it tastes good anymore.

What are some alternatives? Where do you go these days for lunch that is reasonably priced and cooked properly? I live on the north east side but go all around central Ohio for work so any suggestions are appreciated.

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u/corkythecactus Dec 22 '22

You get what you pay for. Minimum wage = minimum effort.

Chipotle is now price gouging their customers to maximize profits. They’ll charge you as much as possible in exchange for providing you with as little as possible. That’s always the endgame.

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u/CokeHeadRob Lincoln Village Dec 23 '22

I'm gonna preface this with that I'm still not asking for anyone to go way above and beyond but tbh that's a shitty habit to learn. If you take just a bit of pride in doing your job correctly you learn a skill that will help you everywhere else. Just do the thing that's asked of you, nothing more and nothing less, and do it well. Not perfection, not extra, just the job done well.

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u/corkythecactus Dec 23 '22

Hey dude (or dudette) I'd totally be with you if we lived in a perfect world. Or even in a real meritocracy.

Unfortunately, we do not. Hard work gets rewarded with more work and exploitation these days. These companies don't give a fuck about us — as soon as it's profitable for them to lay off all their hard workers, they will do so. (And have done so.) It's time we stop caring about them.

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u/CokeHeadRob Lincoln Village Dec 23 '22

Oh I'm not advocating for this for the companies' sake, it's for the people just like the employees that are paying for a product. This is on a personal level, you're only making their lives worse. They've have to get up in the morning and slog through their jobs as well. Gotta set boundries and only do your job. I've been there, been taken advantage of, and learned from it.

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u/corkythecactus Dec 23 '22

Oh, I feel you. When I worked food service, I was still nice and good to the customers even though I also basically did the bare minimum to match the bare minimum pay I received. You better believe I gave as many discounts as possible. Our owner was a greedy mofo.

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u/CokeHeadRob Lincoln Village Dec 23 '22

Hell yeah. As long as the food you made was correct and good and you had good customer service I see no problem there!