Chipotle interview questions

I applied online and was emailed within a week letting me know the details for a group interview. I arrived to the interview 10 minutes early and was given a drink cup to fill before sitting down at a table inside the restaurant. (The free drink was the only positive aspect of this torturous situation) So I sit down and two other candidates arrive and join me at the table. After waiting at least 10 minutes past the scheduled time, the apprentice, who is one of the most unprofessional people I have ever met, comes to the table to begin the interview, starting off by criticizing me for dressing nicely. She passes around a pen and pad for us to write down our contact information and then begins to ask us questions. She starts off by asking each of us two basic interview questions. Shortly after, she says with "I know I'm not supposed to ask this, but whatever," and proceeds to ask us questions that are strictly prohibited by Equal Opportunity. I couldn't believe that she would acknowledge the fact that she isn't allowed to ask those questions and then proceeded to anyways! After concluding questioning, she says "My GM didn't want to have to come talk, but I'm gonna drag him out here." So the other candidates and I wait another ten minutes before the GM comes out from the back of the restaurant, looking like he had just rolled out of bed. He says hi and whatever and then asks us one question "What's your favorite type of music," before concluding the interview. The apprentice then shakes our hands and says that she will be in contact with us within 48 hours. It's been two weeks since the interview and I haven't heard a word. For a company as well regarded as Chipotle, you'd think that they'd hire professional employees and not these monsters to run their restaurants. I wouldn't pay those two a cent, let alone a large salary!

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