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    22 Things Everyone Who Has Worked In A Wetherspoon's Understands

    Once a spoonie, always a spoonie. But hopefully not.

    1. When you first start work there the "training to be perfect" badge marks you out as the newbie.

    2. The official induction into being a "spoonie" could not be more cringe.

    3. The 50% food discount on shift and 20% the rest of the time isn't half bad.

    4. And it's totally unfair that managers get free food while on shift.

    5. But forget about getting any free booze.

    6. The worst is when they run out of what you wanted before you've had a chance to have your break.

    7. Wetherspoon's have a habit of making you into a walking advertisement.

    Thanks for the new tshirt wetherspoons

    8. Some additions to the uniform are worse than others.

    9. If you work in the kitchens you spend a lot of time making sure everything is defrosted on time.

    10. Picking up soggy bits of torn beer mat and labels is the worst.

    11. No, actually cleaning up vomit is the worst.

    12. Has anyone actually ever had their suggestion to "Tell Tim" put into to action?

    13. It seems like at least half of customers forget to check their table number before they order.

    14. We have secret code words for all the different types of disasters.

    15. Working the "club" nights is the worst.

    16. We're always open, so you can forget about your social life.

    17. If you don't have bouncers then there'll always be underage kids trying to get served.

    18. When people ask for a recommendation on which cocktail to buy.

    19. You have to deal with hen and stag dos on a weekly basis.

    A wetherspoons, rugby, pint o the black stuff. All I need now is a hen party... Oh wait! #6nations

    You can't decide if putting up with their screaming while they're there or cleaning up their mess afterwards is the worst part.

    20. Wetherspoon's regulars are a very special breed.

    21. Especially the ones who come in for their breakfast pint every day.

    22. But if we're serving cocktail pitchers at 10am, people have the right to buy them.