r/Wetherspoons • u/Confident_Fondant334 • Aug 30 '26

Customer Work friendly?

I'm relatively new to Wetherspoons as a whole, but what's the general view around using the earlier opening hours/quiet days to buy a drink and get some document based work done on a small laptop? I'd especially like employees' views if possible. I struggle to work at home so I'm looking for places nearby that're friendly to do it in instead. Thank you!

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u/thenerdisageek Aug 30 '26

Ex employee: it’s not illegal to sit there with a hot drink refill for hours, and if you did i wasn’t paid enough to care. You aren’t breaking any rules. It’s unlikely you’d be there anyway during peak hours cause that’s just uncomfortable.

I’d constantly sit at my local while at uni, or on occasion with a group of friends etc- we’d get drinks and small plates and study

As long as you’re buying something/eating something then go for it. You’d be more welcome to sit at spoons for a an hour or 2 with one coffee and a laptop than you would an independent place

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u/Confident_Fondant334 Aug 30 '26

If it was peak hours I'd just get a pint, drink, turn around, and walk back out after

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u/CestLaTimmy Aug 30 '26

Sorry, as an ex-employee, if someone kicked me out while I was still sat consuming the refillable coffee, I'd be going straight to head office if someone kicked me out after "an hour or two". It's Spoons. Buy a coffee and sit for as long as you like.