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9 problems bar staff know all too well

Never off your feet.

Temple Bar # Source: Paolo Trabattoni

WORKING IN A bar is a unique experience – one that only those in the exclusive club really know about.

But thanks to the wonderful Bar Staff Problems Twitter account, we can all get an insight into the most annoying parts of their noble profession. Prepare yourself:

1. Needing to get creative just to have a rest

2. When there is no going back on the price

Pint of Guiness (or two) Source: anonlinegreenworld

3. And you were only asking for a small clarification

4. The fact that your sleeping patterns will never be the same again

5. And daytime naps are a real thing

6. When people get annoyed when you have to ask for IDs

When they look 17, they might be 17.

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7. And putting up with inventive ways those youngsters try and get round you

8. We don’t decide the prices

pub Source: Pretty/Ugly Design

9. Bank Holidays are an absolute nightmare

Great fun for everyone else, but anyone working in the bar knows they’re in for a long one.

We salute you.

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