In fact, I am also curious about this question, because the hot pot service in Haidilao is more thoughtful and the price is slightly higher than the average, so it is inevitable to doubt whether their employees will have any special discounts after eating it.
The first thing to say is that even if their employees go to eat, it must be only on holidays, and it is definitely impossible to go to work. Otherwise, whether there is a discount or not, punishment is possible.
Then during the holidays, they should not be employees but ordinary customers. I have seen employees in some clothing stores buy clothes at internal discounts, and then employees who work at McDonald's or KFC may be able to buy a lot of hamburgers or fried chicken at a very low price at night (I have seen friends show off in their circle of friends).
But other catering industries are not very clear, and there is no one who has worked in Haidilao in my circle of friends, so I can't give a clear answer.
The so-called employees of Haidilao should have some benefits. I think I've heard before that employees buy shares or something. If they have a discount when they go to eat, I think the most they can do is to give employees some coupons and let them use them directly, but I really haven't met any special discounts from employees.
After all, Haidilao itself has discounts for some students or special time periods. Of course, employees can enjoy these, but there are not necessarily other special ones.
Maybe you should ask next time you go to Haidilao.