Thanks for the advice, I'm sure you are right about the shooters.
I was talking to a couple friends that have been bartenders in the past, and
everyone I spoke to was shocked that I would be asked to come in for 2 nights
of 8hrs per shift without pay for a try-out. This particular bar is only open
on the weekends and closed Mon-Thurs.
I had no idea, I thought this might have been a common thing with high-end
popular bars, but it has been suggested that they might simply be understaffed
on this particular weekend and looking for a 'gopher' to come in and do grunt
work for free for a couple nights. Not much to lose here, and guess I could
always walkout. Has anyone ever heard of this type of scenario - 2 shifts
without pay on a weekend to see if they like you?