> At my last job, I came in at 10:00 am, the trainer told me that she
> had to leave, this is where the recipe book was, the prep list for
> the morning, to have fun and that she'd see me for the shift change.
> And this was with only barback and server experience up to that
> point.
That's pretty how much my first bartending gig was. I guess it really depends
on the place - how formal/informal they are. Where I work now, I heard they
needed bartenders and just showed up with my resume. 15 min later I was
behind the bar serving drinks.