Lots of lead carpenters, business owners who came up through the trades and artisan contractors have unofficial tests they give newbies. They’ll assign a task and only give basic information to see how much experience their victim really has — versus how much they say they have. It’s as honored a tradition among many serious trades-people as sending a total greenhorn down to the truck to get the shingle-stretcher.
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