I'm a senior in high school this upcoming fall and I recently got a job interview at a Starbucks relatively close to me. I've wanted to become a barista for quite a while now and was really excited about this opportunity. However, I didn't properly research the hours at this particular Starbucks (since I incorrectly assumed most stores close at around 8-9pm), and I realized that this Starbucks closes at 5:30pm.

The problem with potentially working here is that I'll only be able to work on the weekends; the thing is, I have open availability on at least two weekdays after 3pm so I was counting on getting some of my hours after school instead of overloading myself too much on the weekends.

(Even if I get the job I don't wanna sacrifice my mental health by working two eight-hour shifts on the weekends, esp during college app season).

So unless the manager is seriously understaffed and REALLY willing to make exceptions, I'm not sure how plausible this job is.

Since I've already scheduled an interview for this Friday, I was wondering if I should just stick it out and discuss my situation with the manager or if I should just try my luck elsewhere. I don't wanna unnecessarily waste my time going to an interview if I have no intention of taking the job, though. I also don't think I should be wasting the time of the manager if I can only work two shifts a week.

Hopefully I explained my situation properly (this was a bit rambly and long-winded) -- I'm just looking for any input/advice so I can figure out whether to continue pursuing being a partner at this Starbucks location if it closes at 530pm.


\*\*also, if there are any other early-closing Starbucks partners out there, how likely am I to get other high-school coworkers? This might seem irrelevant but I'm scared that even if the manager makes all of these adjustments for me, I'll be the only high-schooler there.\*\*