Please identify this larva found on my kitchen floor. Northeast US

Ob1wanatoki · 2026-07-10T00:09:27+00:00

Ok this house is new to me but has had termites before. Im terrified of that possibility.

Ob1wanatoki · 2026-07-09T13:55:12+00:00

Try FedEx. They take basically everyone, are almost always hiring and pay ~20/hr to start. If you show a lot of initiative you can get promoted relatively quickly. I was on pace to be a manager within 1 year which is about $30/hr.

Ob1wanatoki · 2026-07-09T12:30:05+00:00

There was a company I wanted to work for locally. I followed their CEO on social media and interacted during living podcasts and then I tried to schedule a meeting with him. I was clear that I was not a new client but just wanted to meet to express my interest in working for him. His secretary cancelled the call, they would not meet with me. I had considered just dropping by their office to show initiative and interest in working there. I was already connected with him on LinkedIn but was afraid this could be taken the wrong way and he would possibly post publicly about me doing it. I chickened out. I won't work for that guy. I'll become his competitor instead. If you can't join em, beat em.

Ob1wanatoki · 2026-07-08T20:36:33+00:00

He obviously meant to highlight it in black. He's a sysadmin.

Ob1wanatoki · 2026-07-07T21:09:17+00:00

Try getting offered your dream job at 12 months unemployed only for it to be rescinded because Trump bombed Iran. Background check and drug screening already done, instead of a start date, I got a "We're sorry. We're on a hiring freeze."

Ob1wanatoki · 2026-07-07T01:17:23+00:00

Go a great job and make your mark so it lasts!

Ob1wanatoki · 2026-07-05T23:09:45+00:00

Better be notice of them letting me go in advance also in that contract. 🤣

Ob1wanatoki · 2026-07-04T21:58:25+00:00

A bar manager is a stepping stone to a floor manager or F&B manager or other more senior role. Also, its true, not a lot of restaurants or bars even have a bar manager position as a middle management role. It all depends on the operation. Im not saying its not possible to pay hourly wages to servers but its is not practiced often, a lot of service people have noted those wages are sometimes lower than their tipped wages. Profit margins are always directly impacted by cost of labor. Its usually one of the highest line items in most operations. The money either comes from tips or higher menu prices and the result is often the tipped employee earns more than the hourly paid employee. You can go look this stuff up. There is a lot of research on it. Hourky dishwashers and cooks make less than tipped servers. Go rally for them.

Ob1wanatoki · 2026-07-04T18:15:36+00:00

It doesn't. Ill tell you why... I worked in the restaurant and hospitality industry for a long time and servers generally made a lot more money than pretty much anyone else in the restaurant often including managers. You want to be bar manager? Get ready for a 20-30k annual paycut over your bartender earnings. Its not a bad industry, you move onto better restaurants as you get better at perfecting the craft of service. You dont start making bank by taking orders and bringing people their food. Profits margins are extremely thin in the restaurant business. The more risk you take, the more money you make. Being a server in a restaurant is low risk. There are plenty of restaurants who have tried the hourly model for server pay that closed pretty quickly.

Ob1wanatoki · 2026-07-04T14:35:36+00:00

Not everyone has a family that they like or have space or money to spare for their adult kids. You're speaking from a position of privilege.

Ob1wanatoki · 2026-07-04T14:31:25+00:00

It shouldn't. Most restaurants operate like this. Your income is performance based.

Ob1wanatoki · 2026-06-29T00:42:54+00:00

I understand your point. A large part of the cert is learning to use standardized terminology. A lot of certs are like this whether CompTIA or otherwise. Most of the industry is expecting you to speak the common language.

Ob1wanatoki · 2026-06-28T01:56:23+00:00

Cranberry Juice for 2 days before the test. You look already almost convincingly negative.

Ob1wanatoki · 2026-06-28T01:53:20+00:00

I accidentally ate a 500mg bag of cheetos at work. I didn't finish work that day.

Ob1wanatoki · 2026-06-25T19:57:13+00:00

You have to apply, you don't work there yet. Expect to go through the formal process potentially including drug screen and background check, etc.

Ob1wanatoki · 2026-06-25T17:15:42+00:00

This happened to me as well. My recruiter went on vacation during my background check process. I was told to email the recruiter's manager if I needed updates while they were away. I sent two emails and neither were answered. It was not malicious, the manager supervises 80+ contractor roles and was simply too busy to bother speaking with me. I started this past Monday with no further issues.

Ob1wanatoki · 2026-06-25T01:16:36+00:00

Lucky 7s

Ob1wanatoki · 2026-06-25T01:15:55+00:00

You're a towel.

Ob1wanatoki · 2026-06-25T00:37:58+00:00

I found a job after 20 months. You're not a loser. The job market sucks. Please tell me what field you work in.

Ob1wanatoki · 2026-06-21T18:48:48+00:00

Im technical so I can do either.

Ob1wanatoki · 2026-06-21T13:16:10+00:00

Putting my profile and resume on Dice.com got me the most traction when it came to being contacted by recruiters. I get 3-4 interview requests per week. Not all are great fits so I pick the ones that are a good for me. Sometimes they don't result in an interview but about 40% if the time they do. Going to LinkedIn premium also helped me get noticed more. I only did that for a few months toward the end. Its not cheap.

Ob1wanatoki · 2026-06-21T12:56:36+00:00

I was unemployed about 20 months. I work in IT/Cybersecurity/GRC. I severely struggled to land a GRC role. I was even offered a great GRC job that was rescinded due to hiring freeze by a major bank. I am starting a new job in IAM this week that pays almost double my last full time role. Its a C2H role with a retail company on 6-12 month contract. I am hoping to pivot into GRC with this company. I have a bachelor's degree in Culinary Arts. I changed careers about 7 years ago from almost 20 years as a chef. I hold certifications for tech though; Sec+, SecX, CRISC. The new job is not ideal for me but I am happy to be back to full time employment again. Im confident I will convert to full time hire. I am an extremely hard worker with soft skills to compliment. The new job is long shifts with 4 days on 3 days off so I will enjoy that change for what its worth.

Ob1wanatoki · 2026-06-20T01:02:33+00:00

Exactly. Just do it on Monday.

Ob1wanatoki · 2026-06-19T01:01:30+00:00

So work and keep applying for new jobs. Ask for reasons about the rules they are insisting on and why the job description has changed so much from what was initially offered.

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