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What kind of crime did you commit? I can understand how a company might be wary of hiring someone who murdered or sexually assaulted someone, it's a lot more to
by magic_beans 9y ago
What kind of crime did you commit? I can understand how a company might be wary of hiring someone who murdered or sexually assaulted someone, it's a lot more tolerable to hire someone who, say, sold drugs or committed theft in a time of financial crisis.
- emodendroket 9y agoThis seems like a half-solution though. It's not like those who have committed violent offenses don't need to work.
- bobwaycott 9y agoI’d extend this to say they not only need to work, but they need to be re-integrated into society as a full citizen after serving their time. I find this especially true if the crime committed is in no way related to the job they’re applying to.
- emodendroket 9y agoYes, I agree wholeheartedly.
- jimmaswell 9y agoWould you want to work in the same building as a convicted arsonist?
- PakG1 9y agoIs he a serial arsonist?
- emodendroket 9y agoDo arsonists have a special propensity to burn their own workplaces?
- bryanrasmussen 9y agoI would think someone who committed murder had a better chance than someone who committed any significant property theft.
- neves 9y agoI thought who would decide how he would pay his debt to society were the judge, not the employer.
- protomyth 9y agoExplain that to your insurance company. If you hired a felon and you have a customer data breech, you are going to be in some trouble. A clean start should be the norm, but their are idiots who have screwed it up for everyone else.
- Spooky23 9y agoPeople who care don’t care.
- fnl 9y agoGiven the OP says he was 22 when getting hired the first time again, I doubt it can have been a serious crime, unless he had committed it at a very young age, which would put everything into another light, too.
- pm90 9y agoI think someone convicted of financial crimes would be a much bigger concern than, say, a DWI.