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Any company that disqualifies you from a job for something you did when you were 13 years old needs to seriously examine its HR processes.

• hugh 18y ago
  OK, I'll be the jerk with the extreme example here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_James_Bulger http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_James_Bulger Happy to hire those guys?
  • tptacek 18y ago
    The problem isn't that it's an extreme example, it's that it's an irrelevant example.
    • hugh 18y ago
      It's irrelevant to the real question here, but it's relevant to the assertion that what you did at thirteen (or in this case, eleven) shouldn't be held against you by employers.
• tptacek 18y ago
  I guess that's true, but I don't think you've rebutted the article; companies will certainly disqualify you for things you do when you're 18. The article also isn't making the value judgement you're arguing with. It's just saying, "acquiring a criminal record is a bad move for a kid". Of course they're right.
• alecco 18y ago
  That's nothing. Now joining many large corporations involves an incredible amount of snooping in your life. From drug tests to reading your social network posts. What's considered normal is insane. This includes some young high profile "do-no-evil" corporations.