yep_throwaway

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by yep_throwaway 13y ago
IANAL but I've got some "experience" in the legal area. A felony is a crime that is punishable by incarceration of more than one year. It doesn't matter if you were given one day in jail -- if the crime you are convicted of could have res
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by yep_throwaway 13y ago
As someone who was convicted of a felony at age 19 and immediately turned his life around (yet still suffers the consequences), I wish more people felt the way that you do. Thank you.
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by yep_throwaway 13y ago
Yes, they do -- I have one.
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by yep_throwaway 13y ago
Most job applications nowadays have a clause at the end where, by signing, you give them permission to perform a background check (with no way to know if they actually will). In addition, most also state something to the effect that omissio
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by yep_throwaway 13y ago
I'll agree that it's dumb but, unfortunately, it is sometimes necessary if one wants to eat.
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by yep_throwaway 13y ago
> It is not impossible to find employment in tech with a felony conviction Perhaps not in the Valley, but I don't believe the OP provided his location. I'm not in the Valley and I speak from experience when I say that it is extremely di
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by yep_throwaway 13y ago
Government jobs are, obviously, not going to be an option.
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by yep_throwaway 13y ago
I typed out my (very long) story, then ended up deleting it. Let me offer some advice, however: When you fill out applications and are asked "the question", lie. As someone who has very strong ethics and morals, it's hard for me to say that