Finding Jobs That Will Hire People With a Felony.

Hi severeal years ago i was in a domestic violence relationship and i ended up assaulting my assaulter and i
got in trouble for that I have a lot of
work experience in light industrial general labor machine operator assembly
sorting and housekeping supervisor,but
i cant find a job because everyone does
backround checks.I dont think that's
fair if you dont give people a chance
how will you ever know how good of a
worker you passed up.What should i do?

believe me you are not alone i have been free and clear for 3yrs and have only managed to work 1yr to provide for my family of 4 try denny's resturauntthey say they check but they dont

ive been clear on my felony convinction of posession of cocaine since the year of 2002 and realize i made a mistake in my younger years but feel like i been discrimated against because how do people not just myself supposed to provide for their families if the work force world always is holding something against us for something that is the past.

convicted of theft of property from a bussiness in al. in 1995. fast food manager. 4 years of probation, still looking for some thing in my professional. management. need help

Good man looking for a good job

looking for work while finishing my college degree---Will work evenings to accommodate my time spent in class.

sincerely,
Desperte214

What you have to do is build your own business, there are many places to start on the internet.

Look for a business you want to work in with the internet there are many business you can start for as little as 10.00 a month, it only takes you doing the work. I dont know anyone who is willing to do the hard work they need that has not been a success.

You just have to find what works for you.

I wish you all much success...

Love You!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Trish said: You'll eat at a low class place like Denny's and have the nerve to say who should work there,

Well actually the guy has a point in that the only (ONLY, mind you)reason Denny's Restaurant exists is to please that guy - and thousands of others like him. The customer is the reason for any business. Without the customer being happy, the business will not exist for very long and if you advertise that you are hiring felons to work there it WILL turn off some customers.

Since most people in the US are of the same opinion as that fellow, it is possible that Denny's could lose enough business to actually cease to exist. You see there is a very good reason companies are willing to fork over about $25 dollars per employee to do drug tests and criminal background tests. If they don't, they lose assets and they lose customers.

No matter how much you disagree, there are not enough criminal minded people/supporters in the US to operate your own country and keep yourselves alive even if we gave you the western half of the country. You need honest people for your very existence.

To think otherwise is basic anarchy and that idea does not work either.

My boyfriend has been free and clear for 10yrs. and no one will hire him for a job because of his criminal backround, what can he do?

Good information in Winterville, Georgia said: Thanks for the info. I will never spend another dime at Denny's. I sure don't want a criminal cooking my food.

Please let us all know if you folks get jobs at other businesses so we can avoid those as well.

YOU pompus Snob. Everyone makes a mistake now and then. For you to sit here and judge these folks who are trying to turn their lives around is unacceptable. I feel sorry for you and those like you. Didn't anyone ever give you a second chance? Everyone deserves a second chance!

Good information in Winterville, Georgia said: Thanks for the info. I will never spend another dime at Denny's. I sure don't want a criminal cooking my food.

Please let us all know if you folks get jobs at other businesses so we can avoid those as well.

Sir you are a ASS!

Yes I agree to that to an extent. But when your starving for money to eat and have shelter for yourself or your family some times in reality the ends DOES justify the means. Its real easy to be aloft, above being that way If your all secure in your comfort zone but when theres no comfort zone or anything else as a support you do what you have to do short of any type of crime and if thats means that you left some blanks or cooked the application by way of saying youwere selfemployed or what ever then so be it cause people are prejudice against x felons n they hold it against you if you open up and go round telling the truth. they say they are equal opp but soon as a pencil is missing whom do you think is gonna get looked at first?
Of course by human nature the x. So, sure its better to tell the truth but its even better not to go round telling on yourself. Besides Ive never had an employer come back on me for it. Cause what they really want is the bottom line a good and a hard working employee an when they see that (cause the proof is in the work) they have the attendency to not care about anything else, Rember employers are there to make money and you show them 101 percent loyality and that work comes first and if they have any decency in them nothing will be said. They say opions are like ***holes everybodys got one n ...well there is mine. Anyways good life n living to all good people an too all the rest ? Whatever... God bless them anyways.. just do right unto yoursels n others... but rember too that in reality the ends does justify the means some times

shelly in Providence, Rhode Island said: My boyfriend has been free and clear for 10yrs. and no one will hire him for a job because of his criminal backround, what can he do?

I must say, that I am happy to report,our government,USJOBS will consider your boyfriend for a "low risk" position, if he has the qualifications for the position and education. What has he been doing for 10 years? That is a long time to be out prison and not establish "any" work or educational credentials. ...Has he volunteered for a good cause, Habitat for Humanity, a church group, schools etc.? Ex-offenders must once again, show that their ACTIONS speak louder that their WORDS by working hard to get around the barriers that sociaty places in front of them, climb over the brick wall, or walk around it. "WE CAN DO IT>>>> PERSERVERANCE...IT THE KEY! AMEN/PEACE

Good information in Winterville, Georgia said: Thanks for the info. I will never spend another dime at Denny's. I sure don't want a criminal cooking my food.

Please let us all know if you folks get jobs at other businesses so we can avoid those as well.

Winterville, EVERYDAY someone who has been, or is incarcerated/suppressed in some kind of way provides a service for you. It may be a Mexican who picked the fruit/veggies you eat, someone who dry cleaned your clothes, made your licence plate, or sews the clothes you wear your back from China or Taiwan. You are a narrow minded insensitive person. Remember what goes around,comes around (it might not happen to you, but it will be someone you love). I suggest you go live on an island "alone". Heaven forbid, you may be interacting with a exoffender who writes your paycheck and you don't even have a clue! Thats for "free" from me to you!

Lady D in Buffalo, New York said: Winterville, EVERYDAY someone who has been, or is incarcerated/suppressed in some kind of way provides a service for you.

Thanks. So what you are saying is that people who are suppressed minorities are the same as people who are convicted felons and I should treat the minorities the same as though they were criminals? Okay, I will.

Lets see.. according to you, people who are Mexicans, Chinese, Taiwanese are all the same as criminals. Any other races you'd like to inform me to avoid?

In this country, there are over one million people with felony records that are not still incarcerated. Included in this numbers are some of the most wealthiest people in the US. Martha Steward just to name one.

Give ex-felons the western half of the US and I beg to differ that it will thrive. Some of us are more educated about running a business than the people who stand up and believe that we can't thrive or work in or at a decent paying position.

I have a bachelors degree, I'm a graduate student studying marketing. In the end, I'll finish my education with an MBA, a Master of Science in Marketing and a bachelors degree in business administration. I'll be more qualified to head a company than most CEO's who run fortune 500/billion dollar companies. Hell, as it stands right now, I have more education than some of the richest men in the US, Bill Gates to name another.

I'm not going to comment on opinions of how worthless or how we should be left in prison because it is just that. My only goal in life is to prove people who think like this how wrong they are.

My felony record will keep me from working in most of these fortune 500/multi-billion dollar companies. That's reality. Nevertheless, my educational level and experiences in life will prove not what I'm missing but only what these companies are missing out on.

Finally, on the topic of discrimination, it has been around for years and will continue to be around for many more years. Nevertheless, it's not the goal to defeat what ignorant people think. It should be the goal to allow them to continue because in the end, it's what's you're worth that counts.

I may not be able to live in a gated community where every house looks the same, but what does it matter if I'm able to afford to buy a million dollar loft over looking the city!

Mr. Pennyselvania (sp)

Thankyou I know your right

ThankYou Ladu D in Buffalo

i agree with you, people that think convicted felons are not smart needs to know that the Best of them has been convicted, lets take Don King for an example, i said that to say this, i have 2 of the best College Degrees in the world, prison and the streets ,and i assure you i can hang with the Best of them!Know how to use the format of syste-matic that profile that Protecol into play,because you are a scientist doesnt make you smarter than me, you just had an interest in science i've been most places most think about going in a life-time, with my intellectual compacity to think independently. Havent punched a clock in 16 years, working on my 5th bussiness, and i have no regrets about the path that my life experienced!

Keep on striving to exale, and i will see you where life is the sweetest and the most luxurest!

To the one that has tap into the powers that be!

You have some one who have a degree in drugs/alcohol counselling, oppose to some-one that experience drugs for 30 plus years, most institutions will give the job to the one that has the degree, i would give the job to the one that has life experience in teaching the subject matter. Now you tell me whose the smartest?

Thanks Millen you are one of the examples that prove me right time an again about this subject

Thanks, you are one of the many reasons the crime rate never really goes down! America says you pay your debt to society for your mistake. Instead they run into jerks like you who make HYPOCRITES another name for Americans. I hope you never need someone to save your life or lend a hand--you never know, it just might be an ex-felon. If you don't offer them decent jobs; just what do you think they are going to do??

Michelle in Cleveland, Ohio said: Thanks, you are one of the many reasons the crime rate never really goes down! America says you pay your debt to society for your mistake. Instead they run into jerks like you who make HYPOCRITES another name for Americans. I hope you never need someone to save your life or lend a hand--you never know, it just might be an ex-felon. If you don't offer them decent jobs; just what do you think they are going to do??

Iam an x felon and I was agreeing with you

you have my deepest apology Sir, if it was i that misconstrued you!!!!!!!

BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

befor i went to jail on jan26,o7 i was working at a home sercurity store for 8 months i am a really hard worker i am 21yrs old 1986 i have a car to get to work everyday my # 951 485 6694 thankyou

I think that it is very frustrating for someone coming out of prison and not able to find employment. Frustrating to the point that many people go right back to where they began their crime and before you know it, they are back in prison. My heart goes out to those who are not able to find employment to provide for their families.

Job Search Dolphin in Tampa, Florida said: Shelly:
Some companies simply will not hire someone with a felony.
Others, it depends on the type of felony (if it's a violent one, for example.)

However, there may be other possibilities!

Can you tell me what his educational background? What kind of work is he looking for? Does he have experience?

That might help re: ideas as to where to look.

I'd be very interested in your ideas on where to look or at least what type of jobs to look for. I'm aware that being 'labeled violent offender' closes many doors--so what's left? It takes some young people longer than others to master their temper.

It's people like yourself that I love, you keep that Blessing alive, because that is what the World needs, LOVE YOU, AND COLOR has nothing to do with it!!!!!!!!!!!

Where can I send my resume?

arlenie in Old Bridge, New Jersey said: well my corporation will hire ya! you can be out of Yale or out of Jail, thank god you dont need any requirements to work for yourself in America.

We have full medical and dental and life Insurance, we even offer bonus from 1,000.00 to 1 Million dollars.

I would have to say if you really want to make it you gotta be willing to do what it takes. If that means starting your own business then you have got to be willing to get up and get going.

Just my own experience.

I have a boyfriend who's handicapped and he needs help around his house and needs help locating vending machines and gumball machines cause he can't do it himself and he has a partner who is using and abusing drugs and beer and he doesn't know where to turn to for help and he is for someone who is clean and doesn't do drugs or drinks and he doesn't have any friends that he can turn to except to me and I have a nice full time job.
Can anyone help!! Please.

msladyme in Hamilton, Michigan said: I think that it is very frustrating for someone coming out of prison and not able to find employment. Frustrating to the point that many people go right back to where they began their crime and before you know it, they are back in prison. My heart goes out to those who are not able to find employment to provide for their families.

How nice a comment you have stated. It is exactly this idea why companies like www.second-chance-employment.com have been started. It is so hard to get good work for those who have had past problems. It is no wonder the circle never ends. People need to learn to forgive, like Christ.

GOD BLESS YOU GOOD PEOPLE< GOD BLESS YOUS in JESUS name through the HOLY Spirit.

Debbie in Dallas, Texas said: How nice a comment you have stated. It is exactly this idea why companies like www.second-chance-employment.com have been started. It is so hard to get good work for those who have had past problems. It is no wonder the circle never ends. People need to learn to forgive, like Christ.

Good that there is a site like that out there! Hope they can make it work!

That would be a very wrong thing to do! Lying is never the way to achieve success. Take ownership for what you did and someone out there will respect you if YOU RESPECT YOURSELF!

MrMr. in Millington, Michigan said: dont tell people youve been convicted make up personal work history for time being locked up say you worked for yourself

cj in Portland, Oregon said: That would be a very wrong thing to do! Lying is never the way to achieve success. Take ownership for what you did and someone out there will respect you if YOU RESPECT YOURSELF!

And I dis agree w/ you in return cause people r prejudice against x felons so I have done what is necessary to ascertain a job cause when your hungry try eating your 100 percent honesty. You live in the pie in the sky come back down here to reality will ya/

Martisa Hunt in Rochester, Michigan said: Hi severeal years ago i was in a domestic violence relationship and i ended up assaulting my assaulter and i
got in trouble for that I have a lot of
work experience in light industrial general labor machine operator assembly
sorting and housekeping supervisor,but
i cant find a job because everyone does
backround checks.I dont think that's
fair if you dont give people a chance
how will you ever know how good of a
worker you passed up.What should i do?

Start your own business.

When you hand in an application, ask to speak to the recruiter first (Tell them there is something you need to tell them about your application that is CONFIDENTIAL) OR if you can't, add a personal SEALED note with your application about the situation that you were protecting yourself. ANSWER the "charge" before they see it! Be proactive.

Good information in Winterville, Georgia said: Thanks for the info. I will never spend another dime at Denny's. I sure don't want a criminal cooking my food.

Please let us all know if you folks get jobs at other businesses so we can avoid those as well.

YOU'RE the JERK!

Ok here is my issue my husband has been denied employment because he was charged with a felony for non-support, forget the fact that his Ex- forged his signature and used an old paystub to get the amount she was awarded and although he has paid well over what the amount should of been according to 7 different attorney's he was still arrested and charged and now has been fired from his previous employer because he is on probation for this felony we lost our health insurance the paycheck that helped pay the bills and the child support now no one will hire him people have no idea what this does to someone, he feels worthless how does he even attempt to take care of his respondsiblities how can someone get back up after getting kicked down so hard

Martisa Hunt in Rochester, Michigan said: Hi severeal years ago i was in a domestic violence relationship and i ended up assaulting my assaulter and i
got in trouble for that I have a lot of
work experience in light industrial general labor machine operator assembly
sorting and housekeping supervisor,but
i cant find a job because everyone does
backround checks.I dont think that's
fair if you dont give people a chance
how will you ever know how good of a
worker you passed up.What should i do?

Just be honest on all applications - they are a potential employee's first test of a reliable employee.
also - can you get references, letters of recommendation from someone that you worked for previously or someone with whom you worked as part of your conviction (po, social worker, etc.)
You should have access to programs through the justice system. Also, check out women's organizations - call a women's shelter for example - and explain your situation and see if they can help refer you somewhere.
Don't give up. Many good people go through the system and prove to be very valuable employees.

Michelle Regan in Atchison, Kansas said: Ok here is my issue my husband has been denied employment because he was charged with a felony for non-support, forget the fact that his Ex- forged his signature and used an old paystub to get the amount she was awarded and although he has paid well over what the amount should of been according to 7 different attorney's he was still arrested and charged and now has been fired from his previous employer because he is on probation for this felony we lost our health insurance the paycheck that helped pay the bills and the child support now no one will hire him people have no idea what this does to someone, he feels worthless how does he even attempt to take care of his respondsiblities how can someone get back up after getting kicked down so hard

Im very much aware how bias against men the legal system is. The corropt run the show.
Im sad for you GOOD People just stay honest as you can and keep trying I hope and pray as I type this for all of us.

I have a boyfriend that is currently serving out his time. He commited his crime last year and has since seen the error of his ways. Both he and I are afraid that when he is released in 3-6 months he won't be able to find a job. He has two felony5 in possesion. We have a son. I wanted to know how can I prevent him from going back into the streets when it will seem like his only option to making money and providing for his family? Who will give him that opportunity that he needed a year ago?

Good information in Winterville, Georgia said: Thanks for the info. I will never spend another dime at Denny's. I sure don't want a criminal cooking my food.

Please let us all know if you folks get jobs at other businesses so we can avoid those as well.

You are a disgusting human being. You obviously sterotype everyone. Bad things happen to good people. I realize our justice system is the best we have and I am thankful to live in a free country but it doesn't always work and innocent people or victimized people are sometimes caught up in the stupidity of our judicial system and their lives are changed forever for the worse. You are an idiot who obviously judges all situations without knowing the facts. It's people like you who convict innocent people. I hope you NEVER have the opportunity to be a juror! You have no compassion and no brains!

Thank you for your open-minded understanding and Love for the situations that occur in LIfe, when it is PURE from the heart, it makes a different. you are one of th e many that is one of a KIND!!!!!!!!!!!!

Michelle Regan in Atchison, Kansas said: Ok here is my issue my husband has been denied employment because he was charged with a felony for non-support, forget the fact that his Ex- forged his signature and used an old paystub to get the amount she was awarded and although he has paid well over what the amount should of been according to 7 different attorney's he was still arrested and charged and now has been fired from his previous employer because he is on probation for this felony we lost our health insurance the paycheck that helped pay the bills and the child support now no one will hire him people have no idea what this does to someone, he feels worthless how does he even attempt to take care of his respondsiblities how can someone get back up after getting kicked down so hard

Simply create for your self, don't let no one dictate to you, you dont need the system, the system needs you, without you, there wouldnt be a system, we as a people put the system there, create for yourself. Theres a determination within you that wont just lay down, use it, dont feel angry, be angry and use that anger to Prove to them that cant nothing hold you down, Be strong, discover that will within and Handle your Business, you have a family, they needs you , Provide!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY!!!!!!

Charlie in Tignall, Georgia said: Well actually the guy has a point in that the only (ONLY, mind you)reason Denny's Restaurant exists is to please that guy - and thousands of others like him. The customer is the reason for any business. Without the customer being happy, the business will not exist for very long and if you advertise that you are hiring felons to work there it WILL turn off some customers.

Since most people in the US are of the same opinion as that fellow, it is possible that Denny's could lose enough business to actually cease to exist. You see there is a very good reason companies are willing to fork over about $25 dollars per employee to do drug tests and criminal background tests. If they don't, they lose assets and they lose customers.

No matter how much you disagree, there are not enough criminal minded people/supporters in the US to operate your own country and keep yourselves alive even if we gave you the western half of the country. You need honest people for your very existence.

To think otherwise is basic anarchy and that idea does not work either.

YOU DONT ADVERTISE YOU ARE HIRING A FELON, YOU HIRE PEOPLE, LOOK AT OUR GOVERMENT, HOW THEY ARE BREAKING THE LAW, AND WE PUT THEM THERE TO PROTECT, DID YOU KNOW THE OWNER WHO ESTABLISHED DENNYS DID TIME IN JAIL, YOU DONT KNOW THAT BECAUSE THEY NEVER TOLD YOU, GET MY DRIFT?

Good information in Winterville, Georgia said: Thanks for the info. I will never spend another dime at Denny's. I sure don't want a criminal cooking my food.

Please let us all know if you folks get jobs at other businesses so we can avoid those as well.

you are RUDE, UNKIND, AND HOPEFULLY will starve to death. when a person has paid their debt to socity-it's over-done, leave them alone. I'm sure we could find a few bones in your closet to hold over your head. it's ignorant a---holes like you that cause more misery in life than helpping your fellow man. do the world a favor-DROP DEAD.

michelle in Cleveland, Ohio said: As a mother I totally empathize with you. My family has been down this road too! The most important things seem to be: Be supportive but don't let the fear of your ex-felon returning to his old ways turn into 'guilt' and set you up as a victim. The road of the ex-felon is difficult but he or she has to take responsibility and not drain the life out of family & friends by trying to financially rescue them over & over again. This only leads to you becoming the co-dependent/crutch. Encourage them to keep on the right path. You can't do it for them and you can't protect anyone from themselves...

Beautiful, very well said!!!!!!!!!! Much Love!

To the ignorant wanna be a man in Winterville, Georgia.

Dude you got some inner issues to resolve.

All of us are in this together and its that negetive attitude that you have that is like a staff infection in society I wish we could cut out infections like you or at least cut out the infectious thinking that you have against your fellow humanity that are good people too, out of your head