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Off-Topic / Should a misdemeanor be the only reason not to get a job?
« on: June 30, 2010, 01:11:00 pm »Message ID: 200056
So here is my current problem. I am 24 with 3 small children. I have only been to jail one time in 2004 for theft. It was a misdemeanor. I was 18 and stupid and I wasn't even pregnant with my first child yet. I have since learned my lesson and I know it was a stupid childish act. But it has still prevented me from getting EVERY job have applied for. I have been out of work for 2 years straight. I can get it expunged but it will be $100. And that's not even a guarantee. That''s just to go in front of the judge. I don't have that kind of money just laying around. I have been forced to get state assistance and the father doesn't pay child support at all.
I just want feedback from everyone. I have had interviews where I explained the theft and others that I just didn't mention at all even when asked. I have a stack of rejection letters due to the misdemeanor.
I just want feedback from everyone. I have had interviews where I explained the theft and others that I just didn't mention at all even when asked. I have a stack of rejection letters due to the misdemeanor.