Topic: Would you hire someone with a criminal background?
Anonymous A started this discussion 11 years ago#42,125
Specifically theft.
I feel strongly that the collateral consequences of minor criminal charges is really unfair to people - especially minorities, who are punished more harshly than their white counterparts for the same crime.
Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 1 minute later[^][v]#559,634
Depends on the circumstances, what they stole, and how recently they did it.
Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 20 seconds later, 1 minute after the original post[^][v]#559,635
How serious was the theft and how long ago did it happen?
Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 2 minutes later, 4 minutes after the original post[^][v]#559,637
Stealing a bag of chips? Hire
Stealing a car? No
Leaving leftover chips in my car? No hire.
Anonymous B replied with this 11 years ago, 9 minutes later, 14 minutes after the original post[^][v]#559,640
Stole something minor when they were a teenager but years have passed since: hire
Stole a bunch of money from family and friends: no hire
Stole my lover's heart away: no hire
Stole a bunch of books indicating they have decent taste in literature: hire
Stole a car recently: no hire
Stole a self-help book about how to stop shoplifting: a hearty laugh and a hire
Stole a gun: no hire
Stole someone's mail off their doorstep: no hire
Stole a well-known piece of art out of a guarded museum: (provided I don't run a museum) hire, obviously has good organizational skills
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Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 11 years ago, 24 minutes later, 38 minutes after the original post[^][v]#559,656
Stole and used a credit card 6 years ago - they were an adult, but barely, at the time. Looks like it was someone they knew (boyfriend probably?). Less than $500.
hamfist !t5TYQ9eJPs joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 13 minutes later, 52 minutes after the original post[^][v]#559,672
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 11 years ago, 4 minutes later, 56 minutes after the original post[^][v]#559,677
@previous (hamfist !t5TYQ9eJPs)
Meh. I will give her a phone interview. It upsets me that criminal records are such a barrier to a good life, and I feel an obligation to act on that in my own business.
Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU replied with this 11 years ago, 8 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#559,682
@previous (A)
Will she be handling credit cards in the ordinary course of business? That might raise a red flag.
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 11 years ago, 4 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#559,684
@previous (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
No, I handle the credit card transactions. She will intake cash and checks, but it would be easily caught if she did something goofy there. It would be a few years before we'd give her check writing authority.
Marsden William "Bill" Miller joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 25 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#559,706
A little mail fraud never held me back
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 11 years ago, 7 hours later, 8 hours after the original post[^][v]#559,865