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I have a felony on my record. Does anyone know who hires people with a criminal background in St. Louis, MO? |
Travel Info I have a felony on my record. Does anyone know who hires people with a criminal background in St. Louis, MO? Travel Tips OK鈥?let鈥檚 get to the guts of this issue. First of all, I AM a convicted felon. I was convicted of a theft after a 4 day trial in 1992. My conviction 鈥?a felony conviction with 8 years probation and 30 days in a 鈥渉alf-way鈥?house. Regardless of my conviction, everyone鈥?EVERYONE鈥?. has committed a felony. The real issue is 鈥?have you been caught or not? My mother used to cheat on her taxes in her early 20s. My father used to drive home from the saloons/bars after work. My brother, in high school, used to sell small amounts of drugs to the jocks. Today, he is a lawyer. My college professor admitted to stealing cars as a young punk in the 60s. EVERYONE, one way or another, has committed one or more felonies. EVERYONE. The question is鈥?has everyone been caught? No. Of course not. So some people have the stigma of being 鈥渃onvicted felons鈥?and others, in my opinion, are lucky and get to point the finger as the 鈥渇elons.鈥?br /> But whatever鈥?who really cares. But when it comes to getting a job鈥︹€on鈥檛 play the victim. As a felon, you made someone or something else the victim. Now that your time in jail or probation has passed you by, don鈥檛 even think about complaining. You are in this mess due to YOUR actions, like it or not. Felons get jobs all the freaking time. For a while, after my conviction, I had a slew of jobs 鈥? a.Delivering newspapers from 2:30 am to 5:30 am. ($200 a week) b.Washed dishes for $7.00/hour every mid-day. ($150 a week) c.Waited tables as a waiter every evening. ($150.00 a week) I didn鈥檛 sleep much, but three part time jobs paid me $25,000 a year. I didn鈥檛 see my wife much, except on the weekends. But I made an 鈥榓cceptable鈥?living and paid my bills. After a while, my paper delivery job collided with my dish washing job, so I got a different job during the day 鈥?working as a general laborer for Labor Ready ($30 a day). While working the three jobs, I also applied to numerous job applications in the Sunday paper, on Monster.com and on career builders.com. Every week or so, I would get a 鈥渂ite.鈥? Someone would call or email with interest in hiring me. I would ask 鈥?鈥淲hat are the requirements? Drug test? Background check? Credit Check?鈥? Most people would say 鈥?鈥淵es, a background check and drug test.鈥?br /> But, you know what? Sometimes鈥?every now and then, someone would say 鈥? 鈥淣o鈥?no background check, but we do test all applicants for drugs.鈥? Once I heard that, I would work very, very, very hard to get that job. After a year of working three jobs and sending resumes, I was hired. My salary - $32,000. I said 鈥榞oodbye鈥?to Labor ready, delivering newspapers鈥?but still waited tables (part time) on weekend evenings. That gave me another $50.00 a week. The extra $200.00 a month is great way to pay for pizzas, sushi, renting videos, buying subway sandwiches, postage stamps, etc. See? It can be done. It merely takes the continuous effort. Stop playing a victim. You CAN do it. Never complain or condemn. Pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and get to work. There are lots of Felons (ex-cons) out there who work every single day. According to the government, there are 15 million of us. Being one of the 鈥榳orking folks鈥檌s EASY. Get to work! David P.S. 鈥?I鈥檓 not going to say 鈥淕ood luck鈥?because I believe that you MAKE your own luck. Don鈥檛 鈥榟ave a great day鈥? MAKE IT a great day. Others Lots of business get tax breaks for hiring people who have been convicted of a felony and just keep applying and look sharp and be polite during interview! I have hired felons before and some work out well but some just dont care! Good luck!!! :) Mcdonalds |
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