How does an ex-felon maintain?

Question

Where does an Ex-Felon find decent employment in Lake County(Waukegan)? One should realise that $7.50 is a no no.

Answer 1

Hate to be mean BUT you should have Learned something while in PRISON . You had plenty of time .

Answer 2

I admit it is a fine line but I think you are looking at your status incorrectly.

You are an Ex-Convict, not an Ex-Felon. Once you were convicted of the felony that means you are a felon for life. A new trial with a finding of "Factual Innocence" is the only thing that will make you an EX-Felon. Although it is imperfect, there is nothing that predicts future performance any better than past performance. With a felony record you will have to be better than anyone else just to be average.

You may have to take that low paying job and really work your butt off building trust before the boss will allow you to grow in responsibility.

I'm not saying it is right or wrong but I don't think I could trust you or any other felon, even one who has served his time, with a position in my company that allowed access to anything valuable. At least not until you demonstrated that you were not the same person who was convicted. Being an Ex-Convict is a tough life and that degree of harshness is frequently what causes a man to re-offend. Don't let that happen. Stay at it and build that trust. It may only be worth something at one company but that is better than none.

Sorry, I can't send you for an interview but maybe if you better understand your own situation you can be proactive rather than reactive to the situations you will be facing.

I wish you the Best of Luck in you job search. BTW, failing to tell the truth will really get you a bad reputation and remember a lie by omission is still a lie.

Answer 3

I am confused by the $7.50 p/hour being a 'No No'. Does that mean you find that amount of money demeaning to you? or too little to be paid? It's going to be difficult to employ you. You are a convicted felon and as such, are not trustworthy. Period. If you are lucky enough to get a job, it won't pay much, you may have to take 2 jobs to survive. Many people do just that, every day, and never see the inside of a prison cell. Keep out of trouble, avoid situations that will get you into trouble, work hard at whatever job you get and be damn grateful that you have one. At this point, society owes you nothing. You owe society. Make them and yourself proud. Be the 'former' felon who made good.

Answer 4

If the EX-felon has only a high school education, then how do you EXPECT to land "decent employment"????? While you WERE a felon, you should have worked and gotten a GED and maybe even college (if you were INSIDE long enough, college would have been FREE too).... you can't and SHOULD NOT expect anything but a MINIMUM WAGE job if you don't have much of an education and having a felony record doesn't give too many points either----take WHATEVER job you can get for now, get that GED or go to COLLEGE and make something of yourself ... it takes time, but what else do you have????? If you want to show people you are NO LONGER felon material, get to work, go to school and get ahead.... you may have STRIKES against you but you aren't out yet--you just have to PLAY HARDER to get what you want---oh and PLAY LEGALLY.

Answer 5

This is really the most unjust part of the correction system. Your sentence extends once you are out by having that conviction follow you around. It prevents many ex-cons from obtaining decent jobs and therefore adds to recidivism rate because if an individual cannot get work they may often turn to crime.

In a perfect system, once your sentence was complete you would be seen as having paid your debt to society and there would be no issue with anybody hiring you. It seems to go against the idea of prison being the punishment if the punishment tends to extend into your post-incarceration life.

It would be better if once you served your sentence the conviction was dropped off your record so this kind of prejudice wouldn't exist. The only exception should be for violent offenders or sex offenders because of the safety risk imposed. But for all others the conviction shouldn't be a factor in hiring.

Answer 6

Well then if $ 7.50 is not enough the he can work like I do.

I work 16 hours a day. So can he. Lets see if the math is right.

$ 7.50 X 2 = $ 15.00 hr.
$ 15.00 X 8 hrs. = $ 120.00 a day
$ 120 X 5 days = $ 600.00 week

It's really simple. GET TWO JOBS

It all boils down to coming out of a " comfort zone " and going afer the income. No pity here. Get cracking.

Answer 7

You know, people without skills and good educations who didn't commit a felony are in the same boat as you. You don't see them crying about it; they take the jobs that are available and do their best to work their way up any way they can. $7.50 is a no no? Maybe one should realize that committing crimes is a no no, and if you had done something productive with your life instead, you'd be making a lot more money and have better employment options.

Answer 8

By taking and doing well at the $7.50 an hour job. After proving that you are no longer a menace to society and are ready to be a productive citizen people will be more willing to take a chance on you.

Trust is earned, not normally given. You broke the trust. You need to earn it back.

Answer 9

I agree with Davidmi7, you gotta start putting in the time. Yep,even if that means starting over at $7.50 and even if it means 2 jobs. You have to establish yourself in the working world all over again. It means building a reputation.

This is not bought or established overnight. I can sympathize, I am 45 trying to get established and make a name for myself as well and I have no criminal record. Its tough but later on you will thank yourself for putting in the time.

This is how our society works. If someone were to buy your way in you would owe them, better to earn your own way.

Answer 10

Temp Agency.....they supply work for all different ranges. Wether assembly, warehouse, loading docks....a temp agency is probably the best way to go. C'mon, a place that are looking for any physical labor does not expect people to come running for applications. Especailly if they are a small company. They're more likely to resort to an agency.

Answer 11

Do you think that you are entitled to more than anybody else? For better jobs you are going to be competeing with others with more education and no criminal record. Let's see......who will they pick? You better bring something to the bargaining table......get an education......and take whatever job you can get in the meantime......just like everybody else.