Well you probably shouldn't have broken the law then XD YDI for sure.

NOTE: legal rights related to criminal records. To refuse or discharge employment based on a criminal conviction, the employer needs to determine if the conviction is job-related. The employer bears the burden of proving that the specific job requirements justify denial of employment. this means that a perspective employee can sue if the employer doesn't have a consistent policy. To be offered a job and then to negate the offering constitutes a breach of contract. BTW, all those out dare that have no mercy for this fellow, let's see if you haven't done anything illegal in your life. eg. smoking pot, school fight, a little shoplifting, driving while intoxicated, etc. if you are saint, you can then critisize, otherwise learn from another's mistake and consider yourself lucky you didn't get caught.

no.1 what were you charged with? no2. if you felt you aren't a douche no more and have turned over a new leave and felt that you have served your sentence, and you feel you're being discriminated against, U can try suing them. Although i don't think you'd win. I'm pretty sure employers hold the right to not hire criminals. I guess let that be a lesson to those who break the law. Using an excuse that some people dont' live a good life like others will still have you end up in the fail boat. if your homeless go to a community church and try to get yourself together and get work experience and then a job. If you're on drugs get OFF them then do the church thing. No one will help you in life, you gotta help yourself (but the ethical way) b*tching about how you ended up on the streets or you life sux doesn't help. Using it to do crimes is just as stupid

@ #9 looks like someone is on their period

EVERYONE deserves a job, why should past actions (as long as not violent) say you can't be successful if you want ex-Convicts/ criminals become 'Normal' then you should let them do what normal people do! Some people are such idiots when it comes to simple problems.

hate to tell ya that when you get off probation the charges are still going to be on your record! Criminal background follows you for life, it is not a speeding ticket that will just drop off in 3 years. Why should you be hired over someone that has not committed a crime and had followed the rules?

Well YDI, op

NOTE: Research on non re-offenders. Recent research from Carnegie-Mellon indicated that after 5 years of not re-offending previously incarcerated individuals pose no more risk than any other employee. This is an area that warrants much more research before conclusive decisions can be drawn regarding the relevant time periods that released prisoners are as 'safe' as non offenders in the workplace. Despite the conclusions drawn from this study, employers are not likely to jump on this bandwagon, especially during these times where there are an abundance of qualified applicants for almost every job. The politicians and the business community are on a collision course on this one. NOTE: Legal consequences of employers using background checks. For the nominal fee of a comprehensive background check, an employer can get: (1) a glimpse of the person that is not revealed in the employment application (i.e. fiscal prowess, propensity for trouble, driving ability); (2) a potential shield from negligent hiring or retention suits; and, (3) hopefully, a significant decrease in their loss, fraud, and productivity issues. Unfortunately, these employers are also getting something they did not bargain for. In addition to finding out the nitty-gritty of job applicants' histories, employers are also finding themselves as defendants in large, unexpected discrimination lawsuits brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) as well as groups of private litigants. Between 2003 and 2006, the number of background-check-based employment discrimination charges filed with the EEOC, the government agency charged with enforcing federal antidiscrimination laws, increased by more than a factor of four. In 2007 alone, 304 charges regarding employment selection procedures, including background checks and credit reports, were filed with the EEOC. BIG ISSUE: This is much larger than the simplistic or cartoonish representation of a rehabilitated persons brought on by this dialog. It's about "Fair" employment rules based on sound policy and criteria for selecting the best perspective employee.

I hate to say it but welcome to this little thing we call life. You screwed up. This, as unfair as it seems, is part of the punishment. It won't follow you forever, but it will mess with your abilities to get a good job for a time period after the offense. Probation sucks, but it is a chance to prove that you aren't a screw up. Probation isn't what lost you your job... It's the arrest record that lead to the probation. Losing the job is just part of living with the consequences of your actions. In time, it won't matter as much most likely. Getting arrested for possession won't mess you up too bad if it happened 20 years ago, getting arrested for armed robbery will. Only you know what you did. If it has followed you long enough to mess up job opportunities while you are an adult, then you were old enough to know that what you were doing could get you into trouble. Life sucks, but I still have to say YDI... you should have thought about the full consequences before you acted.

shldnt hav commited a crime lol