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That's not "family-friendly" - that's family-ecstatic!
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Normally, a CV ('resume' for the septics) is used to demonstrate achievements and employment history etc... Whilst they may have served their punishment, you simply cannot ignore the fact that if a candidate has spent time at Her Majesty's pleasure, then that shows that they've (at least once) broken the law. Someone with a good track record, or someone else with a less than good track record- Who do you employ?
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I'm fairly certain that battery is frowned upon a bit more harshly than breaches of EEO hiring practices.
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You know what? You're absolutely right. It was very wrong of us to say that people who have been to jail would be more likely to steal sensitive information when given free access to a company's system, even when the case in point is a programmer who is currently in jail, for money issues, and asking for access to a company's system so he can get out of jail.
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Can someone please type the handwritten letter? I can't read cursive for my life, it looks like gibberish to me.
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Typically, no, it's not. It takes a long time and the legal costs are substantial. However, since employment discrimination is illegal in the US, a lawyer approaching a company with the threat of a lawsuit and reasonably solid prima facie evidence of discriminatory questioning stands a reasonable chance of getting some sort of settlement. This is actually a useful means of enforcement. A company wanting to avoid this sort of suit will be inclined to follow certain rules, such as not asking a potential employee questions not related to performance of the job, and there's no real cost to the state for the service.
Sounds fair to me.
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Not making backups is a bad call regardless of how many criminals you have on staff.
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Man up, Nancy.
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Personally, I don't think I've ever heard anyone say "curriculum vitae", only "CV." Perhaps you Brits aren't smart enough to pronounce it?
I keed, I keed.
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Oddly enough, my wife was a "Parenthood Training Instructor", long before she had kids. (Psychology PhD)
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I have a great opening for someone to design a file system. (Applications from jail welcome.)
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People are put in jail because they are unable to live within the rules of society. If someone breaks society's rules (and does it so that it warrants a penalty worse than simple probation or a fine), what makes you think they can exist within a business environment?
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The main benefit is not necessarily to you, but to others, since the company will be forced to change its hiring practices to be more fair to future applicants.
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I see you're looking for the killer file system.
(I wonder how long until someone spills the reference)
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Legal in some states, illegal in others.
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Littering is too against the law!
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You did get that he was in JAIL, right? Probably without access to computers as part of his sentence.
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I'm not sure they let you mess with the OS in prison. You might just have to write it in your journal
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For instance, getting behind on child support. So we stick them in jail, but don't reduce the child support unless they have money for a lawyer, so they're even more fucked.
Then, when they get out, they get to deal with pontificating blowhards who wonder why they don't get a decent job already.
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Actually, hitting people with liquids without their consent can be assault. If you have followed the "Officer Bubbles" case, it is exactly about how ticky-tack the "assault" charge is for repeatedly hitting the officer with bubbles.
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To Whom it May Concern,
I am currently incarcerated in the Ada County jail, where I was ordered to participate in the work release program until I have brought my FIDONet payments current. Before I can enter the program, however, I must first find a job. I saw your ad on thedailywtf.com for commenting specialist and would like to ask that I be considered for a position. As you will see from my resume, I have extensive experience managing a lawn care BBS. When it comes to FIDONet, I am the master! I have experience with the following:
DOS ZMODEM WWIV FIDONet BBS VT100 MUDs
Position Objective I am interested in a position as a commenter, or any other position for which my skills would be applicable.
Sincerely, Bert Glanstron
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Yeah, some people just need locking up for the good of society.
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TRWTF is having a child and not supporting that child. Maybe if more men took their responsibilities as fathers and men more seriously, we'd have fewer screwed up kids.
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But even ignoring that, surely a major question is what was he imprisoned for? If it was computer fraud, then your concerns are surely justified. If it was some other form of theft, then probably better to keep him away from the production financial systems, but maybe you can use him as a developer.
But maybe he's just been put behind bars for possession of cannabis - something which in a sane society wouldn't be illegal in the first place. Are you going to refuse to consider him then?
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And the WTF here is that you felt the need to put the content you did in parentheses. If someone doesn't know THAT, they aren't going to get the quote anyways.
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Welders are also generally tested and certified by an independent 3rd party licensing body, and on critical projects their work is usually subject to 100% inspection (dye penetration, ultrasonic, x-ray, etc.)
Having worked in both professions, I have significantly more confidence in most welders welds than in most programmer's code.
-Lego
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There's also the idea that being charged with a crime doesn't necessarily allow the individual the freedom to return to work on a regular schedule - unless they can be bailed out / have the terms of their release set, they reside "within the system", often being transported to and from the courthouse to the holding facility (jail).
If they are bailed out and allowed free, they're treated as guilty, and are often "relieved" of their job sooner or later - whether legally or not, it happens.
Even the innocent can end up in jail waiting for "the system" to prove they did not do anything wrong / illegal. In the meantime, they're screwed. When it's over and done with, many have no job to go back to - if you could only go to work 2-3 days a week for a month while you were dealing with legal issues, would you find that your position were suddenly no longer available to you, as you couldn't complete your required duties in the time allotted? You're now a statistic.
Good friend of mine was charged with assault. His girlfriend was mad at him at one point, called the cops to "teach him a lesson", and while dealing with it all, he lost his job. Set him up to fail once people found out he was charged with "domestic assault" and "abuse" (it was all a crock, she was eventually proven to have lied, got a fine, slap on the wrist).. He didn't want to stay there with "Accusing eyes" in all his co-workers, and quite honestly, i can't say I blame him. I'd probably have a lawyer involved, but I did buy him a bottle of scotch to celebrate when he got his final judgement (and hers), taking it to his old employer and shoving it in their faces.
He said they gave him a gift basket of congratulations (on being honest all along?), which was CLEARLY more of a "sorry", but he never told me what was in it or if they gave him additional compensation.
While he was looking for work, he told me something interesting: Employers didn't ask him "Have you been convicted", part of the screening was "Have you been charged with an offense". I heard it all every week. Glad he's employed somewhere decent... Good guy.
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In case you can't tell, this is a grown-up place. The fact that you insist on legalizing your marriage in your state clearly shows you're too young and too stupid to be getting married.
Go away and grow up.
Sincerely, ÃÆâ€â„
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I'ld probably end up getting OJ with urine thrown in my face ... :p
Ok, that one wasn't very clever, so instead I'll skip pretending to be clever enough to talk about tail-packing because then I really will look like a fool.
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Q: "Do you have family?"
A1: "Why, you crafty little sumbitch! I just knew you found me attractive!"
A2: "That depends on your definition. Would twenty-eight cats be considered a family?"
A3: "Not if you believe the terms of the restraining order."
A4: "Of course not! I'm in IT!"
A5: "Not any more." (sobbing) "They never found any pieces bigger than a pencil eraser!"
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Package-deal fallacy much? Who says that being a criminal or even a felon makes you more likely to steal? (If you're convicted for stealing, yeah. But what if it was for something completely unrelated?)
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I'm pretty sure that guy is responsible for about 50% of the article comments anymore.
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TRWTF is he went ahead and asked about kids after the guy already said he wasn't married.