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Convicted Felon Michael Vick just landed a great job this week. He'll be earning $1.6 million this year. If things work out on the job, he could earn $5.2 million next year. A lot of people are not happy about this. Despite the fact he spent time in a federal prison, there are many who believe his crimes were so heinous that he should not be allowed to get his job back.
I have a problem with his role model status and success and it just shows if you have enough money you can do anything and not really have to pay for it. Other folks spend the REST OF THEIR LIVES paying for crimes less than what this jackass did--you can't apply for a job at McDonalds without being asked if you've ever been convicted of a crime.
Sarsie, From I Hate My Message Board
According to one online forum the polls are showing the City of Brotherly Love is divided right down the middle on the Vick issue.
I believe Vick should be allowed to play football again. It's his job.He's evidently very good at it -- I wouldn't know, I haven't watched a football game in a good 8 years. Whether he is truly remorseful, a scumbag, or whether his sentence was too lenient is simply besides the point to me.
The point is about getting work after you've been convicted of a felony. Vick was one of the lucky ones. Most convicted felons have a tough time finding meaningful work. It's as if the time in prison is just a part of the sentence. The real sentence --a life sentence -- is the struggle to find gainful employment.
It is almost impossible to find a job as an ex-felon....There are 70 million ex-felons in the USA that are struggling to find a job. It would be nice if their were sites that helped us find a job. I went to a couple websites that are supposed to be designed to help but they had no jobs posted....sigh...
Anonymous, Indiana Felons Need Jobs Too! Petition
Info Barrel has some recommendations for felons looking for work. Not sure if they are trying to be encouraging but reading this post was very discouraging. Their advice: try temporary services, the military,community programs, fast food and becoming an entrepreneur.
You can become a private contractor. You can start your own business. You have plenty of options when looking at jobs for people with felonies. Don’t be afraid to use any skills you have learned. If you have experience painting, you can advertise your business in the paper with little or no startup costs. You can really take advantage of any and all skills this way. You conviction record is much less likely to haunt you in these cases. You will need some customer service skills, and a desire to succeed. Those willing to put in the effort will find it’s none of the best jobs for people with felonies.
I have a couple of issues with this advice. For the record it was posted August 14, 2009. Now, would you trust the advice of someone in 2009 telling you to advertise your business in the newspaper? Really,truly?
In addition, the post says that felons can find jobs in factories. What year was this written? Are factories hiring right now?
Like so many things this is not a black or white issue.It is complex and nuanced. As Xalor shared on the Hiring Felons Discussion Group
If you owned a company would you hire someone if they raped another person, less than a year ago, and got out of jail on bail or did their time? You have think about the employer...
In 1995 I had a nanny I adored. On a Monday morning she called me from jail to let me know she wouldn't be at work that day because she had been busted on the way back from the last Grateful Dead concert in Chicago. She told me the arrest was for having marijuana in her car.
Over the next few days I learned a great deal about my nanny. It wasn't marijuana in the trunk,it was crack. And what I thought was the side effects of severe
