Is it just me or are min. wage low paying (usually food service) jobs more open to the idea.....?

Is it just me or are these places more open to the idea of an employer who has a criminal past than other jobs. If so why?





I'm asking because in all my years of applying to mostly food service or retail min. wage work, they always have a question about if you commited a felony or some other crime and in fine print, it says something about it won't affect your employment. And when I did work at a bar I knew a guy who had a criminal background, a woman who didn't have any teeth (apparently due to secret drug use, a woman who knew her told me), and a girl who was 18, no hs diploma or GED, and a rude attitude and someone told me she was kicked out for fighting. I did work at a bar and grill, lol. And they definitely put the bar in bar and grill (it was in a hotel and a bit seedy). And I know a guy who apparently works at a fast food resturant a couple of hours away and it allegedly hired criminals who were rapists, murders, etc. I don't know if that was true or not though, lol.

Is it just me or are min. wage low paying (usually food service) jobs more open to the idea.....?
I think a lot of minimum wage jobs just want bodies-- they aren't expecting people to make a career out of it, they know you don't have to be highly qualified to make a sandwich. So, I think those jobs just care a lot less about who they're hiring. Plus, there is less of a demand for those jobs because a) for the most part, they are no fun to work and b) there are more of them for people to choose from than some very highly qualified niche job category. So they can't really be as choosey.
Reply:Yea......Im wondering the same thing....your essay is tooooooooo long
Reply:Let me finish eating and I'll answer this question for u.


Okay


Part of their earnings may come from governmental financing. I'll employ so many criminals if you give me so many tax dollars. It allows some criminals to advance in our society. It also abets the recidivism of the rest of the criminals. I think a better system is called for as a lot more criminals fail to reenter society successfully as those that do. I think it should be the other way around. Don't you?
Reply:many higher paying industrial jobs are the same way when it comes to hiring as food service jobs..infact if you research it , all companies, even white collar jobs hire many criminals ( but criminals with some education proof ) ..





It is actually illegal if they hold certain crimes against them in the consideration of employment..it is a federal law..





the only way a crime can count against them is if it has to do with abuse, neglect, or sexual crimes in the health care fields..


drug charges in pharmaceuticals, and embezelment in the corporate areas..





there is a fine line in what they can use to reject you as a candidate for the job..





kind of scary, I know..
Reply:huh?
Reply:i know there must be a point or a question somewhere - maybe if i read it again -














nah -
Reply:It is amazing what they ask on the applications, Look at Long John Silvers! LOL And look at who they hire!

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