re: #169 Cannadian Club Akbar

In Florida, you get all your rights restored if you’re a convicted felon, except owning a firearm. And it seems every job needs a background check for the most part. And some won’t even bother talking to you if you are a felon, although some employers only go back 5, 7 or 10 years.

Yep.

A few months back, a close friend had an interview with a “national pest control company.” (There probably aren’t many of those that reach “national” status, so you can probably figure out who.)

He made it past the first interview and went on a sample “house call” where the company rep told him he asked the right questions. The final step was a simulated sales pitch, where he had to get the “homeowner” to sign one of three contracts. If he did that, he was in. He got one of the contracts signed.

Then came the background check. Twenty years ago, he did a few months in jail for dealing cocaine. (My friend is not Tony Montana here; the amounts we’re talking about might have kept Charlie Sheen happy for a night or two.)

Dropped him like the proverbial hot potato.

So, yeah: twenty years of keeping your nose clean (literally!) counts for jack shit in this country.