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Old 02-01-2008, 12:09 AM   #1
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I am looking to hire several Electricians to teach an ELE program in Philadelphia. I have two questions
1. Does a criminal background hinder someone form working in this field?
2. Can someone with a criminal background get work?

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Old 02-01-2008, 12:34 AM   #2
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1. Does a criminal background hinder someone form working in this field?
No, but it does sorely limit where and for whom.

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2. Can someone with a criminal background get work?
Any certain type of work? I ate at Long John Silver's yesterday evening, and I'm pretty sure most of the people working there might have had a criminal background, so I guess the answer is yes.


Exactly what did you do, anyhow?
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, and I'm pretty sure most of the people working there might have had a criminal background,

What was the giveaway?
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What was the giveaway?
I think it was the black and white striped shirts.
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I always associate tattoo's on the face with criminal backrounds.
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Old 02-01-2008, 10:45 AM   #6
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Criminal backgrounds are less of a problem in new construction. Remodelers and service companies are working in houses people live in. That's a problem.
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wiring boxes, hlepers entry level stuff
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Old 02-07-2008, 07:05 PM   #8
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Just make sure they havent committed Moral Turbitude!

Wait, I think all my guys have committed that?

Was anyone else sweating that when they saw that as an exclusion for taking M.E.test??? I know some of you were a little crazy in your youth.
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Old 02-08-2008, 11:15 PM   #9
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MD are times tough, Maybe you should go to red lobster Cheesey biscuits are better than hushpuppies anyday
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MD are times tough, Maybe you should go to red lobster Cheesey biscuits are better than hushpuppies anyday
Long John Silver's is great, I've been wanting it since reading this post (should have went today, no meat Friday), I would also like some salisbury steaks. Anybody remember Arthur Treacher's Fish and Chips, we used to have quite a few of them out here, they're all gone now, I miss them.




On that criminal backround thing, there are a tons of places you won't be able to work if you have a criminal history, first one that comes to mind is a Nuclear facility, they check, can't go in to work if you have certain types of convictions, DUI's are okay.


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I am looking to hire several Electricians to teach an ELE program in Philadelphia. I have two questions
1. Does a criminal background hinder someone form working in this field?
2. Can someone with a criminal background get work?
I worked for a master electrician that did about 3 years for selling coke. He's a very respectable citizen now but when we did work on military bases he was not allowed on. That was kind of a problem.
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