Comments on: Foolish Youth

By: HR Wench

HR Wench — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:45:00 +0000

And why isn’t the company doing background checks on their interns? Hello? I don’t get it. If I have temps I make the staffing agency drug test and background check people before they even present their resume to me. An intern, paid or no, is getting the same treatment prior to working for me as any other “hire”.

By: Jeremiah

Jeremiah — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:11:00 +0000

Since you have a working relationship with the company, maybe you should be up front with your manager. Hopefully if you have worked your ass of he/she will speak on your behalf.

Or you can try going to a different state. I worked in a gas station and unknowingly sold beer to a minor. On applications I just put "misdemanor offense-paid fine" if the ask for details I tell the truth. Alot of companies only do background checks by state.

By: Melinda

Melinda — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 10:59:00 +0000

I think “Giving up alcohol totally” would have been a much more advantageous and productive New Year Resolution! You could even explain to employers that “I had a problem in the past and have now been dry for X years” They’re much more likely to view that favourably rather than seeing several issues with excess alcohol and DUI and knowing that you’re still drinking.

By: class factotum

class factotum — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:15:00 +0000

Was the bad luck that you got caught? If you used that excuse with me, I would wonder about your good luck — how many times were you DUI without being caught.

This was bad judgment. Good judgment comes from experience and experience comes from bad judgment. You’ve definitely got the experience.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 02:49:00 +0000

That said, I don't know that there is a business reason to disqualify you since the job doesn't directly involve driving.

Hmm. It seems to me that it's only a matter of time before s/he kills someone driving drunk and will either be in jail or at the very last have his/her life consumed by legal issues, which would result in the need for a new job search and retraining.

By: joe

joe — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:16:00 +0000

I think i work for the company that offered him a Job. Even if I don’t, at my company you’re often expected to take a vehicle out of the vehicle pool for any number of reasons. There could be an off site meeting. You might need to go to another plant for a few weeks to learn a new process or help with new machinery. You might need to drive a vehicle to evaluate it for any number of quality reasons. The form you have to fill out before you do any of these regular business activities has a check box for booze related problems. This is going to come up a LOT