I got let go from a temporary position in a factory at the beginning of summer, have been looking for work ever since.
I have a felony on my record. It's only for child support, the judge and my probation officer keep telling me it's just for child support, it's not going to hold me back from a job, even after I've shown the letters I've gotten from back ground checks saying that I failed the back ground check due to a felony. (It's the only felony I have).
I've finally gotten an interview. I shaved my beard, pulled out my nice dress shirt, slacks, tie and even dusted off my London Fog jacket.
I knew this place would hire me because it was all set up by my probation officer, one of her other clients who is on super vision works there and they're needing people so bad that they asked him to ask our P.O. for referrals.
However, they didn't seem very interested in me... They asked me very basic questions... It's for a custodial position, they asked what machines I ran at Orscheln's when I was working there, I explained I didn't really know, I was only a temp worker and they had me on pretty much every machine they had. I knew one of them was a press machine (pressing brake plates) but that's the only one I really knew... She asked when I was available, I told her any time, including night shift and I've even do rotating shifts.
And that's pretty much it... She said she "had to talk to Gary" and told ME to call HER the next day... I have NEVER been to an interview where I needed to call them, it's always "we'll call you"....
So, the next day I called at 8am, she told me to call between 8 and 9. No answer. I called at 8 30, no answer. I called at 9, no answer. I called the front desk instead of her office at 9 15, they told me all they could do is forward me to her phone, not tell me if she was available or going to be in that day... so at 9 30 I tried again and FINALLY got an answer...
Gary had not decided yet... This is a job so desperate for workers they're asking probation and parole officers to send them people... Yet, they are screwing people (or me at least) around quite a bit... She told me to call back monday... between 8 and 9 am....
I REALLY need this job... I'm on SIS Felony probation (meaning if I complete the probation successfully, the felony will be removed from my record) with a 5 year back drop (If I break my probation, which includes paying $300/month child support ON TIME, I go to prison for 5 years and the felony remains on my record for life). I'm 22 years old, I've only been able to find temporary work, and that's few and far between.
I've considered if they turn me down or still "haven't decided" when I call tomorrow morning, that I would offer to do the job as a volunteer (unpaid) for a week or so to show them my work ethic and how well I'd do the job... My mother says that will sound too desperate and hurt my chances more than help them, but the truth is, I AM desperate... I don't like her paying my child support for me, I don't like being unemployed and I don't like the judge talking to me like trash when I go to court every damn month.
Can someone give me some advice here? Should I offer to volunteer the job for a week? Is there anything else I should do or say?
I have a felony on my record. It's only for child support, the judge and my probation officer keep telling me it's just for child support, it's not going to hold me back from a job, even after I've shown the letters I've gotten from back ground checks saying that I failed the back ground check due to a felony. (It's the only felony I have).
I've finally gotten an interview. I shaved my beard, pulled out my nice dress shirt, slacks, tie and even dusted off my London Fog jacket.
I knew this place would hire me because it was all set up by my probation officer, one of her other clients who is on super vision works there and they're needing people so bad that they asked him to ask our P.O. for referrals.
However, they didn't seem very interested in me... They asked me very basic questions... It's for a custodial position, they asked what machines I ran at Orscheln's when I was working there, I explained I didn't really know, I was only a temp worker and they had me on pretty much every machine they had. I knew one of them was a press machine (pressing brake plates) but that's the only one I really knew... She asked when I was available, I told her any time, including night shift and I've even do rotating shifts.
And that's pretty much it... She said she "had to talk to Gary" and told ME to call HER the next day... I have NEVER been to an interview where I needed to call them, it's always "we'll call you"....
So, the next day I called at 8am, she told me to call between 8 and 9. No answer. I called at 8 30, no answer. I called at 9, no answer. I called the front desk instead of her office at 9 15, they told me all they could do is forward me to her phone, not tell me if she was available or going to be in that day... so at 9 30 I tried again and FINALLY got an answer...
Gary had not decided yet... This is a job so desperate for workers they're asking probation and parole officers to send them people... Yet, they are screwing people (or me at least) around quite a bit... She told me to call back monday... between 8 and 9 am....
I REALLY need this job... I'm on SIS Felony probation (meaning if I complete the probation successfully, the felony will be removed from my record) with a 5 year back drop (If I break my probation, which includes paying $300/month child support ON TIME, I go to prison for 5 years and the felony remains on my record for life). I'm 22 years old, I've only been able to find temporary work, and that's few and far between.
I've considered if they turn me down or still "haven't decided" when I call tomorrow morning, that I would offer to do the job as a volunteer (unpaid) for a week or so to show them my work ethic and how well I'd do the job... My mother says that will sound too desperate and hurt my chances more than help them, but the truth is, I AM desperate... I don't like her paying my child support for me, I don't like being unemployed and I don't like the judge talking to me like trash when I go to court every damn month.
Can someone give me some advice here? Should I offer to volunteer the job for a week? Is there anything else I should do or say?
