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IANAL but I've got some "experience" in the legal area. A felony is a crime that is punishable by incarceration of more than one year. It doesn't matter if you were given one day i…

As someone who was convicted of a felony at age 19 and immediately turned his life around (yet still suffers the consequences), I wish more people felt the way that you do. Thank y…

Yes, they do -- I have one.

Most job applications nowadays have a clause at the end where, by signing, you give them permission to perform a background check (with no way to know if they actually will). In ad…

I'll agree that it's dumb but, unfortunately, it is sometimes necessary if one wants to eat.

> It is not impossible to find employment in tech with a felony conviction Perhaps not in the Valley, but I don't believe the OP provided his location. I'm not in the Valley and I …

Government jobs are, obviously, not going to be an option.

I typed out my (very long) story, then ended up deleting it. Let me offer some advice, however: When you fill out applications and are asked "the question", lie. As someone who has…