Why can't convicted felons ever find work?

Hello I live in California in a small town called Tehachapi and I'm a convicted Felon I was convicted of a Hit and run and drug charges and Retaing use of an access card with intent to comit fraud. the hit and run I can understand the Drug charges well...

they are what they are but the card one is a joke. Anyhow I was convicted and whent to prison for 19 months. I payed my debt to society and got out and off parole. Found a job and worked for 8 months till a background check got me fired cause I lied on the app, was the only way I could get a job. Now for two years I have been looking for work and being honest on my apps and never here from any employer. I have ben to college and even an aeronautical school have plenty of education but that doesnt seem to mean a thing. Recently I went to a company here in my town called Chemtool and the guy who hires was very nice and seemed like he wanted to hire, meso I filled out the application and I never heard from him again. Seems like a discrimination to me. But under the EOE they state nothing about Convictions, in other words that is the one thing that you can be discriminated aginst, not race, color, religion ect but felon convictions yes.
So I keep trying Last one was swift I have a class A licence and all my endorsements I can drive a missle across the United states. I can haul gas drive doubles but no one will hire me casue I have a hit and run. SO I thought I would try swift Transportaion filled out there little aplication was as honest as I could be , you have to. And nothin. At least call a guy back and tell him hes a no good criminal and that you dont want to hire him casue of whatever at least there would be some closer, that would be nice.
So here I am still no job and its been a little over 2 years, I survive buy living with my mother and selling stuff on ebay and a little welfare, Sad thing is welfare wont help me find a job casue I have a drug conviction another joke in society. I havent seen any drugs in 7 years but I have a drug conviction So I'm uneligable for CAlworks a program that helps someone find work that is on welfare. No wonder society is all screwed up and criminals keep going back to jail. give them jobs and there would be a lot less crime.
So what does a convicted felon do to get a job. I have to survive I cant live off my mother forever and nor do I want to. Very demining here it has been 5 years sice I payed my debt to society and I'm still being punished for it.

its even harder to find work if your registered as a sex offender, I served a year, same child who accussed me. after two and a half years and I worked at a fast food for a year and a half but when oppurtunity arose to get better job I quit because they were really doggin me, anyway back to child we all now have a beautiful relationship and understanding of what happened, but my daughter dosnt realize the great damage that has been put upon me. I am the mother of a son whom this happened to and I pray that the system changes ,because to call a person a sex offender and not knowing all the facts or not caring because these child services advocates went to school and know what their talking about, right they were not there I was and so were other children there is an open door policy the children been around us all their lives,but do you think the system listen to circumstances no,they went to school to LEARN this and this is the way we live our life.im a very frustrated mom because everyone that has to register as a sex offender especially concerning their own child should be deeply investigated.because after two and a half years.my sons kids mother called and wanted him to have a relationship back with his children it was an emotional moment for all the family now he wants a better job,and when he thought he landed one , they said they did the background check and he came up as REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER that crushed him and me and his grandmother we cried for him, but I've had faith all this time,and if GOD can bring them together than I pray and we must all pray that the system change some of their laws to really justify if a true offense was committed that could damage a person for years to come especially a family situation where a person has to pay child support then if its not paid the SYSTEM wants to put them in JAIL for non support I dont get it DO YOU...

The story is the same the times never change. How can we as a people be a people in a world that has created its own maze that we are now the mice in. I know we each have done are share of wrong. This issue of not being allowed to work have begun to fire me up inside. I dont want to get mad but I honestly cant help myself. When I am daily confront in the News and mass media about this Congessman or that Senator has failed to pay his or taxes or has used state or federal money in an unlawful manner and the list goes on. I feel quite confident in saying the poeple who have and continue to pass judgement upon us have shady closests themselves. When I was young I had wrong values and beliefs that caused me to live life against society now nearly forty I wish life for me would never have started. I can not change the past and the Lord knows this country well not let me live past it either. I pray often that I might get a break, but what I fear is the very act of free will is the reason why my prayer seems to go unanswered. When man was given this great gift the very aspect of sin became event. Now I am not here to preach I am just stating opinion and thus me reason and answer to why we as felons can not find a job with the housing market in a shambles and lets face it most of us this is our only means of employment not that we are all just construction workers but the truth is the truth laborer is the top position for more than a share of us

I am starting a company in ga
landscaping and painting if any of you live in ga
near lawerencville
and would be interested please contact me
Fun mail me
it is a new company and not that many jobs
but hoping to get started soon
no bs okay
my girlfriend has a bad charge and is in the same boat
please no bs answers

okay
so I am starting a business landscaping and painting
I live in ga
and do not mind hiring people with a background we all have one
so if anyone is up for a changele let me know
no bs okay
my girlfriend has a bad charge and it will be her company I have a full time job
so close to atl
give me a buzz at
Fun mail me
for real though no bs
just honest people who need work

When I was a kid and young adult, I stole cars for a living and did very well for myself. After talking to a friend of mine whom I have now known for 30 years, I changed my ways and have never ever ever committed any felony crimes since!

I f I was caught, I would be a felon..
I would have most-likely received 10 years for what I had done.

I'm now a very succesful person and have been for the last 25 years. People like me and I'm NOW, an honest and dependable person.

People do change!

To mark a felon as they do, is the worst thing government can do to rehab convicts.

I make about 1/3 less today than I did stealing cars.

I was good at it and very smart while doing it.

I should be putting down that I'm a felon on job applications but I don't.

The system needs help.

most prob cause people never let it lie love they never give people a second chance which I think is so wrong everyone as to have a chance

cause people wont give others a second chance