Where can I find a list of employers in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that hire convicted felons?
"JOB SERVICE" AS THE REST OF AMERICA KNOWS IT , SIMPLY FAILS TO EXIST IN FLORIDA ANY MORE ! IT HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A THING CALLED "FLORIDA WORKS" , & IT IS DESIGNED & ENGINEERED TO DO ANYTHING BUT GET A PERSON TO WORK , WHEN YOU GO THERE , THE OFFICE STAFF HAS BEEN CUT TO THE POINT THAT ALMOST ALL THE CUBICLES ARE EMPTY , & THE POOR , PATHETIC , OVER-WORKED , UNDERPAID SOUL THAT THEY DO PROP-UP IN FRONT OF YOU WHEN YOU REGISTER AT "FLORIDA WORKS" DOES , IS POINT YOU AT THE LARGE BANK OF COMPUTERS THAT HAVE TAKEN OVER FOR ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY GAVE A DAMN ABOUT YOU ACTUALLY FINDING , GETTING , & MAINTAINING EMPLOYMENT ! IN OTHER WORDS , YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN !!! YOU MAY AS WELL HAVE STAYED IN BED , & JUST WATCHED THE WEATHER CHANNEL , DRANK YOUR CUP OF COFFEE , & SKIMMED THROUGH THE NEW UNDER-SIZED NEWSPAPER WANT ADS THAT THEY CHARGE A QUARTER MORE NOW FOR LESS ! NOW , TO ANSWER THE QUESTION ABOUT A CONVICTED FELON TRYING TO FIND A JOB , ESPECIALLY IN FLORIDUHHH , WOW ! I WAS RELEASED FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS ABOUT A YEAR AGO . THE D.O.C. FORCES YOU TO SIT THROUGH 100 "MANDATORY" LONG , GRUELING HOURS OF A PRE-RELEASE PROGRAM WHERE YOU SIT & WATCH THESE TOTALLY INEPT DVD's , & EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE YOU'LL GET A "GUEST SPEAKER" , & THAT ALMOST BREAKS UP THE MONOTONY . WELL , ALMOST AT THE END OF THIS 100 HOUR DEBACLE , POPS IN THE HEAD OF THE WONDERFUL , POST-FUNCTIONING "JOB SERVICE" RECENTLY RE-NAMED "FLORIDA WORKS" . THE FEARLESS "FLORIDA WORKS" LEADER THEN PROCEEDS TO GO ON & ON & ON ABOUT HOW THE NEW "FLORIDA WORKS" HAS JUST ALL THESE WONDERFUL "PROGRAMS" FOR THE CONVICTED FELON IN FLORIDA , SO MANY JOBS , THEY CANT GIVE 'EM AWAY , KIND OF TONE . LIES. I GOT OUT . I WENT TO "FLORIDA WORKS" & GOT "REGISTERED" AS PER MY PROBATION OFFICER , & GOT EXACTLY WHAT I DESCRIBED AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS RANT . SIMPLY , THE HEAD OF "FLORDA WORKS" IS LYING TO PEOPLE IN THE MANDATORY 100 HOUR FLORIDA PRISON PRE-RELEASE PROGRAM , THERE IS NO "FLORIDA WORKS" PROGRAM TO FIND A CONVICTED FELON A JOB . THERE YOU HAVE IT ! YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN !!! "GOOD LUCK" ...
You can not find a job here in Jacksonville,FL. It does not matter if the felony is 10-20-30 years or yesterday.
No one cares if you have a family or bills.
Employer's only look at what you have done and not who you are. Just because you have a felony does not mean that you did the crime that you are labeled with. Florida has one of the worst correction system in North America.
The system is not designed for anyone to have a life afterwords. They give you bs before you get out of jail but don't give you any way to make a living for yourself.
I know plenty of men and women that has to move in order to find a job. Everyone don't have that option.
What do we do?
Hi kaff,
Start here: http://www.governmentjobs.com/display.cfm?SubCatID=1 And find your local employment office. They should be able to help you.
Also, I've heard that Goodwill and United Way both hire those with felony records.
Good luck!
