Would you hire a black male convicted with a felony?
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Obviously most of you would not hire violent offenders arbitrarily. I also understand why most big companies automatically disqualifies individuals who have a felony record.
However, I do think it is wrong to arbitrarily refuse to give a young black male employment, especially if he has a non-violent criminal record. Most young black men are in prison due to non-violent crimes unlike Caucasian criminals. This is where the term "the white man putting us down" comes from because most small business owners are white, and most of them would not hire a convicted felon who is black.
Most advisor's refer young black men to relocate to cities like Atlanta, DC area and other cities in the south if they want to change their lives. Cities like Atlanta have many small business owners who are black, and believe it or not they are more likely to take a chance on hiring a black man with a felony record.
Not trying to stir up anything here, but I am bringing this up because I work in the corporate world and for a fortune 500 company. I started my career in Atlanta, and I was able to move up the corporate ladder in only 8 months due to great reviews that were given by upper level management there, and most of the senior managers and executives in the Atlanta office were black. My job required me to relocate and I was in a great position even though I was basically in an environment where I was the only black male and outside it was predominantly white too. I like what I did at the time however I had aspirations to move up again. Two recruiters for upper level management were interested in my resume, I was like I am going to be an executive this quickly yet they had to ask the individuals who I reported too with for reviews. Apparently whoever I reported to gave me mediocre reviews twice, and I will tell you they were not black. Isn't it ironic....???
I also don't feel appreciated for my hard work as I was in Atlanta and I also believe I am not taken seriously. Yet I am being compensated really well for a young black male in his 20's, so stop complaining friends say. Even though I am employed, and I am pretty sure many people out there would not mind doing my job I sometimes tell myself that "I would not mind getting laid off". I do not think it will happen, but if it does at least it would force me to go back to a city that is predominantly black, and either start up my own business or go back to school to work on a masters program focusing on education.
The bottom line is that I would rather be happy than disgusted and disappointed. I can somewhat relate with the many young black men going through these difficult times, because I am feeling it first hand in the corporate world in what I believe is called the "glass ceiling effect", but I guess I will swallow my pride for now and just see what happens.
You sound like a racist with a chip on your shoulder
Obviously most of you would not hire violent offenders arbitrarily. I also understand why most big companies automatically disqualifies individuals who have a felony record.
However, I do think it is wrong to arbitrarily refuse to give a young black male employment, especially if he has a non-violent criminal record. Most young black men are in prison due to non-violent crimes unlike Caucasian criminals. This is where the term "the white man putting us down" comes from because most small business owners are white, and most of them would not hire a convicted felon who is black.
Most advisor's refer young black men to relocate to cities like Atlanta, DC area and other cities in the south if they want to change their lives. Cities like Atlanta have many small business owners who are black, and believe it or not they are more likely to take a chance on hiring a black man with a felony record.
Not trying to stir up anything here, but I am bringing this up because I work in the corporate world and for a fortune 500 company. I started my career in Atlanta, and I was able to move up the corporate ladder in only 8 months due to great reviews that were given by upper level management there, and most of the senior managers and executives in the Atlanta office were black. My job required me to relocate and I was in a great position even though I was basically in an environment where I was the only black male and outside it was predominantly white too. I like what I did at the time however I had aspirations to move up again. Two recruiters for upper level management were interested in my resume, I was like I am going to be an executive this quickly yet they had to ask the individuals who I reported too with for reviews. Apparently whoever I reported to gave me mediocre reviews twice, and I will tell you they were not black. Isn't it ironic....???
I also don't feel appreciated for my hard work as I was in Atlanta and I also believe I am not taken seriously. Yet I am being compensated really well for a young black male in his 20's, so stop complaining friends say. Even though I am employed, and I am pretty sure many people out there would not mind doing my job I sometimes tell myself that "I would not mind getting laid off". I do not think it will happen, but if it does at least it would force me to go back to a city that is predominantly black, and either start up my own business or go back to school to work on a masters program focusing on education.
The bottom line is that I would rather be happy than disgusted and disappointed. I can somewhat relate with the many young black men going through these difficult times, because I am feeling it first hand in the corporate world in what I believe is called the "glass ceiling effect", but I guess I will swallow my pride for now and just see what happens.
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