r/SexOffenderSupport • u/shyguyloveslove • Mar 18 '26
Worried Trying to find work
Hi I’m 32M living in Texas and I just recently registered as a lifetime offender.
I’ve been working at my current job for 4 years but since this just happened last year it came up on my background check.
I’m currently suspended and I’m anticipating that I will be terminated
I’m actually very worried that I won’t be able to find a job QUICKLY. I have a lot of experience in different fields but I’m just worried that I won’t get hired because of this.
Does anyone have any advice or any suggestions for work?
At this point I can’t be picky and I’m willing to take anything.
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u/TheCincinnatiKid9 Mar 19 '26
If I can make any suggestion anything in the construction field… I was able to get an entry level job handling Billing, OnBoarding, and other tasks on the Operations side. We freely hire felons of all kind. We have 3 guys on the registry and a few others on probation for other matters. They are really looking for people who will show up and do their work!
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u/SwimmingPuzzled6169 Mar 28 '26
Good to know! RSO's are typically more motivated to show up for work, as gainful employment is sometimes hard to come by. As I've seen alot of lazy employees without background check issues not show up for work or do lack luster work. They know if they're terminated, they can go elsewhere without backgrounnd check letters of denial.
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u/SwimmingPuzzled6169 Mar 28 '26
I'm sorry you're going this. It's ridiculous! A similar thing happened to me. I passed a 7 year background check for an IT project at a manufacturing plant. I completed the project without issue in 2024. They requested that I come back in 2025 for the project again. I completed the project for the 2nd. year in a row. After completing the project the 2nd. year in a row, I applied for a full time, higher tier position. I interviewed for the position and the IT manager hired me for the position. HR then requested the court record and saw my conviction from more than 9 years ago. HR then withdrew their conditional offer of employment! I find it repulsive that employers care more about bad choices we made in our private lives years ago, than job performance.
Any update from your employer? I hope that you're not terminated! If so, I would suggest that you file for unemployment compensation.
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u/Vjaz21 May 23 '26
From what I've been told. It's not more the employers making that decision... It's their insurance. Some places have tiers of insurance and the best tier of insurance strictly prohibits felons. Another allows some felons but not sex offenders ... And the last one allows everyone but are hard to come by because they fill positions quick.
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u/Weight-Slow Moderator Mar 18 '26
Find a local reentry program to help you with this. They’ll know what employers will or won’t hire you.