What is your honest opinion?

[zellowyebra]

I was here a while ago and was asking a whole bunch of questions about some stupid stuff I did two years ago that I told my file manager about during my application process.

Anyway, I finished my BI, they told me it came back good and my file manager said she was going to fully recommend me to the selection commitee (not sure how to spell that) and that they usually go with her recommendations. She also said she doesn't want to guarantee anything. She says I have one black mark on my record that she doesn't feel is serious but someone higher up might.

About two years ago, someone at my job robbed a vending machine (no money, only candy). Me and another guy found a drawer with three or four chocolate bars in it and ate one. I felt bad about it and replaced them. But I also didn't say anything about it. I didn't know who actually did it. Regardless, if I could go back I would have done it different. That is what she says is the only mark.

Anyways, I have a Bachelor of Education degree from university, my Emergency Medical Responder Certificate, I am a certified teacher and have done extensive volunteer work with children and seniors. That being said, do you think that is enough to offset the one stupid mistake I made? What do you think my chances are?

Thanks.

[Norm357]

Chocolate you say?

Then your cahnces are...


Slim to none.

:p

[zellowyebra]

Are you serious?:confused:

[Norm357]

Are you serious?:confused:

Did you not see the smiley? Hell no Im not serious.

[CelicaGuy]

LOL, Norm, Why do you scare people so.....:rolleyes:.

Two years ago is pretty recent, but the only thing you can do is try. I would have to say if that is your only blemish, it doesn't seem like it was that big of a situation. You did try to redem your self which is a plus, but someone higher up might not like that fact you didn't tell anyone.

Some departments will DQ you for that, others will not, depends on the PD and what there standards are. Just my .02.:D

[zellowyebra]

And.............I'm an idiot. I did not see that smiley face.

Thanks

[zellowyebra]

The only reason I didn't say anything was because they didn't know who did it and I wasn't sure how it would look if I went and told them what I had found. It had nothing to do with me eating anything. Just didn't want them to blame me for robbing the thing. I told my file manager that and she agreed that I would have came to her and told her that then she would have thought I stole them too.

[KFRG]

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[acreature]

You need intent to steal. If you are going to consider that count every time you have taken a breather on company time too.

STFU :rolleyes:


He found the candy bars in a drawer. Was not his drawer. He stole them.

zellowyebra, ask this is "ask-a-cop" so tools like KFRG cant answer.

[KFRG]

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[acreature]

Ummm.....:confused: Tool? Go look in the mirror big guy.

All I see is Pure Hotness. Try again.

[KFRG]

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[lax854]

Ummm.....:confused: Tool? Go look in the mirror big guy.

Anyway, not exactly sure if you meant you knew they came out of the machine or not, sorry.

WOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH HOLD UP WAIT A MINUTE! okay before this becomes a major controversy resulting in a banning, which i must say is surely come, lets just end it here. KFRG, perhaps you may be offended by acreatures comments, but honestly, unless you got knowledge on the situation, refain from answering because this is someones career we are talking about.

[zellowyebra]

We used to keep food everywhere and when the other guy showed it to me I just ate it. I assumed coming from him it was okay but upon thinking about it later figured I had no idea where it came from and figured it could very well be from that machine. So I then replaced it. Now that I think about it, probably should have told my file manager this part, was really nervous though, too late now I guess. We'll see what happens.

[zellowyebra]

Oh, when I asked her how this would hurt my chances she said it wasn't serious as long as I wasn't involved or did not participate in the actual theft from the vending machine. Don't know if that counts for anything.

Honestly, I think I'm just paranoid, you never know how someone will react to something. It's been a long four months, having my entire life poked and prodded as they search for this and that. I find it funny though how they tell you everyone makes mistakes and encourage you to openly admit them and then make you feel like scum for it after. Maybe it's just me. But at one point this entire process had me questioning my own character. Something I never thought would be possible before, and that one thing is the only stupid thing I've ever done.

Like I said, I'm tired. Hopefully I'll find out soon.