how bad is it?

**fortyupgone** · 07-20-08 03:49 AM

The good, the bad and the ugly. I have made it to the background part for a Community service officer job for a small department (under 50). I am over thirty and under fifty and worked as a resevoir in my twenties. Now the ugly-
I have a bankruptcy from 2002- marriage was falling apart and I got stuck with fiancial junk of it. My credit is decent I have had things in the past go to collections but I was married and not working- a stay at home mom. Divorced five years- credit good now.
Ex is a sociopath who got a restraining order that he lied to get- he has a history of perjury in court- it was dropped asap on contesting it.
Gets worse. Dated a man who turned out to be aregistered sex offender two-three years ago for twe weeks and DHS made a finding that I had left my kids with him and endangered them. Feel STUPID for believing him, not in my character to do this.
More ugly- I lost my job a6 months ago and worked temp jobs while claiming unemployment. Got caught and paid it back immed. Only did out of desperation. Had no money, no funds, no gas to get to work, no child support and option that I could have made- although I know it was wrong.

The good, I have AS in CJ. Have worked in field for almost two years in corrections support- no background check.
Have never done drugs. DOnt drink. Have clean driving record. No arrest or near misses.

I know it is bad, my question is should I start looking for a job that wont look at my screw ups now or wait for the rejection letter?:eek:

**borninblue** · 07-20-08 04:05 AM

I don't want to burst your bubble, but making some mistakes when you are 18 and 19 is one thing. What you did was commit fraud, and if you knowingly left your kids with a sex offender that is ridiculous. You have established a pattern of bad decision making which would be extremely hard to overcome, if not an automatic DQ with most departments. I would suggest another field or stick with corrections.