It's tough out there!

"Felon Jobs- Jobs for Felons  $15-$98 per hour"

This just in from Google...more employment ads,  but this time for felons!  Felon jobs- jobs for Felons. Just when you thought you had enough competition out there, now it's the felons cutting in front.

What is a felon job?  "Hey honey, says here somebody is needed to rob the old branch bank on Church Street...$18/hour.  Maybe if I can create a hostage situation, it could take 18-24 hours...".

And check out their proposed wages- up to $98/hour?  That's $200k+, about what they were making before they became felons.  And who's gonna tell them that they have to give back about 1/3 to the government?  Not me!

OK, I know you're thinking it:  Wonder what the job application looks like?  I guess we can dispense with the usual question #8, "Have you ever been convicted of a Felony?".  That's right out the window.  What we really need to know is the answer to the new question 8: "How bad was it?"   Can there be a good felony?  Think fast man!  This guy is going to have the parking spot next to yours.  What are you going to do the day he swings his door out too far and smacks your ride?  Or he grabs your lunch "by mistake" again.  Or worse...and my fingers sweat as I type this:  What if you catch him red-handed running the copier out of paper..and walking away? Interesting scenarios play out in the mind.

Yes, I've had some fun with this, but to slow the snark on this subject- you really shouldn't continue to punish someone who's completed their debt to society.  If it's not a matter of personal or personelle safety, hire them.  They will appreciate the opportunity and you might have just made a great longterm hire.  Although, at $98/hour, you might want to start them part time.