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trollz
While I do not think your past should hold you back from improving your life, all actions have consequences.
If you have a history of theft, I am not hiring you for cashier. That doesn't mean I won't hire you, just not with my money in the mix. I may need a
custodian or stock/warehouse work.
I am not discriminating against you, I am watching out for my business.
And remember, I did not go into business to employ you. I went into business to provide for my family.
And hell, everyone makes mistakes. You work for me, are reliable and earn my trust, I will promote you to that position you want.
When I started my career at 16, I was not FOH engineer, I swept the stage. That was it. Literally.
I worked very hard to learn all I could to get the position I wanted. It took years.
But I learned from the lowest position (which pays the same as a hand who is just doing the in and not a skilled position). On up to today, where I am
the TD/SM/PM for a 650 seat theater, and a 100 seat dance studio.
I actually just sent a lengthy email to a student. He is a sophomore kid who wants to be a light designer.
He has a very good eye, is creative, and understands programming the desk. What I was trying to impress on him was theory. Understanding not only how
the lights will set the stage, but how they operate. The physics and the theory of electricity and light waves.
Learning the fact the being able to MacGyver things in real time, will set him apart from the others out there.
Learning how to remain calm and think things through logically to fix the problem and to keep on moving forward.
Surprisingly, most time us techs make a mistake, we beat ourselves up for it while you in the audience didn't even know there was a problem.
I work with a lot of hands that have a record. (We really are the toys on the Isle of Misfit Toys)
Most come in trying to make an impression and, in their head, make amends by working hard and proving they aren't their mistake.
I love having them on my crew, bc they bust their butt.
The ones that don't care, usually don't get called back for the next one. Not because of their criminal history, but because I want people who are
trying to be the best person they can be.
You can see who will violate or commit another offense most times, just by their work ethic.
And I need workers, not paycheck chasers.
When you have 10 or 15 semis rolling in and you have 5 hours to dump them all and get the stage built, you need your hands working, not watching
others...
The biggest thing I had to learn was how to pad my crew efficiently. Learning my labor pool. Who is good. Who has the passion to be good but needs
training. Who has a history of calling in. Who can take a crew for their department and run them smoothly. Who isn't a leader who people hate working
with.
So I will consider what position I give you based on your record, but I will not just write you off bc of it.
That mistake you made may have hurt your short term life, but if it was truly a mistake, you will prove your worth just by your work ethic.
And it won't effect your long term goals.
With me, at least.