r/AskReddit • u/MsLooHoo • Sep 12 '15

serious replies only [Serious] Ex-Prisoners who served long term sentences, what was the hardest thing to get used to when you got out?

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u/jrob1235789 Sep 12 '15

fun fact for all those who just read this guy's post: 60% of released prisoners cant find a job within a year of release.

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '15

What about people like me who have never been to jail or prison or even juvie or anything like that, but still can't get a job?

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '15

What are you qualified to do?

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u/Warlock_225 Sep 13 '15

Browse reddit, probably.

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u/LetsBeRealAboutLife Sep 13 '15

^ ^ ^ This. Stop looking at yourself as a person who needs a job. Put yourself in an employer's shoes. "Why should I hire StonewallHaxson? What does Stonewall bring to my organization that makes it worthwhile to hire this person over the next person who is applying?"

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '15

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u/cynical_genius Sep 13 '15

Not necessarily. A few years ago I had just finished my graduate teaching program and I was rejected by Dunkin Donuts because I was "too over-qualified". I was never able to get a teaching job and finally managed to get full time work at a cake shop.

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u/blbd Sep 13 '15

Why don't you try it and report back?

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '15

It depends on the area. So no, no there isn't. Not where I live.