olderbutwiser
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? CA
I have worked in the financial services industry for 30 years (in an administrative area). Early in my career, I was charged with petty theft and completed pretrial diversion. This was in the early 1980s. It was an isolated event and my career progressed uneventfully for quite a long time. Note: the event was not associated with work at all.
I now find myself in the uncomfortable position of being asked whether I've participated in such a program when applying for jobs in my industry. What recourse do I have? Is there any statute of limitations, as it were, on such activity and the need to report it? Is there a process by which it can be expunged? Do employers really have access to that sort of information dating back 25+ years? Is my best bet now to embark on a speaker's tour advising young kids to think before they act?
I have worked in the financial services industry for 30 years (in an administrative area). Early in my career, I was charged with petty theft and completed pretrial diversion. This was in the early 1980s. It was an isolated event and my career progressed uneventfully for quite a long time. Note: the event was not associated with work at all.
I now find myself in the uncomfortable position of being asked whether I've participated in such a program when applying for jobs in my industry. What recourse do I have? Is there any statute of limitations, as it were, on such activity and the need to report it? Is there a process by which it can be expunged? Do employers really have access to that sort of information dating back 25+ years? Is my best bet now to embark on a speaker's tour advising young kids to think before they act?
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