text: Oh Wave, I speak from experience. I hired many people that had criminal backgrounds, convictions because they said they wanted to work and be a different person. I tried over and over, always belong that this was the person who was going to make it. They never lasted long. They stole, they no called, no showed, they violated parole and went back to jail, sold to minors, had their criminal friends hang around the business. It just got old real quick. Employee vehicles were broken into, employees had their coworkers steal from them, the cash register was light, cigarettes and liquor disappeared. I vouched for these people, I hired from halfway houses and just out jail, even when it meant they could only work certain days and times. Finally, enough was enough. I needed people who were honest, willing to work, reliable and dependable so other employees didn't have to constantly cover their shifts. You can hire all the drunk, druggie felons all you want. I learned my lesson the hard way.