As far as I'm aware, the state of play in tech is far more welcoming to formerly incarcerated people than this thread would imply. Justice Through Code at Columbia University is designed to place formerly incarcerated and criminal legal system-involved individuals in tech roles, and has had a lot of success placing its alumni at big tech companies [1]. And this is largely for entry-level tech workers. Checkr is a... - Source: Hacker News / 6 months ago

Every couple of years, I have to do background checks on everyone that I am working with for a contract. We usually use CheckR (they were Goodhire until they were bought out). It costs a couple of hundred dollars and we get a printout that is accepted by the agency. It's more than just the State Patrol that we are sweeping. Source: about 1 year ago

I see what you’re saying. I thought you were suggesting the background check will contain a history of your past employment, as in if they used a background check service, like Checkr. Source: about 1 year ago

Care.com users https://checkr.com/ for background checks. Source: about 1 year ago

Q: How and when does DoorDash run background checks on Dashers? A: DoorDash uses Checkr as its third-party provider to run secure background checks on all Dashers. DoorDash has always run background checks on applicants before clearing new Dashers to access the platform.  To ensure the continued safety and security of all members of its community, DoorDash will perform recurring background checks on active... Source: over 1 year ago

Crypto boys, chasing fiat returns while the great projects keep dying on them. Source: about 1 year ago

Bitcoin is the only coin that matters. If it dies, the rest will too. If a shitcoin dies, Bitcoin will create another block without taking notice. Source: about 1 year ago

Congrats! Only 60% of your portfolio is in scams. Some of them, added to this list soon: https://99bitcoins.com/deadcoins/. Source: about 1 year ago

It's not "incredibly theoretical", we've seen this happen with abandoned chains, there's a whole site dedicated to dead coins you can't buy anywhere. Source: over 1 year ago

If by “bankrupt” you mean have a value that drops to basically zero, that absolutely can happen to digital currencies and 1700+ of them already have. Source: over 1 year ago