No one - no one - gets a position as a corporate officer with a felony record including deaths, gunshot wounds, larceny, check kiting, etc. No one. Not even for a convenience store, let alone a major world-wide organization like Wikimedia. The fact that this information was not disclosed to the community and the public is disturbing - the fact that it was glossed over as if the question was inappropriate when it was asked of Ms Devouard is far more disturbing, if its true the Board was aware of the details.
On Dec 13, 2007 10:30 PM, George Herbert george.herbert@gmail.com wrote:
On Dec 13, 2007 7:12 PM, Avi avi.wiki@gmail.com wrote:
It depends on the company. For the companies I have worked for, a background check including criminal record check is pretty much standard. Some even require drug tests, and I work in the financial services industry where there pretty much is no exposure to child care.
My consulting company does background checks on everyone, and some of our customers do as well.
Having a DUI conviction or arrest is not a disqualifier for an executive, financial, or technical job, usually.
Not disclosing it would be grounds for termination if discovered, but that doesn't seem to apply here.
-- -george william herbert george.herbert@gmail.com
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