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I have an upcoming interview with Maverik for an IT Quality Assurance Engineer position. I’ve heard Maverik is generally considered felon-friendly, but I’m wondering whether that extends to corporate/technical positions like software engineering, QA, IT, etc., or if those roles have stricter background-check requirements.

Does anyone here have experience getting hired by Maverik (or a similar company) into a professional/technical role with a record? I’m particularly interested in what the background-check process was like and whether they considered the circumstances and time since the offense rather than having an automatic disqualification.

Appreciate any firsthand experiences.

I just received a job offer I’m really excited about, but it’s contingent on a background check, and now I’m stressing about what they’re going to see.

I have two previous felony credit card theft charges that were dismissed, so I was never convicted of either. I also currently have a misdemeanor joyriding/unauthorized control case under a plea in abeyance, so there’s no judgment of conviction, and it should ultimately be dismissed if I successfully complete the requirements.

How bad is this likely to look to an employer? Has anyone had experience getting hired with dismissed felony charges or an active plea in abeyance? I’m especially interested in whether you were given a chance to explain the circumstances before the employer made a decision.

I really want this job and I’m trying to prepare myself for what might happen when the report comes back.

I'm 29 and at a point where I genuinely don't know what I want my career to look like anymore.

I spent about five years working in AAA game development, primarily in QA and eventually promoted to level design. By the end, though, I was incredibly burned out. I wasn't handling stress or negative feedback well, and I eventually made the stupid decision to impulsively quit during a team meeting with no backup plan.

I've been working as a server while trying to figure out what's next. I've been exploring everything from QA and project management to events and nonprofit work. I'm currently interviewing for an Event Producer position, which actually interests me because it's collaborative, creative, and more people-focused.

Part of me still loves game development and would like to return someday. Another part wonders whether I'm trying to get back because it's genuinely what I want or because I spent years building that career and don't want to feel like I threw it away.

I'm also working on myself and trying to get better at handling criticism, setbacks, and difficult periods without my instinct being to escape.

For people who've burned out after spending years building a career: Did you eventually return to your original field, pivot completely, or find something adjacent?

I'm especially interested in hearing how you figured out what you actually wanted versus what just felt familiar.

Recently diagnosed 29M and trying to rebuild my life after a manic episode seriously derailed my life.

Before everything happened, I was doing pretty well. I had spent about five years building a career in game development, had a solid salary, friends, family, and generally felt like I knew where my life was going.

During the episode, I lost relationships with family we weren't super close and they ended up turning on me which hurt a lot. Looking back I was not making the best decisions but they tried to make it much worse. I lost a lot of friends, burned down the career I’d built, damaged my professional reputation, and posted way too much of what was happening on social media and LinkedIn cause I guess I thought that was a good idea. Things eventually got bad enough that I was arrested as well.

I’m now working as a server with no idea what life looks like next. Things are much more stable, but going from having an established life and career to basically starting over at 29 has been a lot to process.

For those who had a manic episode seriously affect their career, relationships, finances, or reputation, what did rebuilding look like for you? Were you able to recover professionally or find success in a new career? Did relationships ever come back?

Mostly looking to hear from people who hit a pretty serious rock bottom and eventually built a good life again.

Location: Utah

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Parents opened up a bunch of credit cards in my name when I turned 18 without my consent. I called the credit card company and they told me since I know them and they added themselves as an authorized user they don't consider it fraud. How is this not fraud? They used my name and social and used it to open a credit card without my consent on knowledge.