is Eugene ex-con friendly?

[Steve Pickering]

And rule one for an Ex Con. Stop thinking like a con. Stop acting like a con. And get the chip off your shoulder. If you want a mainstream job, you need to be mainstream.

[hodiemeister]

Forrest Paint in Eugene works with ex cons. Give them a try.

[jj85]

Hell no Eugene isn't, Sry but it's really hard to get a job in Eugene as is. 98% of the employers have a lot of people to choose from, so an Ex-Con would be rarely contacted. You'd be sending him to unemployment land, which isn't a good choice.

[haggardhouseelf]

Actually there are several nonprofits in Eugene as well as other businesses who work with DHS and other organizations to help ex-cons and others who are struggling find work. Contact the DHS.

Attitude, ability, and personal behavior choices are the only things holding most of the unemployed back. If you can adjust your attitude and behavior so that you are a positive thinker, hard worker, and can behave in a professional manner, you should be able to find a job if you look hard enough.

So many people I have worked with, who were trying to get a job, fail because they had a negative attitude and a horrendous work ethic. Or they used foul language or they were resistant to change. You have to be positive, hard working, flexible, and willing to change yourself for the better. If you cannot do that, you are doomed to stay right where you are - where ever that may be.

[Billy_J]

I was told Eugene is criminal friendly, there are people on the city council who do not believe in locking people up, their jail is full and they have no intention of building a larger one - so the place to go if you are a criminal or druggie!

Springfield (located next to Eugene) on the other hand has built a larger jail and locks up criminals for any minor offense. Criminals don't like it there and have moved to Eugene.

[jj85]

99% of the employers I've worked for (both direct and through the Temp Agency) in Eugene Don't hire ex-cons, even the employer I work for now. You have to be able to pass background check, and if they see anything on there that they don't like you won't hear from them again.
That might have been the way it was 7-10yrs ago when the economy was better, but now there's too many people lining up for work. He'd be sent to the back of the line.

[haggardhouseelf]

Originally Posted by Billy_J

I was told Eugene is criminal friendly, there are people on the city council who do not believe in locking people up, their jail is full and they have no intention of building a larger one - so the place to go if you are a criminal or druggie!

Does Eugene have a jail? I thought we used the Lane County jail? I thought the lack of beds/funding for that jail was a county issue not a city issue?

Springfield's jail is nice. It has 100 beds and I guess that makes it the largest city operated jail in Oregon? An architect who worked on the project told us that, don't know if it's true. Springfield was able to build that jail because the people of Springfield approved a bond measure. Eugene should follow Springfield's example.

[Steve Pickering]

Originally Posted by Billy_J

I was told Eugene is criminal friendly, there are people on the city council who do not believe in locking people up, their jail is full and they have no intention of building a larger one - so the place to go if you are a criminal or druggie!. ... ...

Yes there are people on the council like that, but they don't make up the entire council. Also they have no say in who goes to jail and who gets out. That is a County function

You heard wrong.