Just got my CDL! Thinking of swift

What's up guys finally completed my goal of obtaining my cdl class a! 2015-2016 was a really horrible time for me. I had been clean from drugs and alcohol for about half a decade and without going into a ton of detail I messed up after a chain of bad events (caught my ex of 4 years cheating. Multiple deaths in the family, etc.) I ended up loosing every material possession I had, my car, my job, and living in a homeless shelter.

Fast forward to today, I've got my own little one bedroom apartment, and I just graduated school with my cdl class A. I have one accident 24 moths ago (I hit a jersey barrier with my car, no injury, no others involved) I have no DUIs and no criminal record. What I AM worried about is my job history.

I haven't worked in the last year and I really don't want to have my last employer contacted because I left on bad terms. I am a hard worker and and honest person, I just made a mistake and I'm trying to improve my life and get a second chance. I'm not looking for a hand out or anything, I work my ### off and always try and do the next rite thing. I have a good friend I met through the 12 step program (I am very active in addressing my disease and mental health so I never end up in that position again) and this friend said they would have no issue with saying I've worked for then for the last 4 or 5 years. I know this isn't an honest thing to do, but I just want a chance to prove that I am a worthy employee, I'm desperate to improve my situation and get on with life as the last year or two has been filled with an incredible amount of pain and misery. Anyone have an idea of how this might play out? I'm really depressed and angry at myself over past actions an just want a chance to prove that I am worthy of employment. Please try and put yourself in my shoes before replying, I'm just a guy who made a mistake, I've had a hard life - suffering a lot of abuse at a young age, I've lifted myself out of homelessness and put myself through school, I just want a chance to go to wok and make something of myself. Thanks everyone.

 

Yeah no I COMPLETELY agree with you, I know it isn't the next rite thing. I'm just kind of at a loss as to what I should do. I haven't worked in so long and it seems so doubtful that I'll be able to get a job because of this. To the other reply, yes I graduated from school with my cdl.

There is a local company that just hired my friend from school with no experience, I just need a car to get to the location, my friend seems to think I stand a good shot at getting hired there. I have my 2 interview at Applebee's tomorrow for a serving position, my plan is to save up $500 and buy a cheap car to just get me there. I have another friend from meetings who has a car she can not use, she said in about a month (she's got to get te title from we ex husband but it is hers) I could have the car and pay her off. Maybe the rite thing to do is to work a month or two at Applebee's assuming I get te job and buy a cheap car, then try my luck at this local company, it is driving tractor, pays $19 starting, home every night, and I can be more honest with my employer.

My school also has a great deal of success with job placement and said they are willing to help, and I have a state case worker who's job it is to help me find a job now that I've finished school.

 

I want to man, I'm just worried about my lack of job history screwing me over. I worked briefly at subway this summer, but it was 5 miles from the shelter I stayed at and just didn't work out so I left. Before that I drove for uber and was a real estate agent in boston (both of these for 3 or 4 years) and prior to that I worked at an ice cream/coffee shop (that was my "get well" job while I was saving to get my real estate license and move out of the half way house in boston I was at, that was round 1 and getting clean and fixing my life).