Job PLEASE?

Hello board! I've decided to post this in the New Forum, considering it's been a while. I have a dilemma and I'm hoping to get some suggestions/referrals/advice from this board.
I've been out of the driving business for over 10 years. I still have my Class A, with tanker, and passenger endorsements. I will be getting my hazmat ASAP, but you all know it takes about two weeks minimum to complete the background check once fingerprinted.
I have been working in health care fot about the last 6 years, as a CNA, and have been pursuing my RN degree (what I thought was my TRUE calling). Well, I made a CRUCIAL mistake in Sep. of 2011, where I signed in the Patients Care Plan for care that was not done, and the Attorney Generals office got involved, and investigated, and I was charged with a misdemeanor-B of Falsifying Business Records. I was sentenced on 12/12/2012 to 3 years probation, and will not be able to work in Health Care for the duration (bad rap).
The only other way I'll be able to make a living is to go back to driving. I have 4.5 years OTR, and 4 years as a local tanker driver, when I resided in Atlanta. I moved back to NY in 2000, to be close to family, and discovered my TRUE calling, which was nursing, but my career in health care has ended!!
Like I said, I've just been sentenced to 3 years probation for my *crime*. That means I technically can't leave Suffolk Co., NY without my probation officers approval! I don't suspect going into Jersey, or Connecticut will be a problem, as long as I'm home every night, and can make my appointments (2nd, and 3rd Tues. of the month from 2-8PM).
Can anyone assist me on HOW to go about getting a *local* job here on Long Island without * current* driving experience??? I've applied to a few companies, and they've ALL denied me because I don't meet their criteria. I KNOW I can drive!! It's like *riding a bike*, as they say. It won't take me long at all to get back in the saddle! I just need a break!!
I've been on unemployment for over a year waiting to see if I still have a career in Health-Care. I know now, that I have to go back to driving. My only other alternative is to try to work 2 minimum wage jobs, just to make ends meet!! NOOOO! Ain't gonna happen! I kept my CDL for this exact raeson.....What if?? I just need a break right now....Any suggestions???

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Hello board! I've decided to post this in the New Forum, considering it's been a while. I have a dilemma and I'm hoping to get some suggestions/referrals/advice from this board.
I've been out of the driving business for over 10 years. I still have my Class A, with tanker, and passenger endorsements. I will be getting my hazmat ASAP, but you all know it takes about two weeks minimum to complete the background check once fingerprinted.
I have been working in health care fot about the last 6 years, as a CNA, and have been pursuing my RN degree (what I thought was my TRUE calling). Well, I made a CRUCIAL mistake in Sep. of 2011, where I signed in the Patients Care Plan for care that was not done, and the Attorney Generals office got involved, and investigated, and I was charged with a misdemeanor-B of Falsifying Business Records. I was sentenced on 12/12/2012 to 3 years probation, and will not be able to work in Health Care for the duration (bad rap).
The only other way I'll be able to make a living is to go back to driving. I have 4.5 years OTR, and 4 years as a local tanker driver, when I resided in Atlanta. I moved back to NY in 2000, to be close to family, and discovered my TRUE calling, which was nursing, but my career in health care has ended!!
Like I said, I've just been sentenced to 3 years probation for my *crime*. That means I technically can't leave Suffolk Co., NY without my probation officers approval! I don't suspect going into Jersey, or Connecticut will be a problem, as long as I'm home every night, and can make my appointments (2nd, and 3rd Tues. of the month from 2-8PM).
Can anyone assist me on HOW to go about getting a *local* job here on Long Island without * current* driving experience??? I've applied to a few companies, and they've ALL denied me because I don't meet their criteria. I KNOW I can drive!! It's like *riding a bike*, as they say. It won't take me long at all to get back in the saddle! I just need a break!!
I've been on unemployment for over a year waiting to see if I still have a career in Health-Care. I know now, that I have to go back to driving. My only other alternative is to try to work 2 minimum wage jobs, just to make ends meet!! NOOOO! Ain't gonna happen! I kept my CDL for this exact raeson.....What if?? I just need a break right now....Any suggestions???

Hello board! I've decided to post this in the New Forum, considering it's been a while. I have a dilemma and I'm hoping to get some suggestions/referrals/advice from this board.
I've been out of the driving business for over 10 years. I still have my Class A, with tanker, and passenger endorsements. I will be getting my hazmat ASAP, but you all know it takes about two weeks minimum to complete the background check once fingerprinted.
I have been working in health care fot about the last 6 years, as a CNA, and have been pursuing my RN degree (what I thought was my TRUE calling). Well, I made a CRUCIAL mistake in Sep. of 2011, where I signed in the Patients Care Plan for care that was not done, and the Attorney Generals office got involved, and investigated, and I was charged with a misdemeanor-B of Falsifying Business Records. I was sentenced on 12/12/2012 to 3 years probation, and will not be able to work in Health Care for the duration (bad rap).
The only other way I'll be able to make a living is to go back to driving. I have 4.5 years OTR, and 4 years as a local tanker driver, when I resided in Atlanta. I moved back to NY in 2000, to be close to family, and discovered my TRUE calling, which was nursing, but my career in health care has ended!!
Like I said, I've just been sentenced to 3 years probation for my *crime*. That means I technically can't leave Suffolk Co., NY without my probation officers approval! I don't suspect going into Jersey, or Connecticut will be a problem, as long as I'm home every night, and can make my appointments (2nd, and 3rd Tues. of the month from 2-8PM).
Can anyone assist me on HOW to go about getting a *local* job here on Long Island without * current* driving experience??? I've applied to a few companies, and they've ALL denied me because I don't meet their criteria. I KNOW I can drive!! It's like *riding a bike*, as they say. It won't take me long at all to get back in the saddle! I just need a break!!
I've been on unemployment for over a year waiting to see if I still have a career in Health-Care. I know now, that I have to go back to driving. My only other alternative is to try to work 2 minimum wage jobs, just to make ends meet!! NOOOO! Ain't gonna happen! I kept my CDL for this exact raeson.....What if?? I just need a break right now....Any suggestions???

Hello board! I've decided to post this in the New Forum, considering it's been a while. I have a dilemma and I'm hoping to get some suggestions/referrals/advice from this board.
I've been out of the driving business for over 10 years. I still have my Class A, with tanker, and passenger endorsements. I will be getting my hazmat ASAP, but you all know it takes about two weeks minimum to complete the background check once fingerprinted.
I have been working in health care fot about the last 6 years, as a CNA, and have been pursuing my RN degree (what I thought was my TRUE calling). Well, I made a CRUCIAL mistake in Sep. of 2011, where I signed in the Patients Care Plan for care that was not done, and the Attorney Generals office got involved, and investigated, and I was charged with a misdemeanor-B of Falsifying Business Records. I was sentenced on 12/12/2012 to 3 years probation, and will not be able to work in Health Care for the duration (bad rap).
The only other way I'll be able to make a living is to go back to driving. I have 4.5 years OTR, and 4 years as a local tanker driver, when I resided in Atlanta. I moved back to NY in 2000, to be close to family, and discovered my TRUE calling, which was nursing, but my career in health care has ended!!
Like I said, I've just been sentenced to 3 years probation for my *crime*. That means I technically can't leave Suffolk Co., NY without my probation officers approval! I don't suspect going into Jersey, or Connecticut will be a problem, as long as I'm home every night, and can make my appointments (2nd, and 3rd Tues. of the month from 2-8PM).
Can anyone assist me on HOW to go about getting a *local* job here on Long Island without * current* driving experience??? I've applied to a few companies, and they've ALL denied me because I don't meet their criteria. I KNOW I can drive!! It's like *riding a bike*, as they say. It won't take me long at all to get back in the saddle! I just need a break!!
I've been on unemployment for over a year waiting to see if I still have a career in Health-Care. I know now, that I have to go back to driving. My only other alternative is to try to work 2 minimum wage jobs, just to make ends meet!! NOOOO! Ain't gonna happen! I kept my CDL for this exact raeson.....What if?? I just need a break right now....Any suggestions???

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Hello board! I've decided to post this in the New Forum, considering it's been a while. I have a dilemma and I'm hoping to get some suggestions/referrals/advice from this board.
I've been out of the driving business for over 10 years. I still have my Class A, with tanker, and passenger endorsements. I will be getting my hazmat ASAP, but you all know it takes about two weeks minimum to complete the background check once fingerprinted.
I have been working in health care fot about the last 6 years, as a CNA, and have been pursuing my RN degree (what I thought was my TRUE calling). Well, I made a CRUCIAL mistake in Sep. of 2011, where I signed in the Patients Care Plan for care that was not done, and the Attorney Generals office got involved, and investigated, and I was charged with a misdemeanor-B of Falsifying Business Records. I was sentenced on 12/12/2012 to 3 years probation, and will not be able to work in Health Care for the duration (bad rap).
The only other way I'll be able to make a living is to go back to driving. I have 4.5 years OTR, and 4 years as a local tanker driver, when I resided in Atlanta. I moved back to NY in 2000, to be close to family, and discovered my TRUE calling, which was nursing, but my career in health care has ended!!
Like I said, I've just been sentenced to 3 years probation for my *crime*. That means I technically can't leave Suffolk Co., NY without my probation officers approval! I don't suspect going into Jersey, or Connecticut will be a problem, as long as I'm home every night, and can make my appointments (2nd, and 3rd Tues. of the month from 2-8PM).
Can anyone assist me on HOW to go about getting a *local* job here on Long Island without * current* driving experience??? I've applied to a few companies, and they've ALL denied me because I don't meet their criteria. I KNOW I can drive!! It's like *riding a bike*, as they say. It won't take me long at all to get back in the saddle! I just need a break!!
I've been on unemployment for over a year waiting to see if I still have a career in Health-Care. I know now, that I have to go back to driving. My only other alternative is to try to work 2 minimum wage jobs, just to make ends meet!! NOOOO! Ain't gonna happen! I kept my CDL for this exact raeson.....What if?? I just need a break right now....Any suggestions???

Hello board! I've decided to post this in the New Forum, considering it's been a while. I have a dilemma and I'm hoping to get some suggestions/referrals/advice from this board.
I've been out of the driving business for over 10 years. I still have my Class A, with tanker, and passenger endorsements. I will be getting my hazmat ASAP, but you all know it takes about two weeks minimum to complete the background check once fingerprinted.
I have been working in health care fot about the last 6 years, as a CNA, and have been pursuing my RN degree (what I thought was my TRUE calling). Well, I made a CRUCIAL mistake in Sep. of 2011, where I signed in the Patients Care Plan for care that was not done, and the Attorney Generals office got involved, and investigated, and I was charged with a misdemeanor-B of Falsifying Business Records. I was sentenced on 12/12/2012 to 3 years probation, and will not be able to work in Health Care for the duration (bad rap).
The only other way I'll be able to make a living is to go back to driving. I have 4.5 years OTR, and 4 years as a local tanker driver, when I resided in Atlanta. I moved back to NY in 2000, to be close to family, and discovered my TRUE calling, which was nursing, but my career in health care has ended!!
Like I said, I've just been sentenced to 3 years probation for my *crime*. That means I technically can't leave Suffolk Co., NY without my probation officers approval! I don't suspect going into Jersey, or Connecticut will be a problem, as long as I'm home every night, and can make my appointments (2nd, and 3rd Tues. of the month from 2-8PM).
Can anyone assist me on HOW to go about getting a *local* job here on Long Island without * current* driving experience??? I've applied to a few companies, and they've ALL denied me because I don't meet their criteria. I KNOW I can drive!! It's like *riding a bike*, as they say. It won't take me long at all to get back in the saddle! I just need a break!!
I've been on unemployment for over a year waiting to see if I still have a career in Health-Care. I know now, that I have to go back to driving. My only other alternative is to try to work 2 minimum wage jobs, just to make ends meet!! NOOOO! Ain't gonna happen! I kept my CDL for this exact raeson.....What if?? I just need a break right now....Any suggestions???

Hello board! I've decided to post this in the New Forum, considering it's been a while. I have a dilemma and I'm hoping to get some suggestions/referrals/advice from this board.
I've been out of the driving business for over 10 years. I still have my Class A, with tanker, and passenger endorsements. I will be getting my hazmat ASAP, but you all know it takes about two weeks minimum to complete the background check once fingerprinted.
I have been working in health care fot about the last 6 years, as a CNA, and have been pursuing my RN degree (what I thought was my TRUE calling). Well, I made a CRUCIAL mistake in Sep. of 2011, where I signed in the Patients Care Plan for care that was not done, and the Attorney Generals office got involved, and investigated, and I was charged with a misdemeanor-B of Falsifying Business Records. I was sentenced on 12/12/2012 to 3 years probation, and will not be able to work in Health Care for the duration (bad rap).
The only other way I'll be able to make a living is to go back to driving. I have 4.5 years OTR, and 4 years as a local tanker driver, when I resided in Atlanta. I moved back to NY in 2000, to be close to family, and discovered my TRUE calling, which was nursing, but my career in health care has ended!!
Like I said, I've just been sentenced to 3 years probation for my *crime*. That means I technically can't leave Suffolk Co., NY without my probation officers approval! I don't suspect going into Jersey, or Connecticut will be a problem, as long as I'm home every night, and can make my appointments (2nd, and 3rd Tues. of the month from 2-8PM).
Can anyone assist me on HOW to go about getting a *local* job here on Long Island without * current* driving experience??? I've applied to a few companies, and they've ALL denied me because I don't meet their criteria. I KNOW I can drive!! It's like *riding a bike*, as they say. It won't take me long at all to get back in the saddle! I just need a break!!
I've been on unemployment for over a year waiting to see if I still have a career in Health-Care. I know now, that I have to go back to driving. My only other alternative is to try to work 2 minimum wage jobs, just to make ends meet!! NOOOO! Ain't gonna happen! I kept my CDL for this exact raeson.....What if?? I just need a break right now....Any suggestions???

 

Thanks! Just read through that thread. Seems like a good approach. I went to fill out # applications in the last two days. Talked to both *recruiters* on the phone, and had very *high* expectations!!.....Only to get to the terminal and find out that I don't meet their criteria of having 6-12 months experience in the last 3 years.....ARGH!!! I drove for over 8 years!!! It's painful when they'd rather hire some rookie, fresh off the boat, than someone that will take about a WEEK to get used to driving a rig again!! I took a *refresher course* last year, and I STILL drove well!!! Oh well!!

 

I admit, I did the crime. I don't dispute that. I'm willing to suffer the consequences. What I did was wrong. I admit it. I've been in health care for a long time though. Trust me when I say to you though that this kind of practice goes on and on. From Home-Health_Aides, all the way up to MD's! The health-care industry is short-staffed, over-worked, and underpaid! SOO much pressure to care for TOOO many people in a days work. Listen....I'm NOT justifying what I did...I know it was wrong, but when you've been in the health care field as long as I was taking *shortcuts*, is acceptable....almost *expected*!! SUCKS!, but that's the true nature of things....I was just one that got caught. NO excuses! Maybe the fact that it was *election season* had something to do with it?? I dont know! All I know is that for the next 3 years (and probably FOREVER). I'll never be able to work in health-care again!!
So, now I ask this board.....HELP ME PLEASE!!

 

Ill do that. My first appt. is on 1/08/13. Ive been calling the probation office trying to get to see my PO earlier, to discusss my employment possibilities, but haven't received a response. I'm kinda desperate right now, as I stated, my UI will run out on 12/30. This is seeming to be a LOT harder than I anticipated!

 

Thanks. I'll discuss this with my PO, but I dont meet with her/him till 1/08/13. I need work NOW! Like......Yesterday!