I got a DUI recently (I know, don’t judge me 😞) & I’m currently onboarding with a firm. Should I be worried about my job being taken away?

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I know we shouldn’t judge and all, but you could have killed someone and that’s not okay!

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I will absolutely judge you. No excuses, esp in 2020, for that.

Do you have a trusted mentor to ask? If you have a clearance, it’s required. Otherwise, you might be okay.

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EY 1, I did not, in fact, have a stable household situation. But I'm not here to debate my outlook. My point is as a society there should be a 0% tolerance for this. There is plenty of opportunity to educate oneself in this day and age. I'm not judging OP and saying they are beyond help. I'm saying - be better.

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Depends, are your parents rich and well connected?

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Depends on the firm. Buddy of mine’s MD confronted him about it and actually offered to help when it surfaced (investment bank FWIW).

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Are duis disqualifying for jobs in consulting or something? I feel like half of the partners I’ve worked with over the years, especially the old school ones, would be gone...

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Might be something you want to be proactive about. If you’re going through a background check, this would likely come up. Maybe talk to your HC person about it to see if you should actually be worried / try to get in front of it?

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OP - Everyone makes mistakes, I hope you realized how bad this could have turned out. Hopefully you wont make the same mistake again and are also grateful that no one got hurt. I was in the same boat couple of years ago and ever since, made a lot of lifestyle changes. Hope you do the same as well.

In regards to your question, the firm will most likely flag it during the background check. Mine did and the recruiter called me to discuss it. I received a PBJ on my charge so I explained that to her and told my recruiter that I won’t make the same mistake again. I am not sure if the recruiter discussed the matter with partners or other internal resources but I never had a conversation on this topic ever since.

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Have you been convicted yet? Unless this is a govt job it should only come up if convicted. I had a dui and went through a diversion program and it was never an issue, even for my security clearance.

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If your background check cleared, and you don't have need for ongoing clearance you should be ok.

Pay the fines. Hire a lawyer to deal with it on your behalf so you never have to see a court room.

Do the community service / mandatory jail (depending on state) on weekends.

Plan to stay at current job for 3 years or longer until you are able to hopefully get this expunged.

Learn from this and never do something this stupid again.

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If you do things right, it can all work out. I got one as 1 year associate. 8 years later, I left as a manager for industry as a director role. Never became an issue, and that was when I had to spend 1month commuting by public transportation.

How can we not judge you when you could’ve possibly killed someone and yourself? Sorry not sorry for saying this

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I know people who lost family to drunk drivers. Please be better.

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Has the background check already wrapped up?

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Uhhh
Yeah bring it up with your recruiter

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Get a good lawyer and one of those key chain breathalyzers

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Depending on the state you are in, a first time DUI is a class C misdemeanor. That’s the same as a speeding ticket. You’re 100% an idiot for driving drunk, and thankfully this decision isn’t going to impact you as negatively as it could have. As someone mentioned, get a lawyer, get deferred justification where it gets wiped off your record if you don’t get another one, pay the fine and do the community service. As stated above, it’s a class C  misdemeanor, so you have no reason to disclose this. Be thankful it isn’t worse and learn from it.

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