DUI charge reduced to Reckless Driving, do I disclose?
Hi guys,
I'm a junior and received an offer from a BB for summer 2018 earlier this year. I've read some of the advice on here but I think my situation is slightly different.
I was charged with a DUI but my lawyer was able to plead it down to a Reckless Driving charge with no alcohol involved. I am sure the background check will show that I was charged with a DUI, I was wondering if I should just roll with the punches and not mention it until they bring it up or if I should reach out to HR before they run the background check. On the application, I was only asked about fraud charges I believe which I selected no.
As an incoming intern, this is pretty stressful. I just want to focus on doing well but seems I have to get over this hurdle to make sure I don't get my offer rescinded. Any advice helps. Thanks.
If they genuinely didn't ask you about it then absolutely do not disclose it. If the DUI charge comes up just play it off super casually and be like "yeah, cops are crazy in my neighborhood so they automatically write most traffic infractions for people my age up like that, but it was basically just a speeding ticket".
This is quite possibly the dumbest advice I have ever seen on WSO
That would be a lie. Honestly is the best policy.
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Congrats on the BB offer, yes honesty is the best policy, but unless you want to exchange that offer at a BB and shine shoes at Newark I suggest you keep your lips sealed.
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DO NOT SAY A THING - unless you’re directly asked about it. If they ask, just say you were in a hurry or something and you regret your decision/you learned from your wrong in “x” way and that it was an honest mistake. I wouldn’t worry about it though, most banks care about crimes on your record that relate to fraud, stealing, or physical violence as FINRA cares about those crimes.
Of course going to be honest with them, but is the consensus that I should wait until they bring it up or should I just hit the nail on the head before they run the check and let them know?
Have gotten varying responses.
Don't fucking bring it up first you jackass. If you cheat on your girlfriend are you going to tell her before she questions you about it? If you cheat on a test are you going to turn yourself in before your teacher catches you? What are you, retarded?
That's me. If you think that is retarded than I am retarded.
LMFAO. Exactly.
You're a fucking idiot. You just asked the same question after you got multiple good replies telling you what to do. Keep your mouth shut. Lose lips sink ships. Sounds like you need to learn some street smarts/social intelligence.
Instead of following advice from us, go talk to a lawyer. Get real legal advice on this one. If you had one handle your DUI, speak to him about it. He'll give you the best advice possible.
Lawyer essentially said first and foremost do not lie, and only disclose if you are asked explicitly to disclose. The thing is he doesn’t know the industry at all and doesn’t know what warrants termination and what doesn’t. So he said it’s my call on what I should do.
That is exactly what you should do.
Your lawyer told you exactly what to do. Don't lie and only disclose if you are explicitly asked to disclose. You need to know if the Reckless Driving is a criminal offense in the state you got it in. If it's not an offense that requires disclosure, then don't disclose it. If HR comes back and flips out about it after you've started, then you disclose it and explain that you were advised by the attorney handling this for you that what you did was how you should proceed and ask if they want a letter from him regarding this. Otherwise, it shouldn't be a big deal.
This.
If the forms you had to fill out did not ask about it you don't need to bring it up. When I was an SA i had to fill out a form that asked about all different types of crmies from summary citation to felony (being charged and being convicted).
Where are you interning... some banks are more chill with this stuff than others from me and my friends experience.
If anyone has info on what each BB asks on the pre-background check in terms of what should be disclosed, please PM me.
3 Rules for Life
In this case, unless the bank explicitly asks, #1 applies.
Rule 4: Quit drunk driving you fucking brainlet niets_iets
Having gone through a BB background check recently, I would also concur with the "honesty is the best policy" replies you are getting. The replies you are getting of "well maybe they won't find out" are completely ridiculous. Just disclose it, express how you learned from it and have moved past it. Why not just get that weight off your chest and avoid any terrible conversations with HR down the road? Plus disclosing it lets you control the narrative and tell your story how it should be told.
Think of it this way: (1) if you disclose it, you get to show maturity, honesty and transparency (2) if you don't disclose it, then HR has to set an appointment with the lying scumbag that drives the streets drunk.
Which narrative do you want?
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