Henry County call center employees laid off (?) for having previous criminal record<\/a><\/p>\n(Laid off, my ass. But that’s a different story…)<\/p>\n
I know that StarTek didn’t have a choice in firing all of these people, but some of the misdemeanor convictions were for things as relatively minor as driving on a suspended license.<\/p>\n
That’s just what Martinsville needs, 70 more unemployed people. Sad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
AT&T forces StarTek’s hand, but is it “doing the right thing”?<\/p>\n
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