As far as I'm aware, the state of play in tech is far more welcoming to formerly incarcerated people than this thread would imply. Justice Through Code at Columbia University is designed to place formerly incarcerated and criminal legal system-involved individuals in tech roles, and has had a lot of success placing its alumni at big tech companies [1]. And this is largely for entry-level tech workers. Checkr is a... - Source: Hacker News / 6 months ago

Every couple of years, I have to do background checks on everyone that I am working with for a contract. We usually use CheckR (they were Goodhire until they were bought out). It costs a couple of hundred dollars and we get a printout that is accepted by the agency. It's more than just the State Patrol that we are sweeping. Source: about 1 year ago

I see what you’re saying. I thought you were suggesting the background check will contain a history of your past employment, as in if they used a background check service, like Checkr. Source: over 1 year ago

Care.com users https://checkr.com/ for background checks. Source: over 1 year ago

Q: How and when does DoorDash run background checks on Dashers? A: DoorDash uses Checkr as its third-party provider to run secure background checks on all Dashers. DoorDash has always run background checks on applicants before clearing new Dashers to access the platform.  To ensure the continued safety and security of all members of its community, DoorDash will perform recurring background checks on active... Source: almost 2 years ago

For example I didn't know about https://nomadlist.com or that some countries are doing work visas specifically targeted towards digital nomads or how taxation works. - Source: Hacker News / 2 months ago

As a digital nomad, you can work wherever you want provided you have access to an internet connection. If you're interested, this is a good website to start learning about it: https://nomadlist.com/. Source: about 1 year ago

Here's a good place to start https://nomadlist.com. Source: about 1 year ago

I understand that year-round weather might be important factor for you. But I would still say that the fundament of nomad lifestyle (both historical and current) is following important patterns (of weather, animals, prices, interests...), so whether somewhere one of this factor is stable (year-round) is not so important when you are nomad, as you can harmonise your changing places with the change of these... Source: about 1 year ago

Nomadlist.com (reviews of countries, cities) + its discussion groups on Slack for individual countries etc. (when you are paid member). Source: about 1 year ago