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I was looking over your employment application and noticed there were a couple of spots that didn’t get filled out. Specifically, this box that asks if you’ve ever been convicted of a felony. Could you complete the application for me, please?”
     
    I handed her the sheet of paper and a pen and watched to see what she would do when confronted. As I suspected, she checked the ‘no’ box and scoured over the rest of the questions and handed the completed application back to me.
     
    “Is that all you needed?” she asked.
     
    “Not exactly,” I replied. “We need to have a discussion about what you just did.”
     
    “What did I do? I did what you asked. What’s the problem?”
     
    “The problem is that I ran a background check on you and the results that were reported back gave me cause for concern. I watched you sit right here in front of me and mark that you’ve never been convicted of a felony, but we both know that’s not true. Would you care to explain?”
     
    “You ran a background check on me? I didn’t give you permission to run anything on my name. Why would you do that?” Her voice sounded annoyed and agitated, her face wrinkled in anger.
     
    “Oh, don’t try to steer the conversation. It’s actually common practice to run a background check on anyone that is hired to work in my house. Bailey handles it most of the time but, for whatever reason, she neglected to do yours. I was just catching up on the paperwork that should have been done before you were brought on.”
     
    She didn’t reply to me. Instead, she stared at the ground as she nervously her foot up and down while she chewed her nails. I continued grilling her.
     
    “I just want you to know that it is my policy to not hire anyone that has a felony on their record. If the background check had been run as it should have been, you would have never been offered the position.”
     
    “So what are you saying? Am I fired?”
     
    “What I’m saying is that, if this information is right, you never should have been hired in the first place. I’m assuming that you’re going to dispute the report since you checked the box that says you’ve never been convicted of a felony?”
     
    “No, I’m not going to dispute it.”
     
    “So it’s true then? You were arrested for passing a bad check for an amount greater than $1,000?”
     
    “No!” She lunged forward in her chair before sighing and falling back into the thickly padded leather chair. “I mean, yes, I was, but it wasn’t exactly like that. I wasn’t trying to steal or nothing like that.”
     
    “What do you mean you weren’t attempting to steal? You don’t accidentally write a check for a large amount when you know you don’t have the money in the bank to pay for it. What concerns me the most is the fact that you have access to so much sensitive information while working in my house—specifically my office. If you’ve been arrested for charges that are tantamount to fraud, I have to assume that you’d have no problem stealing from me.”
     
    “You’re wrong, I ain’t no thief,” she spoke through clenched teeth. “I did it for my dad and I’d do it again in a heartbeat. I really don’t need this shit from you. Just tell me if you’re firing me or not so I can get the hell out of here.” It was obvious she was wearing thin. Good, I almost have her to her breaking point. That’s when you find out the most about people; when they’re worn down, beaten. I pressed on.
     
    “What I’m trying to do, Natalia, is figure out if there’s some reason I shouldn’t fire you for this. I mean,” I laughed for a second, “I want you to keep your job. You said you did it for your dad? I want you to help me understand the situation. Tell me why I shouldn’t fire your ass and throw you out on the street right now because I’m tired of playing your games. You thought you were hot shit talking to me in the kitchen like that, didn’t you?” I narrowed my eyes,