Before closing in 2018, the answer is a bit more complicated. Like any retail store that had over 60 thousand employees, it will of course differ from one branch to another and from one interview to another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You will always find someone telling you they might, and a lot of others telling you they don\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frankly, the chances of being hired at Toys \u201cR\u201d Us with a felony might be on the lower side, as their background checks are more solid and their instances of hiring felons in the past are either fairly rare or undisclosed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While some companies and stores have special felon hiring programs or they\u2019re a part of the Ban of The Box movement, Toys \u201cR\u201d Us is unfortunately not one of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, that doesn\u2019t mean the door is completely shut. As we\u2019ve mentioned, there are former employees and people who claim that some of their branches have hired felons in the past, so it\u2019s at least worth a shot to try.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, there are several states where the background checks only consider offenses made in the past seven years, such as California, Kansas, Maryland, New York, and more. So, the older the felony, the better your chances are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not all felonies are treated equally in the job market though. With retail and Toys \u201cR\u201d Us, you\u2019ll have less of a chance if the felony included robbery, theft, burglary, or sexual charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s understandable for Toys \u201cR\u201d Us, as their customers are mainly children that can\u2019t be in a dangerous environment. The merchandise also needs to be kept safe, so, retailers frown upon any previous theft charges just to be safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With that in mind, it\u2019s still worth giving it a shot. If the nature of the felony wasn\u2019t severe, and enough time has passed, you can definitely try it out and who knows, they might be more flexible now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Proving your qualifications, being honest and upfront, and having the necessary skills and requirements for the job could overshadow any past felony and make you one of those rare instances. If it happened once, it could always happen again, right?<\/p>\n\n\n