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    I'm going to be applying for a "real job" that needs legitimate references from previous employers. I still plan on camming - but I want to get this job so that I don't have to bullsh*t about what I do for a living anymore, and so that I don't end up digging an even deeper hole when it comes to bullsh*tting, lol.

    I've been just camming on MyFreeCams for 9 months now, and before that I was a dancer for about a year. Since MFC takes taxes, I'm assuming it'll come up on background checks. I really don't even know where to start when it comes to lying on a resume...I've been planning on putting down that I work as a private contractor in online affiliate marketing, and where they ask for supervisor's name and number I was going to put myself. And for dancing, I am sure that even putting "cocktail waitress" at a strip club would look bad, so I was going to ask a friend that works at a regular bar/club to act as my former supervisor there for a reference (like lie and say I worked there).

    To be honest, I feel really sh*tty about all of this...but what else am I supposed to do? I'm not in school so it's going to look strange if I say I haven't worked in 2 years.

    ANY help, advice, experiences, will be super appreciated! I'm really at a loss and not sure what to do about this.

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    I would say don't put it on your resume and just hope they overlook it. Seeing any form of sexwork on someone's resume or background check is usually an instant disqualification, and since there are so many people going after that same 1 spot, its easy for them to disqualify you. Just hope it doesn't come up on the background check. It probably won't come up on a basic one, but it probably will come up on an in-depth one. If they have sent you a 1099, that is.

    On your resume, you should also put something like freelance "graphic designer" or freelance "independent artist" or freelance "makeup artist" or something so you can cover your tracks. Its even better if you had formed an LLC because it looks more professional and legitimate. That may cover your tracks as long as they don't do deep digging.

    Also, DO NOT try to work somewhere that involves children (working with, assisting, being in proximity with) IN ANY WAY. No education, probably not a lot of healthcare, nothing in politics, nothing that requires high security or leadership "role model" roles.

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    if you are volunteering for an organization they will give references for jobs which sometimes less hassle then coming up with employment references.
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    I was wondering about this problem. Like when I'm applying for a vanilla job in the future, if Streamates comes up and I didn't list it they will definitely look into it. I actually knew a woman who did tech support for SM before I started camming. I wonder if that would work as an excuse, or if any association at all with an adult company (even in a support role) is enough to be rejected from many jobs.

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    I"m currently looking for a mainstream job and decided to just put Online Customer Service (self employed) on my resume there's a site called ContractXchange that hires people for that type of work so when I'm asked I say I grab odd jobs off there.
    If they want references I"ll just give them ones from my jobs before and from the places I've volunteered at

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    Its even better if you had formed an LLC because it looks more professional and legitimate. That may cover your tracks as long as they don't do deep digging.
    Agreed ... and not simply because forming an LLC or S-Corp or C-Corp looks more professional. With a corporate entity formed that has its own ein/tin number, when StreaMates or MFC or whatever webcam host issues 1099's at the end of the year to the IRS, those 1099's do NOT have to list the camgirl's full name or social security number directly. This will go a long way toward reducing the probability that a future 'straight job' pre-employment basic background check will turn up past work in the 'adult' industry.

    Keep in mind that from a straight job employer's standpoint, with absolutely no shortage of job applicants to choose from, with significant potential risks / costs to that straight job employer of being 'embarrassed' by the outing of an employee with an 'adult' industry background, and with the ability to 'automatically' check backgrounds of prospective employees increasing exponentially, if a 1099 from a known 'adult' industry employer DOES turn up it is probably reason enough for an applicant's resume' to simply 'drop into the trash can' ... so that incidents like this one involving one of my former 'co-workers' can be avoided.



    Thus working as an exotic dancer or camgirl today does pose some element of future risk of success in the straight job world. And, as GlamourRouge pointed out, this is especially the case where the straight job involves the 'public trust' i.e. working with other people's money, other people's bodies, other people's children etc. This is even MORE the case if the straight job involves a profession that requires a state issued professional license i.e. nursing, teaching, law etc. - since the state professional licensing agency WILL perform an FBI level in depth background check and include the results of that background check in your professional license file for any prospective future employer to see.
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    Volunteer work is basically an internship. And internships (relevent experience) as well as networking is what gets you jobs these days. Its good to volunteer in the career area you want to work in. Sometimes getting hired for volunteer work is as challenging as getting hired for a job, but the more you do, the better.

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    For volunteering depends on the organization. there is a website called chairtyvillage not sure if they list anyting for the usa but that is a good place to start to look for ogranizations. even for regular umeployemd people all those job advice people say to volunteer. volunteering will help close gaps in your resume for being out of work for a long time. and as for mentioning camming on your resume it can be done in a very sutle way and it will basically come done you once in time ran your own business at home invovling internet sales and video conferencing.
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    Thanks for all the replies. I think my question was misunderstood - Basically my question was, how would I go about putting camming on the application/resume without actually putting camming? I cannot just leave it blank and make it seem like I haven't worked in 2 years, I am not in school and I live on my own, so that would look extremely irresponsible and strange.

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    Glad I read this.. I am not camming yet. still debating whether or not too. Esp w/ me being a full time college student and I graduate w/ my associates in sociology this fall. but over the summer my mother is going to help me get into a nursing home part time hopefully.. and I know and as mention you do have to file taxes . . yadda yadda. And I do want to get into my field of work.. and don't want being a cam girl model showing up on a background check. . I mean if it happens..it happens. Or was thinking of becoming a dancer too. . just something to get me over b4 I actually get a job in my field.

    I notice someone mentioned doing volunteer work. & last I actually worked* was in summer of 08 for 3 months and never worked since.. just to get people's opinions.. should I actually get into the cam modeling world? I know it's my decision..but always like a 2nd opinion.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hysteric View Post
    Thanks for all the replies. I think my question was misunderstood - Basically my question was, how would I go about putting camming on the application/resume without actually putting camming? I cannot just leave it blank and make it seem like I haven't worked in 2 years, I am not in school and I live on my own, so that would look extremely irresponsible and strange.
    I like the online affiliate marketing idea. Most people don't know what it is so I don't think it' raise too many eyebrows, you just need to be prepared to explain it. When I applied for apartments that is what I told them but it was also to explain why my checks varied so much. With affiliate marketing you are an independent contractor so they can't ask for a reference there. Or maybe you could even say baby sitting. If you know anyone with kids maybe you could talk to them and use them as a reference.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hysteric View Post
    Thanks for all the replies. I think my question was misunderstood - Basically my question was, how would I go about putting camming on the application/resume without actually putting camming? I cannot just leave it blank and make it seem like I haven't worked in 2 years, I am not in school and I live on my own, so that would look extremely irresponsible and strange.
    Put a different job and then add "freelance" in front of it, and then come up with a good story and seem convincing.

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    Also wondering, does anyone know of anyone in the adult industry who has gone onto studying human sexuality in school and has done (paid) work in the academic field? Or maybe even become a certified sex therapist? I wonder because the first would include psychology, which is competitive, I'm not sure how much acceptance an adult entertainer might receive even if they are focused on sex. And I'm guessing the sex therapist might just become self-employed upon graduation, then again I think you would just get your masters in marriage/family counseling (?) and if you weren't able to get hired at a clinic (to get your license b/c you need supervised hours) you could always just list your degree when advertising, past experience and call yourself a "coach"? (or try to find a school where you can manage to get all your supervised hours...)
    Paid work in the human sexuality field either involves research (boring as fuck IMO and I couldn't take it anymore), or teaching at a university (which is pretty much a dumb thing to do after you've already been in the adult industry), or going into the mental health field. To become a sex therapist, its a lot of work. But if its your passion, don't let it deter you. You need to get a masters... either MFT, MSW, or LPC and then intern for a year or two. You work toward getting licensed (happens after 1-2 years interning) and then you do additional training (usually certifications) in human sexuality and then another 1-2 years of interning. Internships are usually unpaid or pay very low (stipend), unless you intern in a research lab which tends to pay a lot more.

    Being a LMFT/LCSW/LPC doesn't pay that well (probably 36-42k starting, and that's in pricey areas like LA/NY/SF, and then maybe 50-60k after you've been doing it for like 10+ years in those same areas). You make the most being self-employed, but its hard to get and keep clientele. They also take you a million times more seriously if you have a PHD/PsyD from a well-known school, and they tend to give priority to people with that. Especially over just a masters. You can get away with just a masters opportunity-wise if you go to an ivy league though.

    If you work for a company (hospital/government/nursing home/etc) instead of having your own private practice, its secure, but then the pay is much lower and long hours are often required. I found that volunteering in these places will give you an idea of what its like, but they are often still selective about who they hire and what they let you do (you usually have to work your way up starting with doing bitch work wtf)... which I found to be counter-intuitive because its VOLUNTEER work lol. Also, I should say that many people, in their first 5+ years in the industry, tend to work for a company in the day time, and then spend their evenings and nights doing therapy sessions with the clientele they're building so they can eventually just be a self-employed therapist. But its like 60+ hour work weeks, for not that much pay, so I know a lot of people tend to get burnt out fast. But at least it won't burn you out as fast or as hard a social work will (due to the sad/depressing nature of it & only being able to help so much).

    Every other jobs in human sexuality is a self-created one. Entrepreneurship. Blogs, books, radio hosts, starting a non-profit, etc. But even those, those still require good credentials (at least a Masters) if you want to be taken seriously, and taken seriously is how you will get money. Even with "coaching" (like a life coach), there really isn't much work. Its hard to get clientele. Especially because life coaches became really popular like 7 years ago and everyone jumped on that bandwagon and flooded the market. Its also bringing in your own clientele, but its much harder to do without proper qualifications when someone can just as easily go to a LMFT/LCSW/LPC and have their insurance pay for most or all of the session. That's what I've noticed.

    Also, when I worked in a research lab and volunteered as well, I was NOT taken seriously. Although I was extremely professional, the fact that I looked young really worked against me. Its definitely an ageist industry, as they tend to value middle aged to older women. A lot of women in the industry that came in contact with me acted really passive aggressive and dismissed my ideas (although I was an intern and also volunteer) with kind of like an "I'm-older-and-therefore-wiser-than-you" mentality. That combined with health issues is what made me decide to take a leave of absence from my program.

    So if you want to go into it, go for it. But know that its a lot of work and a lot of hours, mostly unpaid util you're licensed, it takes work building up clientele, and it takes work networking so that you can work in the specialization/company of your choice.

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    Thank you! Yeah, I'm aware of the basic requirements of becoming a counselor since that's what I wanted to do when I was going to school (didn't know about the additional training for human sexuality though, and for some reason I was thinking most sex counselors would be marriage/family therapists but it makes sense that one could pursue the other degrees).

    Yeah, at this point I am somewhat doubtful that I would take that route, because it would cost so much money to get there, and I can make so much money off of sex work right now. But I think of it as a possibility.

    I still might apply to work at a sex shop though partially just to get myself out of the house. Again I wonder if listing camming or sex toy reviews would be a bad idea or a good idea. Even if I just listed sex toy reviews it would still be under my camming name. And I would worry that my employer would hand out that information even though that would probably be illegal...

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    Quote Originally Posted by amberose View Post
    Thank you! Yeah, I'm aware of the basic requirements of becoming a counselor since that's what I wanted to do when I was going to school (didn't know about the additional training for human sexuality though, and for some reason I was thinking most sex counselors would be marriage/family therapists but it makes sense that one could pursue the other degrees).
    There's actually a lot you can pursue. All require a lot of work though regardless. General therapy, relationship/marriage therapy, sex therapy, art therapy, addictions... Then a lot of people go deeper with it and get a PsyD/PHD where they can specialize in things like schizophrenia, autism, whatever else. But specializing in mental illnesses definitely requires a PsyD/PHD.


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    Yeah, at this point I am somewhat doubtful that I would take that route, because it would cost so much money to get there, and I can make so much money off of sex work right now. But I think of it as a possibility.
    To be honest, I'll probably end up doing it in the future when I'm in my 40s or 50s. I mean, I've already completed a lot of the stuff. But I agree, and I think they should be more straightforward about what it takes to be a successful therapist. I hate how our society sugarcoats everything.

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    Yeah, I mean, I'm too young to say right now what will happen. If the industry allows it, I can see myself making videos and camming for the next 10 years (and I think there will be a lot of change during that time).

    But at some point I will probably get very tired of it, and will want to focus on something more meaningful.

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    I love your responses here, folks! This is absolutely marvelous what you all have here.

    I've actually been applying for vanilla jobs lately, just so that I can have a steady paycheck now that I am full time back in college. This was one of the first things I've thought about since I began camming--how do I add it to my resume?

    Well, I am quite savvy with lying about a job. By all means, lie and lie again. There have been people who have gotten HIGH CLASS jobs based on lying. Many people frown upon it, but honestly if you don't have the experience and need work to support yourself or family, who the hell is gonna hire you? Half these places nowadays will never check into your actual employment history anyhow.

    Here's a story with a guy that did absolutely terrible at his previous job as a big psychiatric facility in Maine, he was horrible to his employees--mean aggravating, so forth. He got fired. So he goes to Minnesota and interviews for a similar BIG time job, these health administrators for HR DON'T EVEN CHECK HIS REFERENCES! HE GETS HIRED! He does the SAME THING at this Minnesota psychiatric hospital as well!

    I mean, honestly, it goes to show you how even the BIG TIME "Master Degree" style jobs, how sometimes THEY don't even check!

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    So... lie, lie away. The only exception, is if honestly, it is a prominent job where they will do DEEP inspections. Then I would say... shy away from that for the time being.

    In terms of what to put, right now I say I work for [email protected] which is actually a company that contracts people to take customer service calls from big time companies that can't afford a call center. If they want a reference, I tell them that my boss is just an email address and chat system. I formulate what I "do" professionally in a resume and go over it in my head as to what I do prior to the interview, so it doesn't sound like garbledy guck when I tell what my "current" "Teletech" job does.

    If you need help with a resume, just holler at me, not to toot my own horn, but I like to think I'm pretty fantastic at even making a janitor sound more like a "custodial engineer" if you catch my drift! haha

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    Quote Originally Posted by Melonie View Post
    Thus working as an exotic dancer or camgirl today does pose some element of future risk of success in the straight job world. And, as GlamourRouge pointed out, this is especially the case where the straight job involves the 'public trust' i.e. working with other people's money, other people's bodies, other people's children etc. This is even MORE the case if the straight job involves a profession that requires a state issued professional license i.e. nursing, teaching, law etc. - since the state professional licensing agency WILL perform an FBI level in depth background check and include the results of that background check in your professional license file for any prospective future employer to see.
    Do you think camming could keep someone from obtaining an license for say, massage therapist? I know my my state you have to register with the board of nurses and you have to be state certified for massage. This is something that I want to pursue. I'm not so worried about the background check being in my file but I would worry about the background check keeping me from becoming licensed at all.

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    Fffff.

    Well, I want to say thanks for the great forum. I've been lurking a lot and have learned much from many threads.

    Sadly, I think I won't be able to enter camming. I hate how my society basically criminalizes sex work of any type. I'm in college right now hoping to become a Lab Scientist in a hospital, and it looks like that's going to be a problem due to more severe background checks with hospital work and licensing. : -( I was really starting to have fun with the idea, too (I finally managed to come up with a Character that I could really *enjoy*).

    You are all awesome. <3 I wish I had the life where I could consider something like this full-time (I have a complicated situation, but it's not about the money or getting older or what people think or anything) and not have to worry about people thinking sex work makes you a less "good" and dependable/qualified/whatever person.

    I thought about a local part-time stripping job, but I guess that's off-limits too if they're going to really dig deep into my background. Jerkfaces. *shakefist* Kind of bullshit that I could be smoking weed every night and driving drunk and high and it wouldn't hurt my chances (if I survived, but I know plenty who have), but working a legitimate job camming would. /rageagainstthesystem

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    ^^^ as posted about in other threads, any profession that requires a state 'professional license' in order to practice that profession is going to subject the applicant to an FBI level background check. Odds are that the existance of 1099 income reports from known 'adult businesses' that are linked to the name and SS# of the applicant are going to show up during that background check. Will this prevent a license from being issued ... probably not, since no crime has been committed and these jobs are 100% legal. But it most likely will result in the inclusion of a reprimand for 'unprofessional conduct' in that person's professional license file. Will the existance of a reprimand prevent the license holder from getting a job in their chosen field ... probably not. However, it could limit the opportunities that will be made available where gov't positions, religious hospital positions, high profile corporate positions etc. are concerned, since the HR people are almost certainly acting under a policy where they want to avoid all possibility of a future 'scandal' / adverse publicity of having an employee outed as a former 'sex worker'. On the other hand, inner city hospitals and clinics, prisons, and other positions that aren't on the 'A list' probably wouldn't take issue.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Melonie View Post
    ^^^ as posted about in other threads, any profession that requires a state 'professional license' in order to practice that profession is going to subject the applicant to an FBI level background check. Odds are that the existance of 1099 income reports from known 'adult businesses' that are linked to the name and SS# of the applicant are going to show up during that background check. Will this prevent a license from being issued ... probably not, since no crime has been committed and these jobs are 100% legal. But it most likely will result in the inclusion of a reprimand for 'unprofessional conduct' in that person's professional license file. Will the existance of a reprimand prevent the license holder from getting a job in their chosen field ... probably not. However, it could limit the opportunities that will be made available where gov't positions, religious hospital positions, high profile corporate positions etc. are concerned, since the HR people are almost certainly acting under a policy where they want to avoid all possibility of a future 'scandal' / adverse publicity of having an employee outed as a former 'sex worker'. On the other hand, inner city hospitals and clinics, prisons, and other positions that aren't on the 'A list' probably wouldn't take issue.
    Thanks. I actually got a massage yesterday and spoke to my guy about this. He said that he got his license with a felony on his record. Granted he had to appeal and go through a bunch of BS. But if he could get licensed then me with I with a clean record and legal adult work in my background check should be fine. There are the other things to consider that you've mentioned. I'd want to be independent as much as possible anyway.

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    Spider, I think as long as the stripclub isn't taking down your info and issuing a 1099, it's not going to show up. The only issue is people recognizing you, and at that point, it's their word against yours. I don't think stripping is a serious issue for background checks UNLESS they take down your info for taxes, etc. If you really wanted to strip, you could even take a vacation to another city (say in the summer) and save. Just a suggestion.

    I actually want to work as a lab technologist too. There's a good chance that my camming past might be an issue, but I'm passionate about the field so I want to take the course out of personal interest as well. If I really can't get a job anywhere, I plan on doing sex work exclusively.

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    The information that has been discussed on this page of the thread is incorrect, yes I have reliable sources to back this up"

    "An FBI Identification Record—often referred to as a criminal history record or a “rap sheet”—is a listing of certain information taken from fingerprint submissions retained by the FBI in connection with arrests and, in some instances, federal employment, naturalization, or military service. The process of responding to an Identification Record request is generally known as a criminal background check."

    http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/background-checks

    An FBI background check only includes information about previous criminal history. It does not provide information about previous work history to state licensing agencies or other government entities. The IRS is bound by confidentiality laws and does not disclose tax information (1099-misc) without a Form 4506 being signed by the tax payer being investigated. While the IRS may share this information with the FBI for criminal investigations, they do not (and cannot) share that information legally with the state licensing board. Tax and financial information are private, and that includes state and federal taxes, and therefore are not relevant to LEGAL background checks for licensing/employment.

    Your history as an exotic dancer/cam girl will be revealed if you have a business license, were arrested/convicted in a raid, and so forth. You simply receiving a 1099-misc does not put you at risk for being outed as a dancer/cam girl.

    Background check services that offer "employment/education verification" will state that they cannot verify past employment if the business is closed, the information is not shared by the past employer, or the person in question was contracted versus payroll in their disclaimer. It's tons of legal garble to read through, but I assure you no background check agency can check your 1099 tax information for $18 (typical cost of past employment verification) AND get your previous "employer" (club/webcam agency) to talk to them.

    Due to the fact that you are your own employer the previous work history would not be validated and would be inaccurate in their reporting, so they would not report it. They would actually have to be given the name/contact information of the agency you worked for (the strip club/webcam agency) and consent forms for release of that information would be signed by you/forwarded to the strip club/webcam agency.

    Basically, the way employment verification checks operate is by checking payroll or human resources, cold calling references, etc. They operate by checking the information you provided to them by contacting the employer. If you did not include a previous job from a 1099 it is unlikely they would have anywhere to start looking because the information would not exist. Furthermore, the background check companies need your written consent to contact a previous employer. That means if they did somehow find out you worked for XYZ Agency they could not simply call them up and inquire about you without your permission. (That is why job applications ask "may we contact this employer?")

    So, as long as you were not arrested for adult related activities and did not get a license to do adult work (stripping/camming/bunnyranch type stuff) then no one is going to find out during a background check. You being outed from your own ignorance (telling professional/educational contacts you are/were a stripper, having adult themes in your facebook, etc) is 1000x more likely. Also, the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) requires a potential employer to disclose negative information found in a background check to the applicant. Hopefully, you kept a keen eye on those camera phones and didn't put pictures all over the internet and you'll be fine!
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    Yes but you would have to sign in agreement for an in-depth background check, which would include the 4506 (including 1099s) lol. If you refuse to sign, they will think you're hiding something (and thus you're trying to anyway, so...).

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