Meaningful Monday_ #01 – Why don’t we hire the homeless?
Ever asked yourself that?
They might not have a clean résumé.
They might not have a LinkedIn profile.
But they might have experience. Skills. Stories. Strength.
They are homeless – not worthless.
Some built houses. Some cooked meals. Some fixed networks.
They were teachers. Drivers. Carpenters. Coders.
Until something broke - not in them, but around them.
Rent. Illness. Divorce. War. Addiction. Grief.
The kind of things we all fear. The kind of things that don’t ask for permission.
So why do we treat homelessness like a failure -
…instead of a situation?
Why do we assume someone on the street knows less -
…instead of asking what they once knew?
Why do we expect them to "get their life together" -
…before we offer a reason to believe in themselves again?
Why do companies still filter by ZIP code?
Why do recruiters judge by email domain?
Why do we trust certificates more than character?
And worst of all:
Why do we call it "social responsibility" -
…when it's just basic humanity?
It’s time to rethink what "qualified" really means.
And who gets to decide that.