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minus-squareregdog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up66arrow-down7·11 months agoOn the one hand this is a bad that this happened to you, because the reasoning is completely idiotic. On the other hand it can be a learning lesson that it’s better to write your birthday as April 20th, and never as 4/20. PS: Please name that company publicly. Maybe write a short mail to a website about tech news, like https://arstechnica.com or https://www.wired.com. You could also try the blog https://boingboing.net
minus-squareOokami38@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up43arrow-down1·11 months agoSeems like they should really keep using 4/20, seems like an effective pre-screening tool for places I don’t even want to walk by, let alone work at.
minus-squarerecapitated@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31arrow-down2·11 months agoBut that’s still Hitler’s birthday, which is very unprofessional.
minus-squareLuffyisBlack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·11 months agoAlso the anniversary of columbine… Man I hate my birthday.
minus-squarerecapitated@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·11 months agoBut, for real, I hope you just hate it for jokes. Every date has seen atrocities.
minus-squareafraid_of_zombies@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·11 months agoImagine having a birthdate of April 26th 1986
minus-squarerecapitated@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·11 months agoSo unprofessional.
minus-squaremaynarkh@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·11 months agoWhy does a company even need your date of birth on an application?
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months agoFor the $5 starbucks gift card they give out on employee birthdays
On the one hand this is a bad that this happened to you, because the reasoning is completely idiotic.
On the other hand it can be a learning lesson that it’s better to write your birthday as April 20th, and never as 4/20.
PS: Please name that company publicly. Maybe write a short mail to a website about tech news, like https://arstechnica.com or https://www.wired.com. You could also try the blog https://boingboing.net
Seems like they should really keep using 4/20, seems like an effective pre-screening tool for places I don’t even want to walk by, let alone work at.
But that’s still Hitler’s birthday, which is very unprofessional.
Also the anniversary of columbine… Man I hate my birthday.
But, for real, I hope you just hate it for jokes. Every date has seen atrocities.
Imagine having a birthdate of April 26th 1986
So unprofessional.
Why does a company even need your date of birth on an application?
For the $5 starbucks gift card they give out on employee birthdays