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Well, I hope that this gets someone in shit.
My oldest child was almost born on 4/20, but he decided to cook a little longer.
My wife was so relieved, lol.
*bake a little longer.
C’mon man. It was right there.
and for that reason I give him a downvote
Lol, that was on purpose.
Just missed Hitler’s birthday!
That is what you get for having the same birthday as Hitler.
Maybe that’s why they kicked him out of art school…
Reminds me of my sister getting in trouble for saying she had to go at 4:20. It was deemed “unprofessional”. She has a appointment, lol
Could this be considered discrimination? Rejecting applicant based on something they have no control over and unrelated to the position.
A good lawyer could probably argue a case for age discrimination.
After all, if they were one day older or younger, they would not have been summarily denied.
Most (maybe all) age discrimination statutes only protect people over 40 so may not apply here depending on the specifics.
I am not a good lawyer
Discrimination as such I don’t think so but under the new EU AI regulations they’d be in a world of hurt. For one, did they tell OP that the answer was AI-generated and, as this is a high-risk use of AI, did they include a link to report incidents, do they have human oversight, can they prove that they monitored the AI properly, that it was created with risk management in mind?
Probably not. It’s super expensive to do it properly. Definitely in the millions of dollars range.
I doubt individual birthdays are considered a protected class, so I doubt it.
… yet.
You arent going to write protections until it becomes apparent they are needed.
Stupidest timeline? Maybe
Sue them for age discrimination and watch their lawyers sweat awhile.
That’s not the case here
How so?
There’s no year listed. Just a month and a day.
That’s still age. Its not like this person can just change the day they were born. This is absolutely bs.
Age discrimination in the US only applies if you’re discriminating against them for being over 40. This doesn’t apply here since they’re being rejected for their birthday and not their age.
I still don’t think you can discriminate based on something a person has no control over. This person should file a complaint and name the company by name so I know to avoid it.
You absolutely can refuse to hire someone (in the US) for something they have no control of, assuming it’s not one of the few protected classes. I could refuse to hire you over height, inability to grow facial hair, etc with zero repercussions.
I mean that’s what you get for writing the date wrong :)
Under GDPR you have a right for your application to be reviewed by a human rather than an automated rejection. Is there something like that in the country maybe?
Lol, not in the US.
Yes in the US. You can’t discriminate based on age
You can’t discriminate against someone for being older than 40. Being under 40 or having 4/20 as your birthday aren’t protected groups.
I would still take legal action. This isn’t ok.
If nothing else contact your local representative and news outlet
I’m pretty sure the GDPR is exclusively an American thing, though I’m not personally aware of this clause, myself.
You’re quite wrong. It’s an EU thing. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation
Ah, yes; I’m thinking of DMCA.
You have the right to apply somewhere else. 😘
That is not what GDPR is about.
You could’ve done a simple search, or even write your comment in a way where you don’t state it as a fact but instead you’re now blatantly wrong.
People: “AI is going to take over the world!”
AI:
That is probably a slam dunk (minor) discrimination lawsuit. Your circumstances of birth, including the date, are not something you can be judged for.
Follow up with your ID or Birth certificate and ask “Excuse me?”
Just set your profile to @ not US system and your birthday will be 20/4 instead!
Not true in the US. They could ban anyone born in the entire month of April, or anyone who “looks like a pot smoker” if they wanted to.
Applicants, employees and former employees are ONLY protected from employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age (40 or older), disability and genetic information (including family medical history).
I wonder if an argument could be made that birthdate is a component of your genetic information including family medical history? It is also potentially age discrimination?
I doubt it - your age isn’t determined by your genetics. The family medical history part is so that someone doesn’t fire you (or not hire you) for things like your mom having a kind of cancer that is hereditary. As a manager, if one of my employees tells me their mom has cancer, I’m not allowed to ask what kind.
Age discrimination only applies if you’re above 40.
Are you being sarcastic? Or does being rejected for a job for being ‘too young’ fall under a different discrimination law?
(Genuine question, i have no idea)It doesn’t qualify as a type of discrimination that is federally protected. Suprising isn’t it?
Creative thoughts, but the exact definitions don’t track (from GINA):
Genetic information.–
(A) In general.–The term “genetic information” means, with respect to any individual, information about–
(i) such individual’s genetic tests,
(ii) the genetic tests of family members of such individual, and
(iii) the manifestation of a disease or disorder in family members of such individual.
(B) Inclusion of genetic services and participation in genetic research.–Such term includes, with respect to any individual, any request for, or receipt of, genetic services, or participation in clinical research which includes genetic services, by such individual or any family member of such individual.
© Exclusions.–The term “genetic information” shall not include information about the sex or age of any individual.
Technically this is discrimination based on age.
They were born 4/20/(year). You could make an argument they are discriminating all people exactly (X) years, 4 months, and 2 days old.
20 days
No, the comment was written on the 18th so 2 days. The 4 months only matches because this is December.
wtf does the comment date have to do with April being the (4th) month and the (20th) being the 20th day of the month?
Because how old someone is is relative to the current time. And that’s the wording that the commenter used: People who are x years, y months, and z days old. The next day those same people will be a day older.
Say the discrimination was about people born on Dec 20 instead of April, in that case they (where I am) are currently X years, 11 months, and 30 days old, and tomorrow is their birthday.
I just realized that they did calculate it the wrong direction though, the 4/20 peeps are 3 months and 30 or 29 days old today (not sure on that) today.
Yeah we typically thing age discrimination is saying we only hire people between 20-40y/o but it would also cover it if you said “I won’t hire someone 21 years old only” and still applies to banning someone 21.5 years old. And 21 years and 6 months and 27 days old.
Same applies if I ban anyone with an age divisible by 3. It’s a group of people, but if their age has anything to do with why you aren’t hiring them then I’d say this applies.
At the moment you have 69 upvotes, so I can’t, in good conscience, upvote you. But you’re right.
cringe
I’m so sorry that you expected better on a repost about the number 420. 🙄
it’s not a 420 joke you dunce
Do you actually think that the user who posted this applied for this job?
The same user who reposts all the content on lemmy, bless his heart.
This is a joke someone posted elsewhere that has been reposted here.
lemmy winks are so much more rude than reddit posters and twice as gullible.
no i never once thought OP actually went through this experience. please go back to reddit.
Upvote discrimination.
Funny joke number amirite
almost as funny as that other number…
80085?
Get that filth away!
Come on dude this is a family website.
Yes. You are right.
Nobody said that they are from the US.
It wouldn’t get anywhere in the US. Age is the closest protected class, but only applies to over 40 in the US. Discrimination based on month and day of birth isn’t actually illegal.
What about star sign? That’s got to be illegal, and it’s p close to this
They listed the protected classes. Which one is astrology?
Yeah yeah not protected, but same could be said for requiring blond hair or blue eyes. Still discrimination
I am not a lawyer
They did specifically list genetics
How is that different from any other accident of birth that can’t be changed? People really do discriminate based on when you were born:
Not hard to extrapolate a case from this. Imagine a landlord refusing to rent because you’re a “scorpio” or an employer turning you down because they’re looking for a “dog” person.
Bad things, but not illegal
And that’s probably for the better.
Tell me how you really feel why don’t you
Because requiring blond hair and blue eyes would, by definition, exclude people based on race.
Not necessarily true, but 100% discrimination based on genetics, which is a protected class.
Yeah bad example. I’m on break at work
I honestly think there’s a gray area here and it’s worth talking to a lawyer if anything. There are certainly some protections for peoples under 40. Being denied a promotion because you’re “too young” is certainly a protection. The catch is you have to prove it.
This case is easy to prove though if there are any laws over this.
Edit: but now that I think about it, this is only really a protection if you’re already hired at the place. If you just slam the door on people before they can get in, discrimination seems to be legal.
Being denied a promotion because you’re “too young” is certainly a protection.
It’s not actually. Age protections really do only apply to old people. If the person in the post is over 40 though, and got rejected for their birthday, they could probably at least get the company to overturn the rejection. Not sure how well they’d do in court. Most of this stuff doesn’t get enforced well, and that one is already a stretch
but now that I think about it, this is only really a protection if you’re already hired at the place. If you just slam the door on people before they can get in, discrimination seems to be legal.
Pretty sure that protection so applies to the application process. Can’t have places rejecting every non-white candidate for being the wrong race. The problem is proving that you were rejected for a BS reason is really hard because they usually don’t flat out say it, and especially not in writing
I believe it’s legal in the US to pass someone over for promotion because they’re too young. The only protected class related to age is being over 40 (potentially different in some states).
Whelp, time for arson then. Sorry, it’s the rules.
Classic age discrimination.
Make sure to find a lawyer who is 69 years old and whose license plate is LOL80085.
that’s unfortunate. sure looks like they could use some competency in the area applied-for.
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What always ticks me off beyond reason in mails like these is the “we genuinely appreciate your time and effort in…”
Fuck. You. With. An. Umbrella.
You don’t appreciate shit, you’re full of shit, yet you’re too shit to even just say what you really want to say: fuck you, we don’t give a damn. Because being actually honest might also be bad and cost money.
Companies like there are the worse and should all burn in hell
Thank you for the opportunity!
I appreciate the time and effort it took to reply
I’d rather get a rejection email than eternally wondering why an AI filtered me out
It’s not the email that bugs me, it’s the fake politeness and language like “but we care! We really do!”
“Nobody was born on 4/20 except Hitler. We do not wish to hire Hitler at this time.”
Well that’s your loss I hear he’s great at PR
at this time
Times they are a changin’
“However, the skillset has been retained in our documentation for future potential expansion into potential expansion.”
The Sudetenland branch is hiring.
- Managed a diverse team, ensuring effective communication and coordination across departments.
- Orchestrated a strategic expansion initiative to establish presence in previously uncharted regions.
- Oversaw budget management and resource allocation to meet organizational goals.
- Led a major organizational transformation, significantly expanding membership and reach.
- Excelled in strategic negotiations and public relations to foster expansion.
- Cultivated a strong team culture focused on achieving shared objectives.
- Led high-stakes operations in logistically complex and challenging environments.
- Pioneered innovative approaches to overcome traditional operational barriers.
Left previous position with an open mind
“Your skills and qualities tell us you may be over qualified for the position. We would like to offer you a role in management instead.”
Glad that won’t happen to me. I was born on January 6th.
Now I’m imagining someone legitimately putting their Jan6 involvement on a resume.
Window Structural Integrity Tester (Jan 6th, 2021): Responsibilities included - unconventional team-building activities, conditioning, navigating unfamiliar territory, and breaking down barriers.
Nah, it’d probably be more like:
Security Field Tester (Jan 6, 2021): Part of a group that organized a large-scale “peaceful march” in order to thoroughly check security protocols for the Capitol building. Duties included attempts at theft to see if we’d be stopped, testing window durability by attempting to break them, engaging physically with security staff in riot gear to test security training, and shouting terroristic threats in order to see how secure government protocols were in the event of a riot at a governmental building.
That’s the same joke, but worse.
It’s called Physical Pen Tester. Such a job actually exists.
