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This isn't just AI. AI doesn't care about jokes or memes or "professionalism." This was either a review by an actual human that didn't realize people are born on April 20th or an AI told to reject resumes with that date in it.

Either way, it's a really dumb person that set this rule.

My guess is it's programmed to reject 4/20 anywhere it finds it and the programmer didn't take into account that some values can just happen to be 4/20.

Although I have to ask- who would put any weed references on a resume that wasn't tailored for, say, a weed dispensary job?

I interviewed a guy whose dev career involved a (pretty good) front-end for a grow operation. I believe the ownership at that company may have opted against hiring because of that. I'll admit, I wasn't wowed by his skills enough to go to bat for him.

Hmm, might be a list of no go words they complied from somewhere. You're right, it's very unlikely that someone actively excluded 420 but maybe they downloaded a list of "bad words".

Sounds plausible. Could just be extremely lazy. "What about dates with 4/20" "Oh come on, how often will that legitimately occur"

The chances against it must be one in a million.

What is wrong with April 20th?

4:20 is the traditional time to smoke marijuana.

I'm not getting up that early. What's the point in having a drug habit if you don't get to lie in I thought that was the whole point?

4:20 p.m., known as 1620 in much of the world.