Today, I got fired from my new job on my first day. Why? Because I'm 19 and company policy says you have to be 21. But they can't ask how old you are. FML
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Today, I was let go from work because they need "younger people". I'm 19 and I work at a flower market. FML
Today, I was fired because my boss found out I had been looking for a new job. Then, I got a call from my only job prospect, saying I was overqualified and too young to work there as a waitress. FML
Today, I was fired for not asking a senior citizen for proof that he was over 21 and legally allowed to purchase alcohol. When I told my manager he was clearly over 21, he replied, "But what if he WASN'T?" FML
Today, on my first day of work, I got fired after 45 minutes. FML
Today, after working at my summer job for 3 weeks, I was informed that I was too young to work there. I had contacted them 3 months prior and had given them my birthdate multiple times. I had also attended a special training in their corporate HQ, which I drove 7 hours both ways to get to. FML
Today, I got fired from my job. When I asked why, all that was said to me was, "We don't have to disclose that information, but you did nothing wrong. It's just not working out." FML
Today, it was my first day on a £600 a week job. I was fired for being 10 minutes late. FML
Today, I was fired from my job because I, in my boss's words, "Abided by company policy to such an extent that customers were starting to hate me." FML
Today I was fired from my job. They fired me because they couldn't work around my college schedule. The only reason they hired me was because they were looking for college students and without a job I can't go back to school. FML
Today, I started to fill out a job application online, with age being one of the first things I put in. After half an hour and 40 questions, I hit submit. I was then told that I wasn't old enough to apply. FML
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Top comments
tylercarolinex 21
What kind of job isn't required to know your age?
Cads1 24
What company was it? Seems a little strange.
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Comments (114)
worldclassrager 41
What kind of application did you fill out? I mean very rarely jobs are 21+ unless it's home delivery and set up...
graceinsheepwear 34
Employers can't ask your age except in the case of ensuring you meet the minimum age requirement.
isbtif8402 10
I have personally never filled out a job application that didn't ask for date of birth. And I have filled out a lot of applications for many different companies. I've never heard of it being illegal for employers to ask for age or date of birth. And yes I have lived in the United States my entire life.
corky1992 33
I haven't either! every job I've ever applied for has asked for my dob on the application. I find it odd that its illegal..many jobs are breaking the law then I guess.
corky1992 33
what job doesn't ask for your date of birth in the application?
lsbsqvd 7
this is why you come to Canada
middlenamefrank 8
They can ask you your age. If your job requires, say, selling booze, they're REQUIRED to know your age. Someone in HR needs to get educated instead of just being paranoid.
MandieL 27
They can ask you if you are at least a certain age, not specifically what age you are.
Utetopia2014 18
Don;t you have your age on your resume, anyway? Apparently, reading the comments, its illegal to ask an applicants age in the US (I'm in Australia). But that doesnt stop you from offering that information on a document such as your resume.
mergeterge 24
Most interviewers aren't allowed to ask your age because it can be seen as discrimination. But, your age is usually somewhere on the application anyway (they usually ask for your date of birth just to verify who you are). Maybe it's a small company that messed up the application. Still an incredibly dumb way to go about it, though. Sorry, OP! Hopefully you'll find another job soon.
rachilio 26
They're not allowed to ask how old but they're supposed to ask "Are you legally old enough to work here the minimum being ##"
AngryEssays 9
I had this happen to me earlier this year. They had a copy of my ID, social security card, and birth certificate plus I had to put my birthday down on countless paperwork yet they didn't realise I was under 18 until they'd already gone through a month of waiting to start me and a week of training. On the brights side they said I had a job there if I ever wanted to come back after I turned 18.