Job Crisis

• Job Crisis
  

  

  Carlos

  
  

  Hey:

  I've been growing my hair out for roughly 4 months now from the overworn "bangs-up" hair cut. I have a job interview tommorow and want to ask the boss a question about my hair. Since this is a office job for a high tech company I want to ask him/her if they allow long hair or want employees to keep it short. The reason I am asking this is because my hair is just entering the bad phase now and I don't have that much length. It would be better to cut it off now, than to let it grow for another 4 months and then have the boss tell me to cut it. In conclusion what I am saying is why endure the bad phase and then have to cut it off? If the boss says "we don't allow longhair in our company." I would like to stand up for myself and say "well I'll just have to find a company that does." But, I really need this job and I'm living in a area where unemployment is super high. Any advice would be appreciated.

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    raggedy andy

    
    

    Hey:

    I've been growing my hair out for roughly 4 months now from the overworn "bangs-up" hair cut. I have a job interview tommorow and want to ask the boss a question about my hair. Since this is a office job for a high tech company I want to ask him/her if they allow long hair or want employees to keep it short. The reason I am asking this is because my hair is just entering the bad phase now and I don't have that much length. It would be better to cut it off now, than to let it grow for another 4 months and then have the boss tell me to cut it. In conclusion what I am saying is why endure the bad phase and then have to cut it off? If the boss says "we don't allow longhair in our company." I would like to stand up for myself and say "well I'll just have to find a company that does." But, I really need this job and I'm living in a area where unemployment is super high. Any advice would be appreciated.

    I would think if you show up to the interview with your present length of hair clean and neat that you would be OK...certainly if the company frowns on "longhair types" even if you have something to offer then you will find out soon enough...perhaps you could "scout" the company by a few calls, without identifying yourself. Of course, if the job is that important to you then going by their "grooming standards" should take precedence. I have a friend who recently was in the same "boat"...he ended up trimming the sides and back of his hair but left the top long...he started letting his hair grow again after several months of trims...no complaint yet! So, do you follow your head or your heart?

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      hey

      
      

      Hey:

      I've been growing my hair out for roughly 4 months now from the overworn "bangs-up" hair cut. I have a job interview tommorow and want to ask the boss a question about my hair. Since this is a office job for a high tech company I want to ask him/her if they allow long hair or want employees to keep it short. The reason I am asking this is because my hair is just entering the bad phase now and I don't have that much length. It would be better to cut it off now, than to let it grow for another 4 months and then have the boss tell me to cut it. In conclusion what I am saying is why endure the bad phase and then have to cut it off? If the boss says "we don't allow longhair in our company." I would like to stand up for myself and say "well I'll just have to find a company that does." But, I really need this job and I'm living in a area where unemployment is super high. Any advice would be appreciated.i WPULD CUT IT OFF NOW AND IF YOU GET THE JOB GROW IT BACK LATER YOU ARE ONLY LOSING 4 MOUTHS IT WONT TAKE LONG TO GROW IT BACK...........

      I would think if you show up to the interview with your present length of hair clean and neat that you would be OK...certainly if the company frowns on "longhair types" even if you have something to offer then you will find out soon enough...perhaps you could "scout" the company by a few calls, without identifying yourself. Of course, if the job is that important to you then going by their "grooming standards" should take precedence. I have a friend who recently was in the same "boat"...he ended up trimming the sides and back of his hair but left the top long...he started letting his hair grow again after several months of trims...no complaint yet! So, do you follow your head or your heart?

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  • It's always different...
    

    

    Lhari

    
    

    Hi Carlos,

    I presently work in a shoe store where i got problems with my hair growing! They tell me it was not good looking for the customers. Their idea was to see me cut my hair short, like every other poeple...

    But last week, i got an interview for an other company to do almost the same thing, but with a lot more customers who will see me. They never talk about my hair!!!

    Every companies (most each managers and boss) have their own mind about hair looking. You have better chances to be youself with a younger boss, than with a boss around 50 years old! I don't mean every peopel around 50 are old minded! Some are very opened, and i congratulate them!! But i just want to tell you each people have their own taste.

    Try to do the best for yourself! :-)

    Good luck for your job, hope they will treat you good!

    Lhari

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    Robert A.

    
    

    My advice would be, don't ask the question. If you ask it would be easy for the interviewer to say no.

    Try not to worry about it during the interview. Concentrate on other things, like your value to the company.

    Have some kind of response prepared in case they bring it up. Something like: "Yes, I am planning to grow my hair out. I intend to keep it neat while I'm at work."

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    Aragorn

    
    

    Hey:

    I've been growing my hair out for roughly 4 months now from the overworn "bangs-up" hair cut......... I have a job interview tommorow and want to ask the boss a question about my hair.

    But, I really need this job and I'm living in a area where unemployment is super high. Any advice would be appreciated.

    Eating and having a roof over one's head probably should take precedence over hair only 4 months long. But I wouldn't ask.
    Look as neat and trim as your awkward stage will allow. Do a good job. Companine that find good value in an employee will often overlook things that would ordinarily bother them. Good luck.

    John Vernier

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    Walter

    
    

    Hey:

    I've been growing my hair out for roughly 4 months now from the overworn "bangs-up" hair cut. I have a job interview tommorow and want to ask the boss a question about my hair. Since this is a office job for a high tech company I want to ask him/her if they allow long hair or want employees to keep it short. The reason I am asking this is because my hair is just entering the bad phase now and I don't have that much length. It would be better to cut it off now, than to let it grow for another 4 months and then have the boss tell me to cut it. In conclusion what I am saying is why endure the bad phase and then have to cut it off? If the boss says "we don't allow longhair in our company." I would like to stand up for myself and say "well I'll just have to find a company that does." But, I really need this job and I'm living in a area where unemployment is super high. Any advice would be appreciated.

    I worked for United Airlines in South America for six years, and all the time my passion about longhair was not a secret to anybody there. I new that in the United States there were lots of United employees having long hair, but when my hair was about touching my shoulders I was prohibited to participate of an opening position interview, because it would spoil the company's image, even after had done all the work I could for this interview to happen, questions, forms, role plays, etc. I felt very bad, and after that I was oblied to cut my hair short or I could lose my job. My advice is, don't mention your passion about long hair, or anything else, to anybody at work, if they don't know what you like or dislike, it's more difficult to find things to bother you. I know you need the job, but try to find a place where your value is measured by the kind of employee you are, not the lenght of your hair. One of the managers where I worked used to and still practice sexual harassment over his employees, but he is short haired. So what? You know, thank God I don't belong to a place like that. Think twice before saying no to who you really are.

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    andrew

    
    

    How did the interview go? Was the long hair a problem?

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