Survey - Longhairs and work

Survey - Longhairs and work

Bill

Longhairs are not distributed evenly throughout the population. Some locales have a higher percentage of us than do others. In our work lives we are far less mobile than in other spheres, so it is important that we find a workgroup where we fit, and hopefully a field where we fit, so we have mobility. To help us all in this quest, it would be helpful to have information from others who have faced this issue - fellow longhairs. Thus this survey:
(To assure consistent results, for the purposes of this survey, "longhair" means a man whose hair can cover his ears and touch his collar.)
1. What is your line of work? (Indicate two things, the job you do and the business of the employer, such as "I am a salesclerk for a department store.")
2. (For this question, if your employer is huge, break off your department or division, or other group small enough for you to provide numbers for.) How many men are there in your place of work, and how many (including yourself if appropriate) are longhairs?
3. Estimate the percent of men that are longhairs in your FIELD (that is, at all employers taken together, not just at yours):
4. In what locality do you work (city, state, or region)?
Keeping in mind the difference between being merely "tolerated" and being truly "accepted", answer these three questions:
5. On a scale of 1 to 10, how accepted do you feel in your workplace as a longhair by bosses? (1=highly shunned, 10=very accepted)
6. On that same scale, how accepted do you feel as a longhair by fellow workers?
7. And on that same scale, how accepted do you feel as a longhair by people in general in your FIELD?
Thank you for your responses!

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- Re: Survey - Longhairs and work
  
  Reagan
  
  Longhairs are not distributed evenly throughout the population. Some locales have a higher percentage of us than do others. In our work lives we are far less mobile than in other spheres, so it is important that we find a workgroup where we fit, and hopefully a field where we fit, so we have mobility. To help us all in this quest, it would be helpful to have information from others who have faced this issue - fellow longhairs. Thus this survey:
  (To assure consistent results, for the purposes of this survey, "longhair" means a man whose hair can cover his ears and touch his collar.)
  1. What is your line of work? (Indicate two things, the job you do and the business of the employer, such as "I am a salesclerk for a department store.")
  I am a nurse in a hospital.
  2. (For this question, if your employer is huge, break off your department or division, or other group small enough for you to provide numbers for.) How many men are there in your place of work, and how many (including yourself if appropriate) are longhairs?
  There are several men in different areas of the hospital that have long hair. Especially, in places like physical therapy and the lab.
  3. Estimate the percent of men that are longhairs in your FIELD (that is, at all employers taken together, not just at yours):
  Hmmm...maybe 2-3% not sure...
  4. In what locality do you work (city, state, or region)?
  In a town with a pop. of 300,000.
  Keeping in mind the difference between being merely "tolerated" and being truly "accepted", answer these three questions:
  5. On a scale of 1 to 10, how accepted do you feel in your workplace as a longhair by bosses? (1=highly shunned, 10=very accepted)
  7
  6. On that same scale, how accepted do you feel as a longhair by fellow workers?
  9
  7. And on that same scale, how accepted do you feel as a longhair by people in general in your FIELD?
  8
  Thank you for your responses!
  
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  Coyote Pup
  
  Longhairs are not distributed evenly throughout the population. Some
  locales have a higher percentage of us than do others. In our work
  lives we are far less mobile than in other spheres, so it is
  important that we find a workgroup where we fit, and hopefully a
  field where we fit, so we have mobility. To help us all in this
  quest, it would be helpful to have information from others who have
  faced this issue - fellow longhairs. Thus this survey:
  I think if you're trying to the widest possible variation, it would be
  good to talk about any job/field you've worked with long hair. So I'm
  going to give three answers for each (anyone else who decides to do
  this, I'm sure Bill/anyone else wouldn't mind :-)
  (To assure consistent results, for the purposes of this survey,
  "longhair" means a man whose hair can cover his ears and touch his
  collar.)
  okay, jobs for the past five years for me... going from most to least
  recent, just because it's easier that way.
  1. What is your line of work? (Indicate two things, the job you do
  and the business of the employer, such as "I am a salesclerk for a
  department store.")
  a) a support analyst for a cellular software company.
  b) tech support for an ISP
  c) clerk in a bookstore
  d) cook in a restaurant
  2. (For this question, if your employer is huge, break off your
  department or division, or other group small enough for you to
  provide numbers for.) How many men are there in your place of work,
  and how many (including yourself if appropriate) are longhairs?
  a) around 30, there are two others with decent length other than
  myself.
  b) over 100, about a third with hair at least to the shoulders.
  c) eight - there was one other.
  d) about a dozen, most had long hair
  3. Estimate the percent of men that are longhairs in your FIELD (that
  is, at all employers taken together, not just at yours):
  a/b) a fourth to a fifth.
  c) no idea.
  d) over half.
  4. In what locality do you work (city, state, or region)?
  Seattle
  Keeping in mind the difference between being merely "tolerated" and
  being truly "accepted", answer these three questions:
  5. On a scale of 1 to 10, how accepted do you feel in your workplace
  as a longhair by bosses? (1=highly shunned, 10=very accepted)
  a) my direct supervisors, 10 - the guy I answer to directly is growing
  his hair longer - currently it's mid-shoulder blades. Bosses higher
  up, I'd say around 3-4 - they don't care as long as I can do my job
  well, they'd just rather not see it when giving a tour to a client.
  b) 8
  c) 8
  d) 9/2 - no problem unless you want a promotion.
  6. On that same scale, how accepted do you feel as a longhair by
  fellow workers?
  a) 8-9
  b) 9-10
  c) 9
  d) 10
  7. And on that same scale, how accepted do you feel as a longhair by
  people in general in your FIELD?
  a/b) 9
  c) 9
  d) 10
  Coyote Pup
  
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  Christopher
  
  Longhairs are not distributed evenly throughout the population. Some locales have a higher percentage of us than do others. In our work lives we are far less mobile than in other spheres, so it is important that we find a workgroup where we fit, and hopefully a field where we fit, so we have mobility. To help us all in this quest, it would be helpful to have information from others who have faced this issue - fellow longhairs. Thus this survey:
  (To assure consistent results, for the purposes of this survey, "longhair" means a man whose hair can cover his ears and touch his collar.)
  1. What is your line of work? (Indicate two things, the job you do and the business of the employer, such as "I am a salesclerk for a department store.")
  I am a desktop coordinator for a large advertising/marketing/communications firm.
  2. (For this question, if your employer is huge, break off your department or division, or other group small enough for you to provide numbers for.) How many men are there in your place of work, and how many (including yourself if appropriate) are longhairs?
  In our main office there are approximately 500 men and about 10 of them have long hair.
  3. Estimate the percent of men that are longhairs in your FIELD (that is, at all employers taken together, not just at yours):
  I'd guess the number was about 25%
  4. In what locality do you work (city, state, or region)?
  Metro Detroit (region of about 5-6 million people)
  Keeping in mind the difference between being merely "tolerated" and being truly "accepted", answer these three questions:
  5. On a scale of 1 to 10, how accepted do you feel in your workplace as a longhair by bosses? (1=highly shunned, 10=very accepted)
  6 (accepted in creative depts but not support depts like mine).
  6. On that same scale, how accepted do you feel as a longhair by fellow workers?
  9 (most seem to not notice or care)
  7. And on that same scale, how accepted do you feel as a longhair by people in general in your FIELD?
  9 (again, most seem not to notice or care)
  Thank you for your responses!
  
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  Jeff
  
  Longhairs are not distributed evenly throughout the population. Some locales have a higher percentage of us than do others. In our work lives we are far less mobile than in other spheres, so it is important that we find a workgroup where we fit, and hopefully a field where we fit, so we have mobility. To help us all in this quest, it would be helpful to have information from others who have faced this issue - fellow longhairs. Thus this survey:
  (To assure consistent results, for the purposes of this survey, "longhair" means a man whose hair can cover his ears and touch his collar.)
  1. What is your line of work? (Indicate two things, the job you do and the business of the employer, such as "I am a salesclerk for a department store.")Physician/Self Employed
  2. (For this question, if your employer is huge, break off your department or division, or other group small enough for you to provide numbers for.) How many men are there in your place of work, and how many (including yourself if appropriate) are longhairs? 3/ I am the only one but I am the Boss
  3. Estimate the percent of men that are longhairs in your FIELD (that is, at all employers taken together, not just at yours):<1% for sure!
  4. In what locality do you work (city, state, or region)? EasternPA.
  Keeping in mind the difference between being merely "tolerated" and being truly "accepted", answer these three questions:
  5. On a scale of 1 to 10, how accepted do you feel in your workplace as a longhair by bosses? (1=highly shunned, 10=very accepted) N/A since I am the boss- occasionally I get teased by my staff which are mostly women-
  6. On that same scale, how accepted do you feel as a longhair by fellow workers? No one has quit over it! Patients haven't really commented negatively- I do keep it very neat but loose- not in a pony tail
  7. And on that same scale, how accepted do you feel as a longhair by people in general in your FIELD? To my surprise, I haven't really been confronted with any longhair "problems except once an attorney I testify for complained I needed a haircut before I went to trial as an expert- he lost the case, I didn't!
  Thank you for your responses!
  
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  Nyghtfall
  
  Longhairs are not distributed evenly throughout the population.
  Huh? Are you implying that society decides where longhairs will and will not reside?
  
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    Bill
    
    Huh? Are you implying that society decides where longhairs will and will not reside?
    Reside? The survey is about WORK, and it's already showing that longhairs are far more concentrated in some fields than in others. Some longhairs may feel their calling is to devote their energies to doing their work rather than fighting civil rights battles, and for them it would be useful to know where we are concentrated and where we are accepted. To my knowledge, no such survey has been done, and its results will be useful to those of us more inclined to make love than make war. Any information you can contribute regarding your current job, Nyghtfall, or any recent jobs as Coyote Pup suggested, would be appreciated!
    The one question as to locale was included because attitudes on employee appearance do in some respects vary by region.
    By the way, if anybody DOES know of any survey such as this one already in existence, by all means please share!
    Bill
    
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      Druid
      
      Huh? Are you implying that society decides where longhairs will and will not reside?
      Reside? The survey is about WORK, and it's already showing that longhairs are far more concentrated in some fields than in others. Some longhairs may feel their calling is to devote their energies to doing their work rather than fighting civil rights battles, and for them it would be useful to know where we are concentrated and where we are accepted. To my knowledge, no such survey has been done, and its results will be useful to those of us more inclined to make love than make war. Any information you can contribute regarding your current job, Nyghtfall, or any recent jobs as Coyote Pup suggested, would be appreciated!
      The one question as to locale was included because attitudes on employee appearance do in some respects vary by region.
      By the way, if anybody DOES know of any survey such as this one already in existence, by all means please share!
      Bill
      
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      Druid
      
      Huh? Are you implying that society decides where longhairs will and will not reside?
      Reside? The survey is about WORK, and it's already showing that longhairs are far more concentrated in some fields than in others. Some longhairs may feel their calling is to devote their energies to doing their work rather than fighting civil rights battles, and for them it would be useful to know where we are concentrated and where we are accepted. To my knowledge, no such survey has been done, and its results will be useful to those of us more inclined to make love than make war. Any information you can contribute regarding your current job, Nyghtfall, or any recent jobs as Coyote Pup suggested, would be appreciated!
      The one question as to locale was included because attitudes on employee appearance do in some respects vary by region.
      By the way, if anybody DOES know of any survey such as this one already in existence, by all means please share!
      Bill
      
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  Roger
  
  Longhairs are not distributed evenly throughout the population. Some locales have a higher percentage of us than do others. In our work lives we are far less mobile than in other spheres, so it is important that we find a workgroup where we fit, and hopefully a field where we fit, so we have mobility. To help us all in this quest, it would be helpful to have information from others who have faced this issue - fellow longhairs. Thus this survey:
  (To assure consistent results, for the purposes of this survey, "longhair" means a man whose hair can cover his ears and touch his collar.)
  1. What is your line of work? (Indicate two things, the job you do and the business of the employer, such as "I am a salesclerk for a department store.") Truck Driver
  2. (For this question, if your employer is huge, break off your department or division, or other group small enough for you to provide numbers for.) How many men are there in your place of work, and how many (including yourself if appropriate) are longhairs? 3
  3. Estimate the percent of men that are longhairs in your FIELD (that is, at all employers taken together, not just at yours): 5%
  4. In what locality do you work (city, state, or region)?
  Upper Midwest
  Keeping in mind the difference between being merely "tolerated" and being truly "accepted", answer these three questions:
  5. On a scale of 1 to 10, how accepted do you feel in your workplace as a longhair by bosses? (1=highly shunned, 10=very accepted) (2)
  6. On that same scale, how accepted do you feel as a longhair by fellow workers? (5)
  7. And on that same scale, how accepted do you feel as a longhair by people in general in your FIELD? (5)
  Thank you for your responses!
  
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  Tigg
  
  1. What is your line of work?
  I am the teleconferencing manager for an international financial institution.
  2. How many men are there in your place of work, and how many (including yourself if appropriate) are longhairs?
  In my division, there are no other longhairs. (As a matter of interest, I attended a holiday black tie-affair for the institution’s managers the week before X-mas. Out of a crowd of about 2000 partygoers, I remember only seeing one other long haired fellow the whole evening.).
  3. Estimate the percent of men that are longhairs in your FIELD (that is, at all employers taken together, not just at yours):
  1 to 3 %
  4. In what locality do you work (city, state, or region)?
  Washington, DC
  Keeping in mind the difference between being merely "tolerated" and being truly "accepted", answer these three questions:
  5. On a scale of 1 to 10, how accepted do you feel in your workplace as a longhair by bosses? (1=highly shunned, 10=very accepted)
  10
  6. On that same scale, how accepted do you feel as a longhair by fellow workers?
  10
  7. And on that same scale, how accepted do you feel as a longhair by people in general in your FIELD?
  2-3
  
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    Tigg
    
    2. How many men are there in your place of work, and how many (including yourself if appropriate) are longhairs?
    In my division, there are no other longhairs. (As a matter of interest, I attended a holiday black tie-affair for the institution’s managers the week before X-mas. Out of a crowd of about 2000 partygoers, I remember only seeing one other long haired fellow the whole evening.).
    Out of 18 men in my division, I'm the only one without the standard "Wall Street Buzz". Occasionally I see an employee of the firm in some other division with hair that actually touches the collar of his shirt, but it's rare.
    Forgot to mention how many men there are.
    Note that my hair is definetley longer, reaches beyond my shoulders, but I also take really good care of it in tandem with a great hairdresser I finally found, and it actually looks rather stylish.
    Check my latest post for a tip on this and what my hairdresser's doing.
    
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  Rasamus
  
  Longhairs are not distributed evenly throughout the population. Some locales have a higher percentage of us than do others. In our work lives we are far less mobile than in other spheres, so it is important that we find a workgroup where we fit, and hopefully a field where we fit, so we have mobility. To help us all in this quest, it would be helpful to have information from others who have faced this issue - fellow longhairs. Thus this survey:
  (To assure consistent results, for the purposes of this survey, "longhair" means a man whose hair can cover his ears and touch his collar.)
  1. What is your line of work? (Indicate two things, the job you do and the business of the employer, such as "I am a salesclerk for a department store.")
  Electrical Engineer, Electrical Contractors
  2. (For this question, if your employer is huge, break off your department or division, or other group small enough for you to provide numbers for.) How many men are there in your place of work, and how many (including yourself if appropriate) are longhairs?
  Eight; One, myself
  3. Estimate the percent of men that are longhairs in your FIELD (that is, at all employers taken together, not just at yours):
  Probably ten percent
  4. In what locality do you work (city, state, or region)?
  Birmingham, Ala..
  Keeping in mind the difference between being merely "tolerated" and being truly "accepted", answer these three questions:
  5. On a scale of 1 to 10, how accepted do you feel in your workplace as a longhair by bosses? (1=highly shunned, 10=very accepted)
  five
  6. On that same scale, how accepted do you feel as a longhair by fellow workers?
  ten
  7. And on that same scale, how accepted do you feel as a longhair by people in general in your FIELD?
  five
  Thank you for your responses!
  
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  Victor
  
  As a general rule, I don't notice hair length that much on men (surprising?). So some of the questions will remain unanswered until I make a round at work, taking notes.
  1. What is your line of work? (Indicate two things, the job you do and the business of the employer, such as "I am a salesclerk for a department store.")
  I am a contract computer programmer working for Comsys (employer) at Dell Computer (client). My answers will refer to A: Comsys and B: Dell (that part of Dell in my immediate area).
  2. (For this question, if your employer is huge, break off your department or division, or other group small enough for you to provide numbers for.) How many men are there in your place of work, and how many (including yourself if appropriate) are longhairs?
  3. Estimate the percent of men that are longhairs in your FIELD (that is, at all employers taken together, not just at yours):
  Probably 10% or less. I think, though, that the number is highly variable. For example, the percentage is high in the silicon valley and near 0 in Dallas, where Ross Perot is influential. Also, I think the percentage is lower for contractors, where the consulting firm has a stated policy of neat appearance.
  4. In what locality do you work (city, state, or region)?
  Austin, TX.
  5. On a scale of 1 to 10, how accepted do you feel in your workplace as a longhair by bosses? (1=highly shunned, 10=very accepted)
  A: 10 (when I was first hired, I told her I would some day have hair that was longer than hers. She disagreed, but I turned out to be right. She cut her hair back to slightly less than waist length)
  B: 8-10 (depending on the boss)
  6. On that same scale, how accepted do you feel as a longhair by fellow workers?
  A: 10
  B: 9
  7. And on that same scale, how accepted do you feel as a longhair by people in general in your FIELD?
  8
  
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  David M
  
  Longhairs are not distributed evenly throughout the population. Some locales have a higher percentage of us than do others. In our work lives we are far less mobile than in other spheres, so it is important that we find a workgroup where we fit, and hopefully a field where we fit, so we have mobility. To help us all in this quest, it would be helpful to have information from others who have faced this issue - fellow longhairs. Thus this survey:
  (To assure consistent results, for the purposes of this survey, "longhair" means a man whose hair can cover his ears and touch his collar.)
  1. What is your line of work? (Indicate two things, the job you do and the business of the employer, such as "I am a salesclerk for a department store.")
  Technical Officer - codification for Australian Department of Defence.
  2. (For this question, if your employer is huge, break off your department or division, or other group small enough for you to provide numbers for.) How many men are there in your place of work, and how many (including yourself if appropriate) are longhairs?
  Codification and Standardisation Authority - 60 men of which 2 are longhairs.
  3. Estimate the percent of men that are longhairs in your FIELD (that is, at all employers taken together, not just at yours):
  About 1 - 2 %
  4. In what locality do you work (city, state, or region)?
  Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
  Keeping in mind the difference between being merely "tolerated" and being truly "accepted", answer these three questions:
  5. On a scale of 1 to 10, how accepted do you feel in your workplace as a longhair by bosses? (1=highly shunned, 10=very accepted)
  10
  6. On that same scale, how accepted do you feel as a longhair by fellow workers?
  10
  7. And on that same scale, how accepted do you feel as a longhair by people in general in your FIELD?
  8
  Thank you for your responses!
  
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