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While reading the posts about dress code at a restaurant, the thought occurred to me that decision-makers may consider input from customers as part of the decision-making process. We can possibly make an impact here, but we need some information. What does everyone think of an information exchange for the purpose of publishing information about which companies have policies that are not hair friendly, and the associated contact information.
It is obvious when a company has a liberal policy about hair length (the companies with longhairs as employees). It is not obvious when a company has a strict short hair policy. You don't typically notice the absence of something. This simple fact causes complaint letters typically to be directed to only one side. I think this should be changed.
Also, I think comments from customers will be more powerful than comments from disgruntled employees.
Feedback?
My only concern with this is that if a company who you work for finds out that you have been criticising, or inciting the public against them they could well fire you immedaitely on some disrepute charge. I agree with you comment about customers writing in though - I think this would be a powerful way of getting them to change their attitudes.
That's another tact I hadn't thought of -- surely he has some regular customers who like and appreciate his good service. If a few of them complained to the manager, and let him know that the policy is absurd, maybe it will be rethought.
Or maybe not. I used to work for an employer that suddenly changed it's policy regarding long hair on males even though there was never a SINGLE complaint ever lodged by a client. The key was that there was a new regional V.P. who was an old fuddy-duddy and just had a personal "thing" about longhairs -- HE didn't like it, and HE made the decisions, therefore the long hair had to go. I doubt sincerely that any client feedback would have changed his pathetic little mind.
The places I know that are long-hair friendly to work for, are
University of South Florida, Miami Dade Community College, Florida
International University, Museum of Science and Industry in Tampa,
and even the United States Census Bureau. I also have a friend that's
a Graphic Designer in Orlando, but I don't recall the name of the
company he works for. Specs Music is long-hair friendly but Camelot
Music is not. Also Walden Books and B. Dalton Books are long-hair
friendly. And every Salon i've ever been in. UPS is long-hair friendly only if you're a loader. That's all i've got for now, I'll post more if I come across anymore.