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Thanks to those who offerred their support to my earlier post. Our new uniforms were delivered yesterday and we had to wear them from today. Dawn was right, the girls hated the uniforms and hair peice as well, but I suppose in my moments of reasonableness I also sympahtise with the comment made by Nurse Noir.
No compromise with my bosses was possible -they said that if they changed the rules for me then the girls would also complain. They also said that the policy was not sexist, but just emphasised that they wanted all staff with long hair to wear it in a neat and uniform' way.
The bow on the clip was not as big was I thought it was going to be, but it feels enormous when you are self conscious about it. I had a few sniggers and smirks from customers, but actually only one girl said something to my face - which I won't repeat here.
I suppose I will get used to this in time, as I said before I cannot afford to give up my job at the moment - it pays above average.
Dawn suggested getting my hair cut into a style (perhaps one length) that was just around the collar length. Does anyone have any thougths on this or suggestions for a style.
Dan
Don't forget the option of using a wig.
Think about wearing your hair in a bun? I've seen a few
guys wearing a bun, and it shouldn't look as ridiculous as
the bow. But you still might get some "comments" from
customers and workers.
Dan, I'm glad the bow wasn't as bad as it could've been. I am very partial to Richard's bun idea. If you wore a bun, would you be allowed to ditch the snood 'n' bow? Men in buns look great! (Course, I like long hair pretty much ANY way!)
Please continue to keep us posted.
Nurse Noir
Dan,
I have been following the threads of your dilema with interest.
It seems to be turning into a bit of a crusade against prejudice towards long-haired men.
If you can, hang on in there with the bow - show your narrow-minded employers that you are not going to be intimidated by them. Try to enlist the support of the girls that you work with to eventually get them to drop the bow. Also try to get support from the customers if possible (you will have to do this very discretely - arte there any regulars that you know?)
Please don't give in unless it really gets unbearable. There is a lot of support for you here.
Keep smiling and let us know how you are getting on.
With very best wishes from across the pond,
Steve