UnNatural Hair and Grooming Standards

[FunInTheSunParticipant 8286]

What is with this trend of women putting green highlights in their hair? It looks like they have algae growing in that mop. It looks disgusting. No man would ever be allowed to do that if he had a serious job. Another thing that’s unacceptable to me: multiple facial piercings all over someone’s face, stretched earlobes, and tattoos on the face, neck, and hands. When a client or customer comes to your place of business, YOU are the face of the business. You may be a great worker, but I wouldn’t hire you because such an appearance gives off an “I don’t give a s~~~” vibe.

You see, folks, I’m old school. When I was a teenager in high school, I was told to have a neat appearance for a job interview: hair brushed/combed, clean/pressed clothes, trimmed facial hair, and a good-looking pair of shoes. Looking good at the start of the workday means you have self-respect and you’re serious about what you do—-or so I’ve been told.

If you’re rich, go ahead and do what you want. But if you’re in a situation where you need to have a job, wouldn’t it make sense to fix your appearance in a way that would MAXIMIZE your chances of getting hired?

"I saw that there comes a point, in the defeat of any man of virtue, when his own consent is needed for evil to win-and that no manner of injury done to him by others can succeed if he chooses to withhold his consent. I saw that I could put an end to your outrages by pronouncing a single word in my mind. I pronounced it. The word was ‘No.’" (Atlas Shrugged)

[survivorParticipant 610]

I agree; I’m very old school too. To look halfway decent and presentable is not a lot of work. A decent pair of jeans or khakis, a presentable dress shirt and pair of shoes. You don’t even need a tie. It actually takes more work to look unnatural and sloppy with green hair like you described or with unusual body piercings or tattoos.

"Shot through the heart, and you're to blame, You give love a bad name, I play my part and you play your game, You give love a bad name."--Bon Jovi

[Oz-BlokeParticipant 3233]

I third the motion. Though I do note tatted people seem to secure jobs in music stores and tattoo parlous and anything considered ‘grunge’. I also cringe when I see tattooed single mothers on welfare harp on about how broke they are. Wouldn’t the money it cost for those tatts, cigarettes and pokie-machine money be better spent on formula for your infant?

Now middle-age, I also think much less of female colleagues who insist on showing cleavage at work and often overlook them for promotion simply on the basis that they think their sexuality is a tool they can use in the interview process. I let them harp on in the interview regardless, but if they walk through the door with any boob showing they are an instant ‘fail’ in my books. Now if a well-dressed (cleavage covered) woman applies and is up against a well dressed men, it comes down to the strength of their resume and verbal interview responses. C~~~ or vag I don’t care, are they focused on their work and careers?

A mate who runs a car garage insists on hiring old-boilers as secretaries, much to the frustration of the younger mechanics and apprentices. His reasoning is simple – he wants his workers focused on fixing cars when they are on the clock, not the hot piece of administrative tail that’s bringing paperwork to and from the workshop. A post-wall boiler is best for his bottom line!

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