so the other night my mother and brother were trying to scare me into cutting off my maturing locks. they told me they would limit my career/job opportunities due to the fact that some people judge the hairstyle harshly. do you think or find this to be true? either way.. im keeping these sweet ass locks
in a ponytail, they might even be indistinguishable from normal hair, and plus having dreadlocks aren't necessarily grounds for not hiring/firing some one, i would think. on the other hand though, some places just don't like long hair, but that's quite inevitable...even without dreads.
I guess it depends on where you work/are wanting to work... I'm 17 and work in a supermarket, no one really seems to care, although i guess if i applied for say an office job, opinions may be different. Personally, i pull my dreads back but real messy, with dreads sticking out all over the place, I also have stretched ears.. Starting to wonder how i got the job tbh...
I have a similar situation. I am interviewing for jobs this month and parents/family members are pressuring me to comb out or cut them off. Thing is, I'm 28, on my own so they don't have a say Regardless, I am in the academia field where dreadlocks are not mainstream but usually tolerated so I am not cutting them. I want to be buried with these locks. Besides, worse comes to worse, I can claim religious freedom as they are a very spiritual part of my soul. I think I was always meant to have dreads, this was just the best opportunity in space-time that I have experienced to have them.eace:
I got hired a 4 weeks back at for a catering position that required a professional appearance dealing with "high profile" clients. The guy that interviewed me said that the day before he turned down like 4 people because they looked like deadheads. I started laughing and interrupted him and said "you don't through me into that deadhead category?" I went to the interview well dressed, confident, well spoken, and trimmed my beard. He said he didn't think I was a deadhead, although I definitely am, you can give a professional appearance when needed. You just have to make them see other things besides your hair. This job pays very well, monday through friday, and was in high demand. I think what it boils down to is being confident with yourself and your own abilities. If you go into the interview thinking your hair will cause a problem, it most likely will. I walked in to the interview with my hair the last thing I on my mind and I walked away with the job.
Yea, I work retail and there's a lot that just walk around in complete sleeves so they really could care less about my head when it's wrapped in a band and tied back. And in a couple years I'm quitting to stay home with my kids once my hubs finishes school. It totally depends on the atmosphere I think but even then It's not like it spikey and pink so who cares....it's not right?
one of the coolest teachers i had in high school had a dreads down to his waist, he told me that he's been growing them out from litterally inches long for the past 8 years. but i asked him about them and if they ever got in the way for getting a teaching job and such, and he told me that as long as their tied back and professional looking that schools cant discriminate against him for the way he looks
yeah thanks for all the input everyone. i figured if people had a problem with them, i could just pull them back if needed my family`s just a bunch of dread haters xD
I was worried I wouldn't get a placement for my third year at uni. After a consultation with my Personal Tutor expressing my concerns he said "Why would you want to work for someone who judges you on your appearance rather than your abilities? Those employers are not worth sacrificing what you believe in." It's the best advice I have ever received. I'm in training at my placement to be a full time advisor
