In the last three days two of my friends have told me different stories where they have met with some form of job descrimination related to their hair.
In the first case, a girlfriend of mine was told flat out by Walmart that they would not hire her because of her two-tone (red and black) highlights. The woman interviewing her considered her hair too bizarre and I have just helped my friend dye her hair b-o-r-i-n-g brown, just to try and help her get a job.
In the other case, a boyfriend of mine who's hair is sort of in between collar and shoulder length was told that he had to start wearing his hair "secured" either with a French braid or tucked under (pinned up) ponytail or bun, just so that he could keep his job as a waiter. He has been working there six months and never had a problem with the old management, but someone new is running it now and doesn't like loose hair including ponytails below collar length.
How much say does an employer have?
Amanda
2006-07-17
09:10:16
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