....than it was on Friday, would that make you think that person was "flighty" or unreliable?
2007-01-15 02:06:54 · 20 answers · asked by Sloopy 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Just to explain: there is an older lady in my office who isn't my boss, but is someone I have to answer to sometimes because she has been here longer, and she said that changing my hair too drastically didn't look good to our clients and our boss.
And no, it isn't pink or purple, but it was dark brown on Friday and I had it bleached out to an awesome coppery blonde. I really like it, but my coworker says that it makes me look like some flighty teenager.
I never did anything like that before, so I was a little worried that it might be true.
2007-01-15 02:31:03 · update #1
I suppose it could depend on where you work, and how much contact you had with your "clients". If you had a different hair color every week, I can see where people might find that a little humorous, only because it would make you seem like you couldn't make up your mind about things.
Otherwise, I think changing your style might be a cool thing. I have a friend who had jet black hair, and colored it metallic red. She is a bank teller, and if anyone would be frowned upon for a drastic change, it would be her. Instead, everyone is fascinated by it. She looks great, and being in tune with fashion, as long as it's done in a classy way, is a plus in the business world.
2007-01-15 04:28:49 · answer #1 · answered by JanieDee 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
way to be shallow.
Hell no. Their hair color is their business.
If they want to dye their hair, then all the more power to em.
As for those who would consider them flighty of unreliable, I would have to think that THEY would be unreliable because rather than doing their job they are worrying about what their co-worker's hair color is.
2007-01-15 02:16:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
That depends on how "completely different" it was.
I am probably old fashioned, but professionally, I would rather not have someone with pink or purple hair working for me. So if my employee showed up with her hair some bizarre color, I would definitely start watching her.
If the brunette suddenly became a redhead, odds are that I wouldn't even notice.
2007-01-15 02:12:24 · answer #3 · answered by Steele 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I used to work in a small office with 3 other women plus our boss who was male. When we got really busy, his wife would come in and help, but she was always "watching out for his interests", and acted like she thought I was unreliable no matter what I did. I know that she had the other women, all of whom were older, trying to spy on me, because one of them told me so. They were all nice ladies, so I thought I must just not know how to dress or act.
I realized what the problem was at the office Christmas party when everyone got a little tipsy. She asked me if my dress wasn't just a little too short for the type of place we went to for the party. It was short, but it was a very nice party dress, and not so short that it made me uncomfortable. Later, her husband gave me a compliment that was just a little "short of classy", and she stared daggers at me.
All that time I was worried that I wasn't doing things right or that I didn't know how to act, when the truth was that they were so much older than I was, and heavier than I was, and I intimidated them a little, especially her. Our boss was VERY critical of weight issues and things, and I realized that I was the only one who wasn't overweight.
After that, I felt a little more confident of myself, and tried to ask questions that would make them comfortable with their expertise, and aquired knowlede. That made them feel better, and treat me a little better, but I still watched my back.
Your situation may be nothing like my situation, but jealousy is something to consider.
2007-01-15 03:08:15 · answer #4 · answered by Meri 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No, not at all. On Friday I left with brown/ copper hair and came back with blond. I just wanted a change and that's fine.
2007-01-15 02:10:32 · answer #5 · answered by Analeigh 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well,poor old lady is probably jealous...If someone changes a hair colour,the last thing I would think of is that the person is unreliable.Changes are good,clients will like it(that old lady probably wouldn't look good with blond hair,that's why she is pissed off you look good with it...)
2007-01-15 03:35:15 · answer #6 · answered by Inuyasha 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No I would not think that at all what they do from day to day with their hair is their own business.
I change my look from time to time, in 2006 I went bald now I have all of my hair back but come this Summer I am cutting it all back off.
2007-01-15 02:25:44 · answer #7 · answered by Tom Sawyer 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No.
Weekends are often used to affect changes in one's life as weekdays often don't afford a person time to, weekends are usually preceded by a "payday" which gives them some extra money, and the idle time at home gives them time to "want to do something".
2007-01-15 02:10:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I hope not! I change my hair color all the time and I am quite reliable and responsible. I don't see the correlation between the two, maybe they just got bored with their previous hair color.
2007-01-15 02:09:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
What!?
No, why would you think that?
I usually dye my hair on Fridays to see if I like it, that way if it looks crappy, I have two days to fix it.
I would think of that person as someone who isn't afraid of change.
2007-01-15 02:09:55 · answer #10 · answered by Sachu 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋