dilema at a job interview.

[PHANTZM]

Any update on this ?? After your medical situation I would think that it is time for something good to happen for you.

~Gary

[Dome of Steele]

What happened Ghost?

[Antimidas]

God!  The suspense is killing me!  Obviously Ghost made the manager feel inadequate becasue he was also unable to grow a full head of hair.  If I am ever in an area where there is a Sheetz, I certainly don't think I would go shopping there after reading this discussion.  If I did take the job, I might consider getting a bar code tattoo for the back of my head and continue to refuse to grow hair.

[Sgt. Pate]

Jobs are so hard to find I understand your situation.  I'm not sure what this guy said is even legal.  Personally, for that particular job I'd tell him to kiss my hairy white butt!  

[usmcpelon]

What can I say Ghost, I was in a similar situation August 23, 2009 when I apply for a job.  I walked into the office and I was greeted by this Bald guy who smiled enthusiasticly when I arrived.  Now I know why that smile.  We'll get to that later.  The interview was lenghtly and went well.  He was happy with my resume but had alot of questions.  A letter would be sent me if I would get a second and final interview.  That letter come in pretty quick.  At the final interview, I was greeted by three bald men happy as hell to see me and treated me as if they had known me all their lifes.  After some questioning, one said, "The job is yours, with one rule".  I looked at him, he looked at me and smile with a long pause and said, "You will need to shave your head bald and keep it that way during your employment here with us, that is the most important rule".  Now I know why they all smiled and were happy when they saw me.  I had a sharp looking high & tight as hell horseshoe flatop and they probably say to themself we should have no trouble with him shaving his head.  Shocked and froozen solid I say yes sir.  Why I agreed I will never know.  Going home, I was nervous as hell.  I couldn't imagine why I would say yes to a shaved head when I had never imagine myself completely bald.  I am not loosing my hair at all.  I have a head full of hair.  I've seen many bald guy, but never in my life would I have thought about shaving my head. I would start September 5, 2009 and would not have to worry about the head shave until I came in to work that day at 7 am.  I never imagine I would be working in an all bald male environment. I wa shave completely bald that morning in the company barbershop right next to the office.  This barbershop is also opened to the public.  I felt embarrassed, humilitated and very nervous becuase I had not told a soul about this.  I know my wife loved my horseshoe and she never wanted me to grow out my hair, but bald?  Quickly that day I notice the top of my head become very oily and it's been that way since.  Shadows were discourage so we had to shave our head often.  It took me about three week to get used to it but i eventually did.  Now I could be happier with my head shaved and my wife loved it from the very beginning.  My daughter was shocked and said, "what did you do daddy".  I get noting but compliments and everybody want to touch it and say it feel good and look sexy.  Wow, I never imagine myself bald, but I am bald and I'm loving it.  Now I tell my wife, I will be bald forever.  I have even begun to recruit other guys to the bald look, and I just had my first victim.  Good luck Ghost and I truly hope it will be in your favor.  Keep it bald.

[marshd1000]

Usmcpelon,

What kind of job do you have? That story sounds so unusual?  A requirement to be bald?  Hmmmm

[SlyBaldDude]

This thread hit a nerve with a few people!  I was recently hired for a security job where I had to grow my hair back and shave the goat.  I let the hair grow to about an inch and the guy who hired me told me I looked so much better.  I hated having hair again.  The job didnt last long.  Now I'm back to slick and the goat.   I am self employed and I told myself that I don't want to have to work for an employer again.  Im comfortable in my skin and I don't plan to be anything but bald.  If people dont like it,  dont look at me!  I think such people are proly jealous that they don't have to confidence to do bald.



www.slybalddude.com

[THier]

I know this is a very old thread,,, but what if you were a cancer survivor, and lost your hair through treatment, or there is a condition, ( I can't remember its name, but a friends wife has it, and quite honestly she is pretty damn hot bald) where you don't grow any hair. I think that would fall into the realm on job discrimination.

Tom

[Rusty Shackleford]

I know this is a very old thread,,, but what if you were a cancer survivor, and lost your hair through treatment, or there is a condition, ( I can't remember its name, but a friends wife has it, and quite honestly she is pretty damn hot bald) where you don't grow any hair. I think that would fall into the realm on job discrimination.
Tom

I guess one of the nice things about laser hair removal is that if you ever find yourself in one of these situations you can always worm out of it by saying that it's impossible for your scalp to grow hair.

I'm torn on this debate.  Take SlyBaldDude's example as an example.  His employer told him that he must grow hair and shave his goat.  I can't imagine how scalp hair and a smooth chin would improve the performance of a security guard (or any other job for that matter), especially when both are completely mainstream.  Of course I'm biased, but shaved heads and goatees are incredibly normal to a boring degree.  I find it unprofessional to even waste the time to create and enforce such a pointless policy.  But like I said, I'm torn.   Jobs are the property of the employer and not the employee.  Therefore I believe the employer should have the right to make dumb policy decisions like this.     

Sometimes it's not fun being me because I often find myself taking positions I disagree with. 

[Antimidas]

I wonder if not getting a job because you could not grow hair would be a violation of the American's with Disabilities Act.   Hmmm.

As for jobs where they make you shave your head, any branch of the military comes to mind.    I remember crying when I looked in a mirror the first time after getting my head shaved the first day of Basic.  It had been shoulder length just a day before.  At the time, that was the most depressing thing about Basic.

Digressing into reminiscence here, but I had one friend whose buddies took him out drinking the night before he left for the military.  After drinking excessively and passing out, they dyed his hair blue.  He ended up shaving his head and stuck with the look.  But he was forever known to all of us simply as "Blue".

[zzaapp]

I once had a supervisor mention that the employee manual prohibits "extreme hair styles".  I simply replied that we could ask Mr. S if he thought it was "extreme".  Mr S, being an executive vice president who was sly when he was hired.  Nothing more was ever said.

[cosahd]

I understand your anguish.  I just recently decided to make the transition from being a stay at home dad to getting back in the workforce.  Today, I just received a phone call for an interview after buzzing my hair down with a clippers with no gaurd.  Granted this job is a mechandise stocker for a big box store, so I am slightly concerned about the reaction of my velcro hair. 

Ironicly, my wife is a nurse and I have seen male doctors, nurses, and various other medical professionals and support staff (at all levels) with shaved heads.  Go Figure.

Go luck on the job hunt.