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Old 09-07-2007, 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by darling1 View Post
currently my hair is natural and just to save the potential drama, i slap some gel in it and pull it back. i too am nervous about people's viewpoints in the workplace. but while im looking for the job, i rather be as conservative as possible and then pull out the big fro after i get the gig.

its sad that hair is still an issue for some folks,.
I think it depends on where you live, honestly. I work for a very conservative consulting firm and no one has any problem with my locs. But this is in NYC, the fashion and diversity Mecca, not someplace small and ULTRA-conservative to begin with. We're all democrats I interviewed here with them. It's all about CONFIDENCE and appropriate styling- I didn't come in with my locs all wild- I pulled them back for the first few days (then never again) and have decided that coloring them is probably a non-starter.
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