Changing the "dress code"

As an employer, it would depend on the type of business it is and what your job does. If you work around people in a professional atmosphere, then I would make a dress code relevant to that. If you work "behind the scenes" then I would not worry much about it other than safety/health. I work in a bar, it does not matter the hair color, or tattoos or piercings (I have none but the others do). When I have worked in offices, the dress codes are much more stringent.

I think I'd wait until somebody said something to me directly and then make my case. When I was first married and working in a print shop, the owner's wife complained about my "unprofessional" clothing. I told her they were the only clothes I had and they didn't pay me enough that I could afford to buy a whole new wardrobe. And that was that.

I agree with you. there is not a single job in the world that you would be less able to do with dyed hair. there is no place I would go into where, if I saw the person had purple or green or blue or pink or red hair, I would think they were less able to do it than someone with blonde or brown or grey or black hair. I wouldn't respect them any less than someone with natural hair colours. it's personal choice, and I can't think of any job where dyed hair would be innapropriate.

We're pretty casual here. When I first started working in an office, where they were more formal, I was told that my wardrobe was a little too casual, and I told her that I was buying things as I could afford them. I think they would have looked down on hair colors that didn't look natural. But in this office, I think it would be fine. Anyway, I think I'd discreetly look around and see what other jobs there were, just in case it came to having to make that choice.

Honestly I think that working in professional firm like legal firm or hospital would not allow employee to dye their hair like green colour because they look like a rock star and not a normal working people. I am not trying to hurt you but I think its better to follow rules when you are in somewhere else to stay for a period of time. Have a nice day

Hiya Wizzywiggal, It´s not fair and I don´t think that it distracts anyone really unless they want to be distracted anyway. Okay it´s not the norm to have hair colour like that but for me that was before. When I was at School you could not have hair colour like that as you would have been sent home and other things. If before when we went into Battle and wore that blue wode colour on our faces what is the difference now? Okay we are not doing Battles anymore and we are not Bravehearts running around with our faces painted are we but in some parts of the World they still do it don´t they? I have a "Nephew" who was given the push eventually for wearing his Hair in braids like "Rasta" style and very long too tied back in a sort of ponytail with his trousers half way down you know how they wear them. What on earth that has to do with how he does or did the Job I don´t know. I must be really modern because it seems like one rule is for one but not for all at the same time. Because of this he is now out of a Job and I hope the Person who sacked him just because of this realizes at least that he cannot judge a Book by it´s Cover. Once we had a "Transport" Lad come to the Door I was almost taken aback and you know I can vouch that he dresses just like "Edward ScissorHands" except that he did not wear the Scissors of course. But his hair style and everything else the leather clothes the lot and he is as pale as the "Edward" in the Film and quite snappy to match the Character too. In my heart I felt really sorry for this lad he is not what he seems to be should they sack him because of that after all he does his Job well and he smiled from ear to ear when I gave him a tip as if he could not believe somebody could be nice to him. I was quite moved when I saw his face like that as when you first see him he does seem a bit "aggro" but he is´nt really. I have seen properly dressed People doing their Job and felt quite sick at the way they were and probably still are. So I don´t think that the dress code should be so rules and regulations. The Duchess of Alba quite often dyes her hair all colours and no one bats an eyelid well I suppose that is because she has pots of money and anything goes. Duchess of Alba is related to the Royal Family both sides of the Ocean as well. But I can´t imegine the Queen wearing "blue hair" for some reason lol.xxx

Well many times places of Business do have rules and regulations they have to enforce in order to keep the company a good place to work for. I know where I work they are way too lax on a lot of things, and it is sometimes a shame. Personally though I am afraid to wear too nice of clothes for Fear or ruining them, but sometimes what I have seen in the past, or even now a Dress code a little more stricted would be a plus. It is 7 months since you started this discussion, and I hope that things did not end up too bad, and you were able to come up with some form of compromise. When it comes to keeping a job anymore many times people have to do things beyond their control just to keep it. But to change something so drastic and then say this they would have to have other reasoning behind it as well I would think.

I have had to have certain items of dress to work certain jobs, but do not recall them changing on me at a later date. I am neither an employer nor employed at this time so how I dress is up to me. Your hair color should not be an issue. It sounds as if this rule is being made just to target you, is that correct? Or do multiple people where you work enjoy color accents in their hair?

I have always been with a company that has strict rules about what and what not to wear on a business day. I have no issues really about that. I do not and have not thought of coloring my hair. Hmmm but honestly since an office is well a business places think it is really appropriate that every one dresses accordingly and looks really presentable. Sometimes having striking colors in our hair would be unbusinesslike and some clients might even not understand or just might actually dismiss the fact that it is just how you want your hair styled.

hi wizzywig if you came to work in most California offices you would be dismissed as that is taken as symbolic of youth gangs. I can see their point .why go out of ones way to look like a freak among all the other people? at work one has to see ones coworkers all day and seeing garish crappy multicolor hair would not set well with most people.People are supposed to come to work to work, not show off their startling hair colors

What are you making on the line? Frankly, on most of them, jewelry would be a terrible thing to wear. However, really outlandish hair colors could cause another person to lose concentration for a fraction of time and that might cause an accident. I never had to worry about a dress code because I always dressed professionally according to the position held.

Well I can understand where they are coming from because now a days we judge and we judge by looking at people and that includes their hair too. It just how we are, we are only humans so if I see somebody that has a different hair color like blue with green than of coarse I would not hire them to be in my business. It is sad to say, but it's pretty much how it goes. Well this is my opinion and what I think people well always judge based on looks and that's how we get ahead in life. By dressing nice and so on it's how we are. Well have a nice day. It may sound unfair what they are doing, but they are doing it for a reason other wise they wouldn't do it.

Big companies specially corporations really have a dress code. Specially those that deals with administrative matters, they do have dress codes and part of that is hair grooming. Though, if you color your hair brown, black or reddish brown, it's still allowed. But for bright colorful hairs, they don't allow it. That's how it is if you work in an office. They have dress codes to follow.

I think that if you are working somewhere dealing with the public, you should be appealing to the customers (the general public) and not just to a certain age group. The general public is turned off by body piercings, tattoos and hair colored with many different streaks of outrageous color. I drove a truck cross country for many years; when I as in an area of the country where the waitresses in the truckstop restaurants had visible tattoos and body piercings when they came to wait on me, I was repulsed and would not order - I would just look at the menu, refill my ever-present water jug with the water generally brought out with the menus then leave, telling the cashier that I had changed my mind about eating. Wizzywig, you didn't say what type of business you work in, but if you deal with the public, you should conform to the rules. Waiting to be dismissed is not a good option; Dismissal doesn't look good on one's past work record. When I was trucking, I would not work for a company who required uniforms so I could always dress as I pleased - however, I dressed like a lady often in skirts with hose and heels. Strange for a truck driver, I know, but it made me feel like a lady rather than 'just one of the guys', as I WAS a lady in a "man's" world so to speak.