Men over the age of 21 are generally pressed it cut their hair if it's long....and in the corporate world it's considered poor form (a lot of jobs restrict male employees from having it past their ears.) What do you think, should hair length matter? If you went to a bank or a lawyers office, would you be put off by an officer or an attorney with long hair....even if he was well groomed?

I don't think hair length matters at all. As long as it doesn't interfere with their ability to do their job & they keep it out of my food I don't see a problem at all.

Marc™ wrote:

Men over the age of 21 are generally pressed it cut their hair if it's long....and in the corporate world it's considered poor form (a lot of jobs restrict male employees from having it past their ears.)

Is it also considered poor form if a woman has hair below her ears? No? Then why is it for men?

Some people see long hair on men as "flighty" or still stuck in a young phase. Personally I don't care, just make sure it groomed and neat and I'll still hire you if I like your pitch.

Personally, I am not put off by it. Any length hair needs to be clean and maintained. So, as long as it is cared for, then it is fine.

I do think that employers who maybe are more old fashioned may assume that long hair has connotations that they don't want to present. I think that some people think that people with long hair are not as responsible, like to party...that kind of thing. It is a wrong way of thinking, and men should not be discriminated against for it.

But in the world stuff like that happens all the time. I am sure that obese women/men with bad skin lose jobs all the time to less qualified, but more attractive women/men.

We have a big supermaket chain here in Florida, Publix.

I have to give them credit for hiring mentally challenged ppl for bagging groceries and rounding up carts in the parking lot. It is a statewide policy in their stores.

However, their corporation is out of Lakeland Florida, not likely the most liberal place in the world. Therefore, say I want a part time supplemental job with Publix. They won't hire me because I have a beard and a pierced ear.

Never mind that I have a very good work history and have been trusted in many companies - I can't work at Publix without shaving. Some stupid idea about "image" that the rubes in rural Florida have.

Lucky for them there are no Sikhs who would want to work at Publix or there might be a discrimination lawsuit and some bad press.

No I wouldn't. One of my friends has long dreads. Down to his waist. They're beautiful. And he's a manager in a bank. Hair shouldn't matter and I don't think it really does as long as you have prim and professional look about yourself. I know a lot of people with dreads who work in corporate America.

Nystyle709 wrote:

No I wouldn't. One of my friends has long dreads. Down to his waist. They're beautiful. And he's a manager in a bank. Hair shouldn't matter and I don't think it really does as long as you have prim and professional look about yourself. I know a lot of people with dreads who work in corporate America.

Yeah, dreads are accepted because they are seen as a statement of ethnic pride, and most corporate structures know better than to make an issue out of it. On the other hand, if instead of locks, the guy had regular braids or long, ironed out hair, that may be an issue. In law school, I can tell you that dreads are 100% accepted, but on men: braids, afros, or long following straight hair would be frowned upon.