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June 5, 2013 at 10:24 pm

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i’ve currently got a mohawk and i’ve got a job interview tomorrow. do you think I should get my hair cut before I go or would it be alright, I do really want to make a good impression as I could really do with this job – its just working in the kitchen at a pub
June 5, 2013 at 10:28 pm

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The Psyentist

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@joksgez 548211 wrote:

i’ve currently got a mohawk and i’ve got a job interview tomorrow. do you think I should get my hair cut before I go or would it be alright, I do really want to make a good impression as I could really do with this job – its just working in the kitchen at a pub

Kind of depends if it’s just a few inches tall or a foot. If it is short I wouldn’t have thought it would be a problem for that sort of job. Plus if you get the job it would be covered with a hair net or hat anyway.

Just don’t attend the interview in New Rocks and a Slipknot hoodie:wink:
June 5, 2013 at 10:35 pm

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Lshak

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id say shave it, you never know, people are judgemental on looks & features, better safe than sorry… whats more important?

your re-growable hair, or a job?
June 5, 2013 at 10:37 pm

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yeah its a pretty drastic mohawk so better to be safe than sorry. what a joke that your hairstyle can prevent you from getting a job !!
June 5, 2013 at 10:37 pm

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p0ly

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wear a skull cap say your jewish
June 5, 2013 at 10:38 pm

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Izbeckistan

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it is a joke. You will be up for 100s of people going for that job position though, dont take risks.
June 5, 2013 at 10:45 pm

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General Lighting

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it depends to some extent on the pub. Some (but not all) real ale pubs wouldn’t think it odd (what do you think punks who are a few years older than me do when they are too old for regularly doing hard drugs? 😉 ).

But if its a more mainstream boozer or run by someone with “traditional English values” they may be more judgemental but are less likely to query even a young man in North Europe being bald than having an odd hairstyle, as male baldness at a young age is very common especially amongst those of Germanic ancestry.
June 5, 2013 at 10:50 pm

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The Psyentist

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@joksgez 548215 wrote:

yeah its a pretty drastic mohawk so better to be safe than sorry. what a joke that your hairstyle can prevent you from getting a job !!

They wanted me to get my hair cut when I started my old job in the care sector, my hair was and still is beyond my shoulders, but I was like fuck that I won’t take your job then. I started the next day lol.

Their rule made sense as I was working with potentially very dangerous individuals, some of which loved nothing more than to rip a big clump of your hair out in an attempt to scalp you when something caused them to lash out. The problem was they didn’t enforce the rule on the females so I didn’t listen. I was lucky and may hair very rarely caused me problems. Many were far less fortunate than I.

I also got my lip pierced after being there around a year. Took over 18months for my area manager to notice (despite seeing her on an almost daily basis) and ask me to take it out. Again I said no and it never proved to be a problem. Turned out my value as an employee was greater than the problems caused by my fashion.

I wouldn’t sweat it, if they approve of your application and you can correctly/appropriately answer all questions at the interview your appearance really shouldn’t be an issue.
June 5, 2013 at 10:51 pm

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@The Psyentist 548220 wrote:

I wouldn’t sweat it, if they approve of your application and you can correctly/appropriately answer all questions at the interview your appearance really shouldn’t be an issue.

Saying that people can be assholes.
June 5, 2013 at 10:57 pm

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the difference is that its not easy to recruit carers (hence why there are so many foreigners in the industry). at my work we only started getting more local white British folk applying since the economic depression started and we are one of the better paying employers in the rural areas (better than the farms, which locals often don’t want to work on even if their own families own them). And to be fair most folk who do that job are already set on getting a career in that industry. Whereas a job in a pub kitchen is seen as the ideal student job as it can be fitted in with studying and has relatively low intellectual demand (so the student can concentrate their mental energy on their course).
June 5, 2013 at 11:17 pm

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@General Lighting 548222 wrote:

the difference is that its not easy to recruit carers (hence why there are so many foreigners in the industry).

Actually it is very easy to recruit carers; the hard part is finding the decent ones that possess any real empathy for the people they care for. Many don’t actually realise that you’re not only caring for that person but you are at times responsible for their life, as soon as the shit hits the fan most will only think of how to protect themselves, both in the moment and in whatever backlash arises from it.

But yes there are far too many foreign workers in the care industry. Yes these people have the right to employment, I’m not denying them that but they need (as everybody should be) to be in an appropriate job. In my experience at least don’t employ an Nigerian or Polish person with a strong accent and poor English speaking skills to work 1:1 with people who may be none-verbal themselves and have difficulty in processing the English language when spoken clearly. I’m sure even the poor sods banging their head against the wall trying decipher a thick Nigerian accent could work that one out.
June 6, 2013 at 3:29 am

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MR207

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I would say at least groom it so it looks presentable. I don’t think you should have to cut it all off because if it’s part of who you are, then you shouldn’t change yourself to please anyone. Clean it up, and wear something extra nice, especially a smile, that means a lot:)
June 6, 2013 at 8:21 am

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@MR207 548243 wrote:

I would say at least groom it so it looks presentable. I don’t think you should have to cut it all off xbecause if it’s part of who you are, then you shouldn’t change yourself to please anyone. Clean it up, and wear something extra nice, especially a smile, that means a lot:)

it does depend so much on the pub but here in Britain what makes pubs a very important part of our culture is that they are often quite unique and eccentric themselves. they are not like the stereotypes you might see on telly (a bigoted pub landlord is a popular comedy character in British TV) and there are a few landlords I know round here who would think “no problem about the hair, … I had a mohawk like that in the days when I had hair :laugh_at: )
June 6, 2013 at 8:24 am

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sinner69

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use a wigg
June 6, 2013 at 8:24 am

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@The Psyentist 548223 wrote:

But yes there are far too many foreign workers in the care industry. Yes these people have the right to employment, I’m not denying them that but they need (as everybody should be) to be in an appropriate job. In my experience at least don’t employ an Nigerian or Polish person with a strong accent and poor English speaking skills to work 1:1 with people who may be none-verbal themselves and have difficulty in processing the English language when spoken clearly. I’m sure even the poor sods banging their head against the wall trying decipher a thick Nigerian accent could work that one out.

round here they get English classes (and so can the locals, many English born people even if they can speak the native language well struggle with writing the care plans etc). it might be a regional thing though as in EA we are culturally closer to Holland and Denmark than London or Manchester…
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