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dksuddeth · 09-07-2005, 09:27 AM

I have had long hair since 1992 and I can tell you first hand, keeping it long is definitely the long and hard road. It would be hilarious, if it wasn't so ridiculous, to be turned down for a shelf stocking position at office max because you don't 'look' professional...especially considering the fact that I spent 6 years as an Air Traffic Controller in the USMC. A job that is about as professional as professional can get. I asked the guy if he'd hire any rock off the street as long as he had short hair and 'looked' professional and all he could do was shrug his shoulders and say yes.

Suffice it to say, the long and difficult road is still long and difficult but you can certainly get a good paying job with long hair. Chalk the difficulty up to people in the world too interested in the cover instead of actually reading the book.

09-07-2005, 09:27 AM	#42 (permalink)
dksuddeth Junkie Location: bedford, tx	I have had long hair since 1992 and I can tell you first hand, keeping it long is definitely the long and hard road. It would be hilarious, if it wasn't so ridiculous, to be turned down for a shelf stocking position at office max because you don't 'look' professional...especially considering the fact that I spent 6 years as an Air Traffic Controller in the USMC. A job that is about as professional as professional can get. I asked the guy if he'd hire any rock off the street as long as he had short hair and 'looked' professional and all he could do was shrug his shoulders and say yes. Suffice it to say, the long and difficult road is still long and difficult but you can certainly get a good paying job with long hair. Chalk the difficulty up to people in the world too interested in the cover instead of actually reading the book. __________________ "no amount of force can control a free man, a man whose mind is free. No, not the rack, not fission bombs, not anything. You cannot conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him."