Had to get a haircut. The split ends were driving me nuts. Had to get about 3 inches off.
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Serious question, do you have to put your hair up for work?
Yes I do. Most jobs are OK with just pulling it back into a ponytail with ties in a couple places, but some jobs I have to tuck it into my hard hat.
I know Bulge Brackets would never hire someone with that hair, unless you're George Soros.
I fail to see how the length of a mans hair affects his work ethic or his ability to preform construction type work safely if the hair is kept in a neat, tidy, and out of harms way fashion. I worked with a guy that had a pony tail down to his belt. But he kept it pulled up and was never a safety concern. I have also worked in plants that won't allow any jewelry of any kind but never said a word about my hair.
Depends heavily on the type of industry you're working in.
Jobs like lawyer, doctors, banker etc, basically any professional career will require a professional presentation, it's just common sense really.
I realize that but it is still very well possible to keep long hair in a professional looking matter. Granted it is a lot more work to pull off but can still be done. Also I don't work in any sort of professional field. My work attire would consist of hard hat, safety glasses, ear plugs, 100% natural fiber fire resistant shirt, sturdy denim pants, steel toed (some plants require steel metatarsal) 8" work boots and leather gloves. Other safety gear for certain tasks like grinding or welding.
Although I do plan on going back to school for mechanical engineering so, if I can get a job in that field I will have to do a lot more on term of personal appearance.
