alright so ive been job hunting here in AZ and applied for a cook position at a restaurant in town, got an interview set up and went in today. was talking with the owner about my experience and he asked the question... How would you feel about cutting your hair. I told him no, not gonna happen. Well here at this restaurant we make sure our image in the eyes of the customer is a good one. I politely thanked him and went about my day. Now answer me this, if im cooking in the kitchen, how often do you think people would see me? Unless Superman were to dine there...
i work in a kitchen of a TGI fridays and i have dreads, i just keep them covered and its not really a problem
I don't think it's about customers seeing you I think it could be to do with the sterotype that dreads are dirty and that they are a "hygiene issue around food". It all depends on the employer and how tidy your hair looks. I always said I would never cut for a job but now, I would cut to get a job and I may have to cut sooner rather than later. That's not to say I'll be trying every trick in the book to keep them though. I've got a few tricks up my sleeve though to convince employers to let me keep them.
I wonder about jobs and dreads. For anyone here who has applied but never got accepted, are your dreads down or tied up when you go to the employer?
that is kind of some bullshit. having worked in restaurants with cooks that put tons of gel, etc. in their hair and have dandruff or smell bad, i don't see why "hygeine" can always be an issue. can restaurants employers ASK you to cut your hair? maybe they'll call you anyway.
none of your sass, actually i just got off the phone with another restaurant owner and told him straight up that i had dreads and he didnt have a problem with it. i fill out my app tomorrow
dont get me all worried about that man!!! gets me all stressed out and shit! you have the best locks on this forum, you cut, i will pay good money for your locks so i can make an alter to them
Makes me worried too mate. I don't feel ready to cut them. Hopefully I can say that due to my disability dreads are an easy hair style for me to keep which is true I don't want to have short hair. But my hair does look very neat tied back and now I have a fringe I'll look even more employable.
Apparently "chefs arse" (Terrible sweat rash) is considered to be one of the hazards of working in a kitchen in the UK, that gives me the distinct impression personal hygiene isn't terribly high on the employability agenda.
i may have to get rid of my dreads when i get hired onto a firestation becuase i dunnno if my hair will be uncomfertable in the bunker gear or not
Well man, before I got my job (also at a restaurant), the manager asked me the same thing "The hair.. does it have to stay?" and I straight up told her "Yes, unfortunately, it does," and went on to tell her how they're not dirty and are just as clean as her hair and how they're actually more sanitary cause my hair doesn't randomly fall out. And how although, they are a bit of an 'inconvenient' hairstyle to some people, that they really do appeal to younger people and kids. I started 3 days later.
if you come across another employer who mentions your hair...its only because dreads do have a bad rep of being dirty. Just kindly inform him that your dreads are very clean and you are willing to wear them up or in tam while on the clock.
yeah mandy i actually called a couple places and told them straight up that i had dreads and they told me as long as i kept them up it would be fine, so i filled out a couple of apps today
