Today, my boss told me that, while he respects the fact that I have my own style, I have to stop wearing "that hideous wig" because apparently, it "makes the clientele uncomfortable". I don't have a wig. It's my natural hair. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, after a lifetime of weaves and extensions, I felt brave enough to wear my natural hair to work. As soon as I clocked in, my manager yelled, “Holy shit! What happened to you? Stick your finger in a socket or something?” I was then sent home for being, “Out of uniform.” FML
Today, I found out that my boss of 2 years not only doesn't know my name, but calls me "Jew hair" behind my back because of my natural ringlets. This man determines all of my career progression. FML
Today, my boss commented on the fact that I don't usually wear makeup, then told me it would be much appreciated if I'd change that. FML
Today, a little girl asked me if I was wearing a wig. It's my real hair. FML
Today, my boss told me to cut my long hair. After coming back to work with a clean cut hairstyle, he apparently thought I was the new guy, and said I was going to be trained by "The long-haired girly-looking idiot." FML
Today, for the first time in months, I wore my naturally curly hair instead of straightening it. Later on at work, a customer pointed at my hair and said, "Look, Bellatrix fucked a poodle." All my coworkers laughed. FML
Today, a customer came in to the Pizza store where I work and complained that the food they had purchased had a strand of black hair in it. After some deliberation, my boss decided to fire me. He is the only staff member there with black hair. I shaved my hair 2 weeks ago. FML
Today, my boss fired me because I look like her ex-boyfriend. FML
Today, a little girl asked me if I was wearing a toupee. It's my real hair. FML
Today, I went to go get a haircut. I asked for layers and bangs. She gave me a mullet. My job requires me to be in court on a regular basis and to look professional. I didn't realize mullets were professional. FML
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Top comments
IrePandaPotterLe 8
Now I'd like to know what your hair looks like...
DocBastard 40
Yes. Telling your boss to **** off is always a good idea, especially when he made a suggestion to improve business. Want to know a better idea? Telling an idiot commenter to **** off.
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Comments (78)
IrePandaPotterLe 8
Now I'd like to know what your hair looks like...
ShannyAK 16
Maybe it's time to get a new kind of hair cut :)
challan 19
I would too. I'm picturing a Galager/Dolly Parten mix...
6tori6 5
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
tell him to **** off! rude.
Zebediabolical 45
Yeah, because that's going to fly. OP will end up on the dole line. When you are at work you represent the company. If you look bad, the company looks bad. YDI, OP. Get a haircut or some hair products.
DocBastard 40
Yes. Telling your boss to **** off is always a good idea, especially when he made a suggestion to improve business. Want to know a better idea? Telling an idiot commenter to **** off.
SirCharles83 13
2- that would be a good thing for the boss. Then he would have a legitimate reason to fire OP and he wouldn't have to fire her for that ugly hot mess that died on her head. Way easier to avoid paying unemployment if said employee told you to **** off.
Pleonasm 36
For every like you get, Doc, an idiot commenter gets banned from the site. #facebook #miracles
samasara 20
Maybe you should style your hair?
zed34 18
Donald Trump?
klutz44 28
No, Donald Trump IS the boss, he answers to no one.
WeWalkIn1D 11
What a disgusting person. It's your hair, you can do whatever you want with it
SirCharles83 13
Not when it effects business. If a business has certain guidelines for appearance of their employees, and said employee is not in line with those standards, upper management Is in the right to ask the employee to change their look. If I hire someone with brown hair and they show up on their first day with blue hair, that doesn't fly.
Zebediabolical 45
Yes. You can do whatever you want with your hair. But you should first seriously consider if your hair is more important to you than your job.
Sandman366 6
16-I thought it sounded within "standards", it just for some arbitrary reason makes people uncomfortable.
SirCharles83 13
42- as an employee who works with customers, you are the face of the business. If your "look" doesn't align with what the business is going for, it is in their right to ask you to make a change. You can have your hair any way you want. You can get a tattoo on your face. But don't get upset when your company no longer wants you to be the face of their business. It's the same thing as your attire. If I went to work without a tie on, I would be spoken to at the very least. I'm ok with that because I understand that my company prides itself on professional clean cut mid-managers.
Sandman366 6
45-If it weren't within standards, they'd say that instead of "some customers find your hair disturbing".
SomeRandomGuy15 18
That's what happens when you assume...
tacojauns 45
So is her username something she needs, or is that her occupation because it pretty ironic if she is a hairdresser
ballbearing 10
Unless that's why the customers are so uncomfortable. I would never trust a hairdresser with bad hair!
SirCharles83 13
That's like hiring a personal trainer who is fat.
WeWalkIn1D 11
Just talk to your boss about it
ilovedinosawers 17
If your first comment got thumbed down what made you think posting another would go any better?
WeWalkIn1D 11
I was going to edit it but it was already too late. So yes, I though it might help people understand.
perdix 31
#49, this comment is toned down compared to the first, which was too harsh. He's calibrating.
zed34 18
Stop, just stop
WeWalkIn1D 11
Yes, that's why I changed it. I though it was too harsh. I never meant to annoy people. I'm sorry if I did.
pussystank 18
Jeez people get off his ass for once I don't see any thing wrong with his comments.
IscoreOnU 19
Think it's time for a trip to the barber/salon
berryblizzard 11
Just keep doing your own thing. Your boss is a jerk, and the customers are judgemental pricks. They shouldn't feel uncomfortable based on someone's appearance.
420Zombie 17
haha yeah, just keep doing your thing, it's totally cool if op gets fired. it's not like it's next to impossible to find a job now or anything -_-.
berryblizzard 11
In Canada it's pretty easy to find a job.
DocBastard 40
Berryblizzard - You're 15 without a clue as to how the real world works. In reality, the proprietors of a business have the right to have their employees present themselves in a way that maximises their profits.
thats_my_job 11
Considering the person is Australian, it might be difficult to find a job in Canada without relocating.
SirCharles83 13
That's a hell of a commute.
Cilleemaan 4
In Canada it is pretty easy to find a McJob. Maybe she has a good job and wants to keep it. If she can fix her hair, she should. If she cannot, she should get a doctors note saying there is a medical reason for her hair being like that and give it to her employer. Then she is protected against firing because she has a "disability that affects her work".