We live in an era were people have a chance to express themselves more openly than ever. There is no reason why anyone should be limited at work. Expressing yourself help's you deal with the day to day struggles of stress at work. Recently, our employer "VIP Petcare's" employees have been told that they can no longer keep their vibrant "unnatural" hair colors while working for the company. Employees who were hired with their vibrant hair colors are now being told that it is unacceptable. According to the corporate team, having colored hair is deemed "unprofessional" n today's society being who you are has become more acceptable then ever. Freedom of expression being taken away is like taking someones identity, and the color of your hair does not affect a persons work ethic at all. So why is it that in a time were we are more accepting are we still discriminating against a persons right to have colored hair at the work place? The veterinary field is known to have one of the highest suicide rate then any other job field. Coloring their hair is a way for our employees to feel better about themselves and raise their self-esteem.
According to the color psychologist Angela Wright, there are 4 primary colors that help at work psychologically being red, blue, yellow, and green. They each have an affect on the mind, body, the soul,
To summarize, the color of your hair does not determine what kind of worker you are. Whether or not you have red, blue, blonde, black, pink or green hair, and as long as you are a great worker, show up on time and not cause any issues none of it should matter.
Updates
May 8, 2019
I am honestly a bit overwhelmed by the response to this. It is truly incredible to see so many people agreeing that who we are matters more than our hair color. This momentum is entirely because of you and I am just happy to be along for the ride.
Reached 100 supporters
May 8, 2019
27 Comments
My goal is to provide the best veterinary care possible at a price my Clients can afford. I don’t think my Clients care about our appearances unless we are unkempt. What they do care about is how good we are at our jobs.
I have been a professional office setting for nearly 25 years, Half of which I have had brightly colored hair. Even as a manager, with bright colored hair. Never once has my hair color, whether blonde, brown, red, blue or pink affect the job tasks at hand.
Erratic hair color is starting to become more and more acceptable in the work place because it’s expressing individualism. If dogs and my vets can come in with color fur and color hair, so should I. Nothing to do with my work ethic nor my ability to do my job well.
I am all for this, I am skin tired of being told to take out my piercing or hide my hair or remove my color. Maybe I feel prettier with periwinkle or blue hair. I've always been a hard worker no matter my hair color or piercings, it doesn't change me on the inside, my professionalism or work ethic.
As a hairstylist I defineitly can see the effect coloring your hair has on a persons mood. It is a way to express yourself and relieve stress. It is not fair to be told by an employer you are not allowed to change your color to an "unnatural" color
Hair color, piercings, tattoos are a form or expression on YOUR body. Your appearance is not your work ethic!
Your worth ethics are not determined based upon the color of your hair or the amount of piercing and tattoos you have!
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We live in an era were people have a chance to express themselves more openly than ever. There is no reason why anyone should be limited at work. Expressing yourself help's you deal with the day to day struggles of stress at work. Recently, our employer "VIP Petcare's" employees have been told that they can no longer keep their vibrant "unnatural" hair colors while working for the company. Employees who were hired with their vibrant hair colors are now being told that it is unacceptable. According to the corporate team, having colored hair is deemed "unprofessional" n today's society being who you are has become more acceptable then ever. Freedom of expression being taken away is like taking someones identity, and the color of your hair does not affect a persons work ethic at all. So why is it that in a time were we are more accepting are we still discriminating against a persons right to have colored hair at the work place? The veterinary field is known to have one of the highest suicide rate then any other job field. Coloring their hair is a way for our employees to feel better about themselves and raise their self-esteem.
According to the color psychologist Angela Wright, there are 4 primary colors that help at work psychologically being red, blue, yellow, and green. They each have an affect on the mind, body, the soul,
To summarize, the color of your hair does not determine what kind of worker you are. Whether or not you have red, blue, blonde, black, pink or green hair, and as long as you are a great worker, show up on time and not cause any issues none of it should matter.
Updates
May 8, 2019
I am honestly a bit overwhelmed by the response to this. It is truly incredible to see so many people agreeing that who we are matters more than our hair color. This momentum is entirely because of you and I am just happy to be along for the ride.
Reached 100 supporters
May 8, 2019
27 Comments
The color of my vets hair does not affect my animals care! Let them be!! #LetItBe #VibrantHairDoesntAffectCare
My goal is to provide the best veterinary care possible at a price my Clients can afford. I don’t think my Clients care about our appearances unless we are unkempt. What they do care about is how good we are at our jobs.
I have been a professional office setting for nearly 25 years, Half of which I have had brightly colored hair. Even as a manager, with bright colored hair. Never once has my hair color, whether blonde, brown, red, blue or pink affect the job tasks at hand.
Erratic hair color is starting to become more and more acceptable in the work place because it’s expressing individualism. If dogs and my vets can come in with color fur and color hair, so should I. Nothing to do with my work ethic nor my ability to do my job well.
I am all for this, I am skin tired of being told to take out my piercing or hide my hair or remove my color. Maybe I feel prettier with periwinkle or blue hair. I've always been a hard worker no matter my hair color or piercings, it doesn't change me on the inside, my professionalism or work ethic.
As a hairstylist I defineitly can see the effect coloring your hair has on a persons mood. It is a way to express yourself and relieve stress. It is not fair to be told by an employer you are not allowed to change your color to an "unnatural" color
Hair color, piercings, tattoos are a form or expression on YOUR body. Your appearance is not your work ethic!
Your worth ethics are not determined based upon the color of your hair or the amount of piercing and tattoos you have!
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The color of my vets hair does not affect my animals care! Let them be!! #LetItBe #VibrantHairDoesntAffectCare