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| Thread ID: 57323 | 2005-04-29 12:58:00 | Would You Hire Someone With Dreadlocks? | vinref (6194) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 350334 | 2005-04-30 04:56:00 | When i'm rich like bill gates then i will get dreadlocks | techiekid (7219) | ||
| 350335 | 2005-04-30 05:34:00 | When Bill Gates was your age he was probably writing code, not starting stupid polls. | wotz (335) | ||
| 350336 | 2005-04-30 06:23:00 | Wouldn't parliament be a more welcoming and 'non judgemental' environment for someone with dread locks, rather than the real world? | Shortcircuit (1666) | ||
| 350337 | 2005-04-30 06:55:00 | Wouldn't parliament be a more welcoming and 'non judgemental' environment for someone with dread locks, rather than the real world? Doesn't look like it as he is about get the old heave-ho. ;) | Scouse (83) | ||
| 350338 | 2005-04-30 10:02:00 | If you were hiring and a prospect showed up to an interview for a job that pays $50k+/year, would you look (dis)favourably on them with everything else being equal? In New Zealand I would hire someone with dreadlocks as a technical person out the back. Only if the dreadlocks were clean of course. No way would I hire a person with dreadlocks for the front desk or reception assuming everthing else is equal which of course it isn't! What you look like is generally giving a "first impression" and first impressions tend to last. Has the person wearing dreadlocks also wearing clean clothing and has bathed recently? Equality in my view is a myth. People in general are NOT EQUAL as such. I take the view that ALL people have talents. I have some and are lacking in others. I can program a computer and have. My Wife can read a knitting pattern and I can't. So who is EQUAL? Am I equal to her or is she equal to me? We, fortunately, take the view that WE are a team and work together. That attitude probably has something to do with with fact that we have been together for the last 25 years. One would tend to think that a brain surgeon would have intelligence but I would not trust him/her to change a tap washer. This because the him/her normally would employ a plumber to do the job and hence no experience. EQUALITY? BAH!!! |
AMD1 (6552) | ||
| 350339 | 2005-04-30 10:46:00 | In New Zealand I would hire someone with dreadlocks as a technical person out the back . Only if the dreadlocks were clean of course . No way would I hire a person with dreadlocks for the front desk or reception assuming everthing else is equal which of course it isn't! What you look like is generally giving a "first impression" and first impressions tend to last . Has the person wearing dreadlocks also wearing clean clothing and has bathed recently? Equality in my view is a myth . People in general are NOT EQUAL as such . I take the view that ALL people have talents . I have some and are lacking in others . I can program a computer and have . My Wife can read a knitting pattern and I can't . So who is EQUAL? Am I equal to her or is she equal to me? We, fortunately, take the view that WE are a team and work together . That attitude probably has something to do with with fact that we have been together for the last 25 years . One would tend to think that a brain surgeon would have intelligence but I would not trust him/her to change a tap washer . This because the him/her normally would employ a plumber to do the job and hence no experience . EQUALITY? BAH!!! A point to the man! Were I an employer, I wouldn't hire someone with dreads if it wasn't going to be a suitable image for my company . For example: Dreaded One ( . neoburn . net/imagef1/files/a_S_REN_031 . jpg" target="_blank">sal . neoburn . net) This guy would be suitable for a garage in a small rural town . However, he would not look the part as a Taxi Driver . Capeesh? |
Aurealis_ (7897) | ||
| 350340 | 2005-04-30 11:07:00 | A point to the man! Were I an employer, I wouldn't hire someone with dreads if it wasn't going to be a suitable image for my company . For example: Dreaded One ( . neoburn . net/imagef1/files/a_S_REN_031 . jpg" target="_blank">sal . neoburn . net) This guy would be suitable for a garage in a small rural town . However, he would not look the part as a Taxi Driver . Capeesh? Well actually I would hire the guy as a Taxi Driver assuming he knew the shortest distance from point A to point B . He looks clean and has a friendly smile . This assumes that I have more than one taxi otherwise I would be driving it myself . I do have a taxi licence . |
AMD1 (6552) | ||
| 350341 | 2005-05-01 07:08:00 | I draw the line at tattooed faces | Phil B (648) | ||
| 350342 | 2005-05-03 01:34:00 | Yes and no, depending on the situation. | Jeremy (1197) | ||
| 350343 | 2005-05-03 05:57:00 | Well, I'm glad that most of you would hire me! I am nice, clean and presentable, non-threatening and (fairly) respectable. I am not applying for a front-desk job, nor do I want to, having worked in ASBBank/Mercury Energy/Telecom customer services, and I do not want to work in a rigid dress-code environment. Why do I have dreads? Well, they developed naturally; they're only neck length; I keep them clean; they go well with my ear-rings; I used to shave my head but the sun is too strong here and I don't want a short-back-and-sides. | vinref (6194) | ||
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