my dentist for all of my life was a black man. he recently passed, and he always had long, shoulder length permed hair and i, nor my family, never thought any less of him. im a software engineering sophomore looking for internships and started growing my hair last year from having waves for like 2 years and im not saying im trying to break the narrative of men with natural hair in the workplace or whatever, but honestly, im not cutting my hair for a job. if i am not a culture fit for your company, then fine. there are countless opportunities out there, and i will not settle for doing something that i am uncomfortable with, especially when it does not reflect my skills in the workplace in order to be a part of some company that realistically does not care about me as an individual. i only recently started looking into this, and feel ashamed to have only recently felt this deep empathy towards black women in the workforce who deal with this more frequently than men, like having to straighten their hair etc. it may sound corny, but all the black natural girls i see on campus, i shamelessly compliment their hair whenever i can to help boost their self esteem, and let them know that they are seen.
Hey, I love this comment so much and I am just blown away by it completely. First off I want to say congrats in your field for holding it down. It's funny because I pulled up to my HBCU dental school and saw a whole bunch of afros, dreads, and braids on some of the smartest people ever. So yes they 100% in my head deleted the stigma of braids. But what I also understand is that there are still seats at tables with the big wigs where you want to "look the part until your in". By that I mean for interviews I am as sharp as possible hair cut clean and amazing. But during the year I might slack off a little though not recommended. As far as me getting my seat at the table once I can hire and be in charge of others yes come with an afro or whatever your preference as long as you keep it professional.
Do what makes you the most comfortable. I don't agree with some of the conclusions made but that's just me. What I will say though is that we need to be the change we want to see in society. We can change the perception not just for us but for future generations. My appearance does NOT have a bearing on my abilities. But I appreciate that not everyone has the privilege eg a student still trying to start a career is in a more financially precarious position than a ceo for instance who can experiment with styles and colors.
Definitely Respect the perspective y'all opened my eyes up to. I was responding to another comment saying that when I got the the dental school a bunch of guys had dread and braids. These were some of the smartest people I ever met too. I do have to review the video and what I said since I'm sure after this my thought might have changed slightly. But for now I'm more about being clean-cut as much as possible plus I am in a field where you do have to "appeal ot a large group of diverse people and overall make them comfortable". So for me I'm all about keeping my haircuts up as much as possible, making sure my clothes are ironed and I look more like a CEO then "scruffy lol. If I were to have kept my braids id get a shape up every 2 weeks and keep that beard Clean af.
As a person who works in corporate(and with long hair) and likes Kevin Samuels you took an L listening to people. KS has a very outdated look on corporate. And idk where you live but here in NY we passed the crown act law. I know many men with long hair that work in corporate from IT, Marketing, Finance, etc. As long as the hair is maintained and not messy you are good. I will admit I am not sure about dentist.
Thanks for the view broski. So I saw you looked at the next comment and saw how I felt working with people with dreads and braids at dental school. Some of the smartest people ever and presented themselves extremely professionally. I won't double back because I still feel the same way but I'll provide some insight to my conclusion. First, if I could go back or get braids in the future I'd keep it crispy af and that might have been a majority of the problem, the upkeep and trying to not look dusty lol. But ultimately I work in a client-based field where interactions and first impressions matter. We are still progressing as a society so yes when "certain people" see you they have a say in what you "look like". I've been in this situation many times and after people are like wow you're "different". So yes I shouldn't be moved by comments like that but in 3 years ill have a business and clients I have to bring in to thrive. So yes I have to appease my clients. When I'm fully established though I'll FOR SURE bring in young black boys who have braids and dreads who are on their grind and working hard. Lastly, I'm very sure our culture will change far before this and things will be more "socially acceptable". Until then I'm swimming with the 360 ripples, there coming in.
my dentist for all of my life was a black man. he recently passed, and he always had long, shoulder length permed hair and i, nor my family, never thought any less of him. im a software engineering sophomore looking for internships and started growing my hair last year from having waves for like 2 years and im not saying im trying to break the narrative of men with natural hair in the workplace or whatever, but honestly, im not cutting my hair for a job. if i am not a culture fit for your company, then fine. there are countless opportunities out there, and i will not settle for doing something that i am uncomfortable with, especially when it does not reflect my skills in the workplace in order to be a part of some company that realistically does not care about me as an individual. i only recently started looking into this, and feel ashamed to have only recently felt this deep empathy towards black women in the workforce who deal with this more frequently than men, like having to straighten their hair etc. it may sound corny, but all the black natural girls i see on campus, i shamelessly compliment their hair whenever i can to help boost their self esteem, and let them know that they are seen.
Hey, I love this comment so much and I am just blown away by it completely. First off I want to say congrats in your field for holding it down. It's funny because I pulled up to my HBCU dental school and saw a whole bunch of afros, dreads, and braids on some of the smartest people ever. So yes they 100% in my head deleted the stigma of braids. But what I also understand is that there are still seats at tables with the big wigs where you want to "look the part until your in". By that I mean for interviews I am as sharp as possible hair cut clean and amazing. But during the year I might slack off a little though not recommended. As far as me getting my seat at the table once I can hire and be in charge of others yes come with an afro or whatever your preference as long as you keep it professional.
Yea Im sorry to say but ole dude took an L caving to the pressure of what ppl were telling him.
Do what makes you the most comfortable.
I don't agree with some of the conclusions made but that's just me.
What I will say though is that we need to be the change we want to see in society. We can change the perception not just for us but for future generations. My appearance does NOT have a bearing on my abilities.
But I appreciate that not everyone has the privilege eg a student still trying to start a career is in a more financially precarious position than a ceo for instance who can experiment with styles and colors.
Definitely Respect the perspective y'all opened my eyes up to. I was responding to another comment saying that when I got the the dental school a bunch of guys had dread and braids. These were some of the smartest people I ever met too. I do have to review the video and what I said since I'm sure after this my thought might have changed slightly. But for now I'm more about being clean-cut as much as possible plus I am in a field where you do have to "appeal ot a large group of diverse people and overall make them comfortable". So for me I'm all about keeping my haircuts up as much as possible, making sure my clothes are ironed and I look more like a CEO then "scruffy lol. If I were to have kept my braids id get a shape up every 2 weeks and keep that beard Clean af.
As a person who works in corporate(and with long hair) and likes Kevin Samuels you took an L listening to people. KS has a very outdated look on corporate. And idk where you live but here in NY we passed the crown act law. I know many men with long hair that work in corporate from IT, Marketing, Finance, etc. As long as the hair is maintained and not messy you are good. I will admit I am not sure about dentist.
Thanks for the view broski. So I saw you looked at the next comment and saw how I felt working with people with dreads and braids at dental school. Some of the smartest people ever and presented themselves extremely professionally. I won't double back because I still feel the same way but I'll provide some insight to my conclusion. First, if I could go back or get braids in the future I'd keep it crispy af and that might have been a majority of the problem, the upkeep and trying to not look dusty lol. But ultimately I work in a client-based field where interactions and first impressions matter. We are still progressing as a society so yes when "certain people" see you they have a say in what you "look like". I've been in this situation many times and after people are like wow you're "different". So yes I shouldn't be moved by comments like that but in 3 years ill have a business and clients I have to bring in to thrive. So yes I have to appease my clients. When I'm fully established though I'll FOR SURE bring in young black boys who have braids and dreads who are on their grind and working hard. Lastly, I'm very sure our culture will change far before this and things will be more "socially acceptable". Until then I'm swimming with the 360 ripples, there coming in.
Lame asl lol
you still don't look "professional"
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