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dreads or not?
i've gotten really into spirituality the past 4 years of my life and am really looking into getting dreads. i want them really badly and have for a while now but my mother is so against them. she keeps telling me that you can not get a job with dreads and that people will constantly judge me and i have to hang out with "a certain crowd of people". i do have really nice curls that i like, but i would love the chance to have dreads now before i am too old to experience them and change my mind.. does anyone have any experience on this?
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We had an employee with dreads that arguably got in the way of his work. He was a field tech that did work outside (like taking soil and water samples). He worked around a lot of different equipment so there was concerns about injury due to the long hair. Anyway, he was confronted about it but after he said he talked to a lawyer the company just dropped the issue. Talk to an employment lawyer if you have concerns. I've gone here to review <a href="[Link](Mouse over link to see full location); employment lawyers</a>. Many times they'll talk with you over the phone for free.
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This is a difficult situation. I always say be yourself, and if other people don't like it, they can keep it to themselves. Unfortunately, we don't live in a world entirely void of prejudice, so other people's actions have an uncanny way of affecting our lives.
It's true that most employers will judge you if you have dreads. You will most likely not be finding any high paying jobs while you have them. It's the same thing as with visible tattoos and piercings, people will make assumptions regardless of what the reality is. If employment is a serious concern right now, I would probably skip the dreads.
Also realize that it is very hard to impossible to brush dreads out. If you reach a point in which you decide you don't want the dreads, you will have to shave your head and deal with being bald for awhile.
Just because prejudice exists doesn't mean we should conform to it, but we also can't deny its existence. Do what you want to do, but be aware that it may come with unintended consequences.
Hope it works out for you.
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Yes you will get judged its a part of life but do what you want. For one person who doesn't like it, there'll be 10 who do. Also your hair doesn't detrimine your group of friends.
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