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What should I do if not much hair is left to dye? :) Seriously, thanks for the anecdotes. I could imagine companies are a bit afraid of a grumpy old geezer hav
by jansan 6y ago
What should I do if not much hair is left to dye? :)
Seriously, thanks for the anecdotes. I could imagine companies are a bit afraid of a grumpy old geezer having a bad influence on the company's work atmosphere. This may be less of a concern if they feel the person is trying to keep up with the younger people also for non-work related stuff.
- auntienomen 6y agoTattoos?
- alisonatwork 6y agoSounds a bit counter-intuitive, but i think visible tattoos (arms, neck) have worked in my favor as i got older, exactly because they help in the perception that i am younger or "hipper" than i actually am. I certainly wouldn't advise anyone to go out and get one if they weren't interested in it anyways, but i think in the tech industry it's no hindrance to getting work as a line manager or IC.
- ghaff 6y agoAttitudes towards tattoos have changed a lot, perhaps especially in tech. Go back a while and visible tattoos (and, indeed, probably tattoos at all) were a pretty clear indicator that you weren't a "white collar" worker or destined to be one at least in the US.
- cpfohl 6y agoDeliberately shave it? My plan is to keep cutting my hair shorter and shorter as my hairline recedes... My hope is that by the time there's not much hair left there's also not much length left...
- noirbot 6y agoYea, I don't think there's nearly as much of a stigma against being bald/short cut hair any more. If anything, I know plenty of younger folks who keep their hair pretty short these days.
- ghaff 6y agoPeople I work with in tech have, on average, much shorter hair than was the case if you go back a few decades. I don't even have especially long hair; get it cut a few times a year in normal times. And while I have some co-workers with very long hair, mine is almost certainly longer than average. Look at photos from a few decades ago and they're clearly recognizable as from another time in no small part because of the amount of hair.
- cafard 6y agoAt least a couple of forty-something dads on my street have broken out the electric razors in the last fortnight. With barber shops closed, this is a fine time to try out the look.
- codr7 6y agoI started losing hair like crazy a while ago, I'm 42 but there are other factors such as prolonged stress. Supplementing Biotin worked well for me, and I've talked to others with similar experiences. I think part of the problem is that with experience comes integrity, and integrity is the last thing most employers want to deal with.
- sizzle 6y agoa beanie or hat with popular company logo?