cypresstiger replied to your post: i told the guy who does career counseling in my...
His advice is sound, even if you don’t like it. In a “professional” environment, natural hair colors and conservative dress are still preferred. In most other industries, the dress code is more relaxed. If the dress code of your dream job is “casual” (not business casual, that’s different) then your hair color, piercings and tattoos won’t matter. Business or business casual dress codes won’t allow for excessive piercings, visible tattoos or “non-natural” hair colors.
i’m well aware of this. i work at a university, and someone who is literally the boss of both of us encouraged me to do it. i know where and when it’s permitted. my last job was at a school where i was required to wear skirts. i know places exist where dress codes don’t allow it. he’s saying people will respect me less, which yeah, probably, but i don’t want their respect anyway if it’s dependent on my hair color