Hair growing sideways and up

[A]

As I haven't started transition just yet I have to present in male mode and I'm hoping to start a career in Law which means presenting yourself 'properly'. What is also key is that I am planning to do work experience so I need to make a good impression. It also stems from school where all the boys had to have short hair.

I want long hair but I can cope with short hair before I start transition for the sake of my potential career.

Ehm, I've never ever heard of a lawyer having trouble finding work if they weren't incompetent. Maybe they're more in demand here or something, but usually they have all the choice they want.

As for school... eh, how many decades ago was that? I've never heard of a modern day school that places that kind of ancient limitation on people's looks. Even the private school which has a uniform doesn't mess with people's hair beyond unnatural colours and hairstyles with an "aggressive connotation", which several public schools do anyway.

Also... I saw a lawyer a year ago. He didn't have long hair, but definitely not short either.

I'm quite sure that as long as you keep it as tidy as you can, you can have your hair the length you want.

[Sammy]

Also... I saw a lawyer a year ago. He didn't have long hair, but definitely not short either.

I am a lawyer too

[abbyt89]

My hair did the exact same thing growing out and it was quite frustrating. It was almost a year of growing it out until it started to look a lot better.

So just hang in there! The awkward growth phase sucks but you gotta do it!

[foreversarah]

Ehm, I've never ever heard of a lawyer having trouble finding work if they weren't incompetent. Maybe they're more in demand here or something, but usually they have all the choice they want.

As for school... eh, how many decades ago was that? I've never heard of a modern day school that places that kind of ancient limitation on people's looks. Even the private school which has a uniform doesn't mess with people's hair beyond unnatural colours and hairstyles with an "aggressive connotation", which several public schools do anyway.

Also... I saw a lawyer a year ago. He didn't have long hair, but definitely not short either.

I'm quite sure that as long as you keep it as tidy as you can, you can have your hair the length you want.

I went to the wrong school then! They were SO fussy about length of hair. Apparently long hair didn't make us look respectable!

Obviously length of hair has no reflection on who a person is or how they act. It's all stereotyped.

I've also never seen a long haired lawyer (unless you count those in the log white wigs  ). We are given plenty of warnings at uni etc.




I'll give all these methods a go. Thanks!

[A]

Y'know, people have pretty (stupidly) strong views on hair. When I was looking for a hotel job, I went to two hotels. Two high-class hotels, almost across the street from one another, in strong competition, with the five-star one only having the extra star compared to the four-star one because it had an outside pool on top of the inside one, which is a criteria for five-star hotels. (The four-star one has an interior water park though.)

Well, the manager at the five-star hotel, at the interview, said that I would have to cut my hair, despite her having long hair herself. The other one... nope, not a word on it. They hired me on the only condition that I would buy myself some chic-ish outfit.

They did fire me afterwards because a customer complained about me having hair in my eyes, but if I'd just planned for that properly and put a hairclip or something, that would've been prevented.