GramUntilDeath
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jag4life said:
I agree with this let me be able to pin them up or something... I can make them look presentable so that we are all satisfied and it won't be a problem...........
No Cornrows or Dreds for Business Students @ Hampton
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I agree with this let me be able to pin them up or something... I can make them look presentable so that we are all satisfied and it won't be a problem...........
mighty hornet
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I kinda disagree with that sentiment. It amounts to saying that its ok for a "select group" to have these standards, but for all the others, anything goes.Suge said:
Make it across the board (and how successful would that be?) or not at all
FAB5
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Correct me if I'm wrong MH, Killer Bees, Deuce or any other products of ASU's COBA, but hasn't this been its policy for years--- that students dress in business attire? I think it's like one day a week? Maybe that was for group presentations?
I don't see the problem, it's the uniform of the profession.
The sooner they learn how to, and get used to wearing business suits, the better off they'll be.
I don't see the problem, it's the uniform of the profession.
The sooner they learn how to, and get used to wearing business suits, the better off they'll be.
mighty hornet
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Fab,FAB5 said:
I don't know what it is now, but when I initially saw the post, I thought of Dean Vaughn @ COBA.
erica76105
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gramuntildeath said:Well I guess this is where people are going to say "Oh here he goes again" , and your right..... I must admit that this IS FUGGED UP!!!!! I have been growing dread for about a year and three months and WON'T be cutting them off for NOBODY but myself. Hell, some of you may have heard me mention that after this school year I would be moving to Atlanta and looking for another job is something that I am going to have to prepare for. But I can tell you this I am not cutting my hair for nobody now the dress code thing does not matter because I like to dress up and down depending on the job .... But again somebody asking me to cut my DREADS to work for them is not an OPTION!!!!!! Some of you may say that is silly but this is my BELIEF and I am not changing it for anyone until I am ready..... I don't give a FUGG how much money you offer me to come and work for your company. If I came here looking for a job I might be leaving looking for one... I am going to be me no matter what folks think or say........ Hampton is wrong for this and I know alot of kids on the east coast are wearing this hair style..... I sure hate it but I would not be in that program....
I have dreads and I feel the same way as you do. There are a number of professionals that have dreads and other natural looks. While in the solon a young man came in around 21 years age he wanted to start the process locks. The young man asked the question ?is it hard to get a job with dreads? Rickey Smiley looked at him and told him that if someone doesn?t want to hire you because of your hair and not because of your qualifications and skill that may not be who you want to work for. We solved his problem by going around the shop and asking everyone?s profession. (Lawyers, doctors, business men/women, etc)
We also pointed at a picture on the wall of Dallas commissioner John Wiley Price. (He has coil twist corn rolls)
GramUntilDeath
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:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: I was just sitting here saying to myself those that don't have them probably won't understand the passion we have for DREADS!!!!!1 This style is TIME CONSUMING and it makes you appreciate it from the time you have to put into it..... Hell when I sit down and do my hair on my own it takes me at least 3 to3 1/2 hours to do it...erica76105 said:
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I think Hapmton's got the right idea. And I'd like to see more HBCUs adopt similar standards... Let's face it, we live by rules everyday. There are 'standards' in virtually all corporate cultures.
If I worked as a mechanic at Firestone, I'd look a fool wearing a suit to work everyday. Just like if I worked to Citigroup (which I now do) I'd look crazy wearing those blue pants and work shirts (with my name on da pocket).
Now, I'm all for individual expression, but that's just it - INDIVIDUAL.
If I worked as a mechanic at Firestone, I'd look a fool wearing a suit to work everyday. Just like if I worked to Citigroup (which I now do) I'd look crazy wearing those blue pants and work shirts (with my name on da pocket).
Now, I'm all for individual expression, but that's just it - INDIVIDUAL.
SoloMan
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gramuntildeath said:Well I guess this is where people are going to say "Oh here he goes again" , and your right..... I must admit that this IS FUGGED UP!!!!! I have been growing dread for about a year and three months and WON'T be cutting them off for NOBODY but myself. Hell, some of you may have heard me mention that after this school year I would be moving to Atlanta and looking for another job is something that I am going to have to prepare for. But I can tell you this I am not cutting my hair for nobody now the dress code thing does not matter because I like to dress up and down depending on the job .... But again somebody asking me to cut my DREADS to work for them is not an OPTION!!!!!! Some of you may say that is silly but this is my BELIEF and I am not changing it for anyone until I am ready..... I don't give a FUGG how much money you offer me to come and work for your company. If I came here looking for a job I might be leaving looking for one... I am going to be me no matter what folks think or say........ Hampton is wrong for this and I know alot of kids on the east coast are wearing this hair style..... I sure hate it but I would not be in that program....
No one is going to ask you to cut your dreads you just won't be offered the job.
GramUntilDeath
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SoloMan said:
THAT'S COOL!!!!!! Some places do ask people to change.
CriTAUcal
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I have been natural numerous times AND had locs during my college years, and I like HU's approach. College is a place for young people to find themselves, BUT it's also a place to prepare them for the real world.
If he/she can't go along with the dress code of that degree program, pick another major or another college.
If he/she can't go along with the dress code of that degree program, pick another major or another college.
GramUntilDeath
Grambling St. #1 FAN
:nod: :nod: :nod: :nod:jag4life said:
agree
CriTAUcal
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jag4life said:
Depending on what school you're at, it can help prepare you for it, IMO. Just depends on how you look at things I guess. In college for me, I became more disciplined, and the classes I took were introductions to the kind of work I did once I graduated.
FAB5 said:
My nephew graduated from Jackson State with a degree in business w/ an emphasis in marketing. It was part of their training to dress in business attire one to two days a week and to present. Another friend of mine went to FAMU and he said that they even had the Carnegie people come in and teach them how to present, use powerpoint, proper handout formatting, etc. Comes with the degree...
Seeing Spots
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vertojsu said:
My friend's son graduated from FAMU with the 5 year BA/MBA and they were also required to take Japanese and golf! Now that's cultivating/preparing students for the real world.
College is the last chance you have to be an adult without adult responsibility. It is a training ground in EVERY ASPECT of life. I dress conservatively, act conservatively when I am in court and then I do my thang on the weekends. College life is supposed to prepare you for everything, including the fact that you are viewed as "unemployable" if you dress and wear and have a trendy faddish style...it is NOT appropriate. College is where you find that out!
JSTUS
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Seeing Spots said:You are a different person when you are at work and you should dress differently. Also, we represent poor people and the Black community embraces lawyers as leaders and I dress my ass off because I want my clients to be proud that they have lawyer LOOKING good and TALKING good for them. It's all about the IMAGE OF POWER you are portraying. You can't do that when you are dressed fad-ish. It is part of professionalism and it is required at Southern University Law Center, ESPECIALLY in Professor Nash's class. Right, JSTUS?
RIGHT. :nod:
And speaking of skirts....I don't wear pants to court today, not to any courtroom in this state.
Male attorneys must have on a coat to address the judge. I have never heard them complain about it. It comes with the territory.
:lecture: You should consider the customary dress when choosing your career choice or desired employment. If self-expression is that serious to you, you may want to consider entrepreneurship. I promise you the company with the strict dress/hair code can and will hire someone else. :winkgrin:
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