As discussed before, I’m thinking about shaving my head. Yes, still thinking about it.
But here’s the thing: September 1 will see me in a different job, different location, different co-workers. Is this my chance to forever put daily shampooing behind me? Or would that be wrong to spring on my new manager? (“Hey, where’d the guy we interviewed go?” “Here I am.” “Yikes!”)
Well, FWIW, I’d think it would be the perfect opportunity for a fresh start. After all, they didn’t hire you for your hair, did they? If they wanted “hair”, they’d have hired Cameron Diaz. 
Doea the job involve a lot of customer contact? If they hired you for palatable public consumption, a shaved head may not be the best idea…depends on the job, I woul;d guess.
I was going to make some sort of wise, sagelike reply based upon my years both as a punk with tangerine hair and my years as a corporate manager but…
You see, I’m currently looking for an underling.
And now all I can think about is waiting for Cameron’s resume to come through the fax machine.
Now what do I do? Dang!
I think the only thing to be concerned about is finding out about the deformities in your skull.
I shaved my head about two weeks ago, and found two grooves in my skull. They’re about four inches long, an inch apart, parallel, and maybe a centimeter deep. It’s not just the skin; the bone is also grooved. I asked my mother if it might have been from forceps when I was born; she said that none was used for my birth.
So, I just took a photo (with a low-res digital camera, sadly) and stuffed it here. The grooves are encircled in red, and you can admire my l33t photoshop skillz. (Erm.)
I don’t know if you’re thinking of it in terms of “Can they fire me or not?” but (IANAL) I have been told that you can’t be sacked because of this kind of thing. This kind of thing being a cosmetic change made after you were hired. Now, I have no idea how true that is. I heard it from a friend in response to my wondering if I could lose my job if I actually pierced my eyebrow, as I was once thinking of doing, or did a particularly freaky dye-job.
My guess is along the lines of what Carina said, though. With heavy personal contact with customers, your appearance might be a bigger deal than it would otherwise.
he.
Bald guys are hot.
(No, I have nothing productive to share. I should be going to bed but I’m too tired.)
I’ve often regretted not taking the opportunity to change.
And sometimes I DID make a change, and timed it with a move and really enjoyed the “anonymity” of the timing.
I shaved my beard at one move. I hated the look, but didn’t mind stranger seeing me that way, only friends. The new co-workers then didn’t think I was a flake when I started to grow it back- it hadn’t gone and returned, which would require more explaining.
I had a perm once, for the Art Garfunkle look, and again was happy I’d timed it at a move. No one commented, and when it slowly softened out no one noticed. Only sharp changes are targets for remarks.
I currently wish I had changed my hair color before my current job. Now I will feel obliged to phase in the change (from greying to solid brown)
Welcome back to the discussion Medea’s Child. I’d talk about my plans to shave my head twice a week if I thought I’d get you to show up every time. BTW, I still have the beard, too. 
Alas, Carina42 hit exactly on what is my underlying fear, that of freaking out patrons. As I mentioned in the first thread, I’m a big white guy (though thanks to a successful weight-loss program in progress, not as big as I was then), and I’m not blind to the fact that “big white head-shaver” says something to some people that I just don’t want to say.
Well, I can see I’m left to ponder this some more. Maybe I should wait until I get my novel published and do it right after I cash my first hundred-thousand dollar advance.
That’s how it happens, right?
I forgot to add that I like shaved heads on men! 
I say DO IT, MAN!
Of course, I’ve been drinking, so my advice is suspect right now (as if it weren’t when I was sober!)…
But anyways, DO IT!
I’ve been sort of thinking about doing the same for a while now… think of the savings in shampoo and gel! But Astrogirl AKA SheWhoMUSTbeobeyed has forbidden it…
I am henpecked…
HELP ME!!!
And beards? You forgot to mention beards, Carina42 …
[sub]I’m not a big fan of beards…[/sub]
They tickle.
I did it about a year ago and I have no regrets. I wore a flattop for years (basically from the point of graduating Basic Training in May, 1987 until last year with a few periodic experiments with letting it grow out just a little bit). I always told myself that when my hairline would no longer support a flattop, it was all coming off. Well, last summer, I stater losing it on one side a teeny bit faster than the other. Not so much you’d notice it with any other hairstyle, but it sure stood out with mine. I was also about to move and start a new job so I did it. It was incredibly liberating. It is also pretty easy to care for, except when I don’t shave it at all for a week or two.
Just watch the sunburn!
