raevyn

Everything would be cool if my daughter hadn't already been suspended twice. I didn't even know they could suspend kindergarteners.
BUT - the hair must stay ! It is the one thing that I can change at will. It has become important to me that no one be allowed to dictate certain aspects of my appearance. Maybe it's all just too tragic *sigh* but I'm getting tired of having to conform to these idiotic standards when I know that, in most cases, I am more than qualified to perform the job at hand.
For example, My most recent position was with SunTrust Bank , at their Atlanta call center. I didn't even have to deal with the customer face-to-face, but still was denied more that one promotion because of my "un-professional" appearance. I thought that was kind of stupid. Ok, I thought it was really fucking stupid. I followed all dress code guidelines, and according to SunTrust policy, my appearance was within reasonable standards. Unfortunately, my manager felt I was slipping through a loophole, and that my lack of conformity was a sign of lack of commitment. So, regardless of my performace and track record with the company, positions I was qualified for were given to people with less experience and knowledge than I had. It's not even that the color of my hair or my preference for stripey sock that kept me from adapting to their standards. It's the principle behind the whole thing. Why should my appearance have anything to do with how qualified I was for the job? If someone denied me a job because I am a woman, or because of my religious beliefs, I would have a right under federal and state law to file a complaint against that company, receive an investigation into the matter, and receive restitution if my arguement was proven to be just. But in this case there are no provisions, no action I can take within the company or the law to receive justice. According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, there is no law or guideline that will prevent a company for passing me over for promotion or even firing me based on my appearance, regardless if I looked that way when I began my employment or not. * take a breath* Okay, see you've gotten me off into a rant here.. Not nearly as amusing as Dennis Miller's. Sorry about that. It's just a subject I feel passionately about, and in my mind just another form of prejudice and discrimination. Whew! I think I had better take a break now...
okay, I know this is a few days old, but I had to figure out the difference between journal and comment.