Quote Originally Posted by Tuckervill View Post
+1 Pedal Wench. How can you afford to go to Europe and pay your landlord and the electric company?

Desperate times call for desperate measures. Ditch the pink hair. Dress conservatively. Smile. Shake hands. Be friendly. Hide the tattoos. Sure, you want a job in the fashion industry, but there aren't any. There ARE jobs available (there always, always are), but only for the best candidates, and maybe not in the industry you want to be in.

I've been through 3 recessions in my lifetime, two of which I was old enough to be employed. As I've told my 3 children in their mid-20s, now is NOT the time to give up a paying job unless you have another one waiting, and now is NOT the time to be picky about what work you do, and now is not the time to be snooty about your self expression.

If you go back and ask a place why they turned you down and find they don't like pink hair, or thought you weren't serious or whatever, take it to heart and make the change.

You're broke and owe money. Fashion and attitude are luxuries you cannot afford. Check them at the door. Ditch the shiny resume, too.

Karen

Ummm... wow. Well Actually Europe would be paid by the deposit I get back from moving out, which is just enough for a ticket. hence the 30 day notice... I've lived in cars and squatted before, I actually don't mind doing it when travelling because it's -very- worth the experience.

I'm really not being picky, at all. Most places I've applied, the hair isn't a big deal, that's kind of a typical type of thing you see out here. Just that one peets might have issues because its right in the financial district, but as the other interviewer said, they don't have any actual rules about it. Well, in any case, the other Peets didn't hire me so I don't see why they would.

This isn't some little fashion game for me either, I've been in the punk scene for 10 years. It's my LIFE, my personality, and who I am. If an employer can't accept that then they are not accepting ME as a person, and that would be a serious issue. I'm not changing myself because others want to be discriminatory. It's not snootiness. I'm a friendly, organized, and well adjusted person. What if someone demanded you drastically change appearance in order to work somewhere, what if they asked YOU to dye YOUR hair pink? - would you do it???

Well, you get that same feeling from this side of the tracks...

One of the reasons I moved here was specifically because there was not only an amazing music scene, but also because people are a little less hung up on appearances out here. I'm not saying it's a huge difference then most other places, but it's definately noticable.

And one more thing, the shiny resume was not my idea... I had to make it like that for a portfolio class in school, where they wanted them to be over-the-top. Don't ask me why. But it actually looks really nice, it's not like glitter or anything, just a light luminescence when held up to the light.