Working at a flower shop as a large, tattood man.
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My husband is getting medically retired from the military. His degree is in horticulture and the guy LOVES flowers, plants, growing fruits and will talk about it for hours upon hours. I’ve been floating ideas for him to continue to have a ‘purpose’ and this is what I think is the best option. Problem is(which isn’t actually a problem) he’s 6’4, about 250 lbs and covered in tattoos with a beard. He doesn’t ’fit The bill’ of the typical flower shop employee, and he’s worried that might cause some hesitation in hiring.
He really wants to go the self employment route, but with his rating he is prohibited from working over a certain number of hours per week. As a pure extrovert, he needs something that he can get out and chat with people. Does this sound silly? Am I over reacting? Should he go for it and embrace the whole shindig? |
Anonymous
| Yes, you are being silly! He should go for it, either self employment or flower shop. Flowers are for everyone |
Anonymous
| or a gardening center. They get to do a bit more I think. Florists don't deal with bulbs and fruit trees so much. |
Anonymous
| I’m an avid gardener and flower buyer. Your husband sounds great, and if he is friendly and not standing around looking like a body guard I’d be happy to see him. |
Anonymous
| And I agree - garden center rather than florist if that works for him - there is a lot of lifting and other physical work so a big strong guy both looks like he is in context and doesn’t frighten anyone away and he’ll be in high demand to load this tree or reach that sprayer head or whatever. |
Anonymous
| As long as his beard is tidy and clean without food, so what? What kind of conservative hellscape do you live in that someone would have a problem with him? |
Anonymous
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I think with an outgoing personality, your giant tattooed husband would be a HUGE hit at any kind of retail outlet - and especially something slightly "girly" like a flower shop (or knitting store!).
Nursery or flower shop or whatever - I think he'll be great. |
Anonymous
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My brother’s on disability. He was previously an extroverted lawyer and the flower shop is a perfect job for him. We joke that he will soon own the shop himself.
Minimum now a days cares about tattoos. |
Anonymous
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Weird type
Nobody nowadays cares about tattoos |
Anonymous
Agreed. People would love this. It’s the kind of thing that’d blow up on TikTok or Instagram. |
Anonymous
| You are totally overthinking this. |
Anonymous
| As long as he is nice to all customers and co-workers, and all walks of life no matter the age or ethnicity. It shouldn’t matter what a person looks like. I’m so tired of people judging by looks. I think it is neat that he loves gardening and goes beyond the stereotype gardener. |
Anonymous
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I think people would love him. Twenty years ago, there might have been something to worry about, but not now.
I also agree that a garden center should be on his list as well - more actual planting and growing than just arranging flowers & selling. Or, depending on what his medical issues are, possibly even landscape contracting. The person who redid our backyard was amazing - had several sit- downs with us to create and review plans, met us at a garden center to walk around and get ideas, picked everything out (some from the garden center and some ordered wholesale online), arranged a contractor to do the actual planting. Does that sound like something he'd enjoy? |
Anonymous
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Do people walk into florists? I thought it's mostly dealing with online orders and deliveries?
Anyway, I agree with the others -- gardening center like American Plant or even Home Depot. Lots more plants to work with, and more varied challenges. |
Anonymous
| Plants are such a trendy thing now, I’d think he’d fit right in. |