Not hired because of my hair color (rant)

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And before.

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Anonymous wrote:And before.

Love this one!

Manic panic?

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I wouldn't have hired you. A couple colors wouldn't have been an issue, but when your hair matches your socks, it is too much.

You're right. MB probably saw you, took one look at your clown hair and ran off. It is cool, but not for working with children.

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You look like my little pony. I wouldn't hire you.

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I love it OP! These moms that wouldn't hire you sound like tons of fun to work for, right?? The comparisons to working in an office are wrong. If a nanny wanted to have to put on a corporate costume every day, she would work in an office. We work with kids, we play in the dirt, and the kids don't give a crap what we look like.

-signed another pierced and tatted nanny with a big a$$ fro

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Anonymous wrote:I love it OP! These moms that wouldn't hire you sound like tons of fun to work for, right?? The comparisons to working in an office are wrong. If a nanny wanted to have to put on a corporate costume every day, she would work in an office. We work with kids, we play in the dirt, and the kids don't give a crap what we look like.

-signed another pierced and tatted nanny with a big a$$ fro

OP here.
All the kids always loved my hair. Even picking up my charges from school, kindergarten, etc., someone always stopped me to say they loved it.
Maybe that's why I was a little shocked that my hair was an issue.
That MB who didn't hire me because of that, certainly had the right to do so, but she could have just said so at the beginning.
I don't know, maybe she thought my hair doesn't look like that every day, who knows.
I've had my hair colored like this for 10+ years and I don't plan on changing it.
It seems like a lot of people here are against hiring a nanny with hair like mine, and that's ok.
I know I will find another family who will hire me and my hair won't be an issue

[Anonymous]

How do you get your hair to look like that?!? I'm super impressed. I can barely color an Easter egg multiple colors without it looking muddy and gross. How long did it take?

Anyways, I'm an MB and I would totally hire you. But I might make the judgement that you were really good at arts and crafts.

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Anonymous wrote:I love it OP! These moms that wouldn't hire you sound like tons of fun to work for, right?? The comparisons to working in an office are wrong. If a nanny wanted to have to put on a corporate costume every day, she would work in an office. We work with kids, we play in the dirt, and the kids don't give a crap what we look like.

-signed another pierced and tatted nanny with a big a$$ fro

Agreed. I've worn SWEATPANTS to work. I'm always always covered in spit up, food, dirt, etc. Some of the MBs make yet seem like we should be wearing a pencil skirt and a nice blazer to crawl around on the floor and climb at the park.

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Anonymous wrote:How do you get your hair to look like that?!? I'm super impressed. I can barely color an Easter egg multiple colors without it looking muddy and gross. How long did it take?

Anyways, I'm an MB and I would totally hire you. But I might make the judgement that you were really good at arts and crafts.

OP here.
Thank you
I wish I could take the credit for it.
I get it professionally done.
It washes out a bit every time I take a shower, so I have to get it done every 6 weeks or so.

[Anonymous]

Nanny here- You sound very unprofessional OP. you are a reflection of the family and if you want to look like an idiot don't expect to get hired. Duh. Go work in some hipster coffee shop with your clown hair.

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PS. Your hair looks ridiculous.

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Oh man, OP, I was totally on board with you until you had to start posting the pictures. It's pretty obvious by this behavior that you are the kind of person who does things just to be the center of attention and, regardless of what you look like, that is not the kind of person I would want my kids spending their time with.
I say this as a nanny who has two full tattoo sleeves and facial piercings (But who always covers them up when interviewing, my tattoos are for me, not so others are impressed with how"different" I am).

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Anonymous wrote:Oh man, OP, I was totally on board with you until you had to start posting the pictures. It's pretty obvious by this behavior that you are the kind of person who does things just to be the center of attention and, regardless of what you look like, that is not the kind of person I would want my kids spending their time with.
I say this as a nanny who has two full tattoo sleeves and facial piercings (But who always covers them up when interviewing, my tattoos are for me, not so others are impressed with how"different" I am).

OP here.
I don't dye my hair to be the center of attention. I do it because I like it that way.
I don't need anyone to be "impressed" with how different I am.
Someone asked for pictures, so I posted, that's all.

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16:26: NP here, but you are being kind of a jerk. Like why do you think that the OP wants to be the center of attention because she colored the hair on her own head a few wacky "unnatural" colors?

Op, I'd take a nanny (with hair like yours!) who cares for my kids over a nanny who looks "professional" but abuses my kids.