It’s kind of funny. I got an email yesterday from a young man I know. He was asking if a friend of mine, who is a contractor might consider hiring him.
This young man has in the last year or so grown out his hair to be 12-14” long.
In my return email, I said that for him to be taken seriously as an employee, cutting the hair would be highly recommended. He emailed back and told me that he was planning to do so shortly.
That’s goo. I know another kid who will never get past McDonald’s partly because he looks like a stoner. He’s not. He’s actually a good Christian young man with high morals, but he doesn’t look like it.
I find nothing wrong with long hair, but I feel one should never get too attached to it or let it hold you back in life. I guess i’m semi-retired now and my job doesn’t care so I have it.
As a computer science professor, I had a notable bright student who relished his bright-blue hair and deranged attire. One day, instead of seeing him arrive, there was a new sensibly-dressed fellow with jet-black hair. Ooops, same guy. Seems he nailed an interview for a really interesting job - but was told he didn’t get it because of his unprofessional appearance. Kid learned fast the hard way.
I consciously cut my hair short at 17, and kept it that way, so that people would not think I was/am a pot head.
It was mostly a police thing. They always seemed to go for the low hanging fruit.