Question for the Businessmen - or anyone with an opinion on shaved heads

[Black Crow]

Gotta question for yall,

I like to shave my head in the summertime. I don't mean shave it slick. But I do mean close. I like to take it down to the length of your whiskers after about a day's growth.

Here's a general description of my job setting: I am an accountant for a healthcare company. I wear pressed slacks, a button down, and slick shoes to work everyday. Although I am pretty much a nobody, I am frequently in front of head honchos for meetings and other similar situations. Therefore, appearance is important. Everyones knows that I am an avid outdoorsman and I have actually taken several of them fishing in the past. My excuse, or justification, for wanting to shave my dome is to stay cooler during the summer months, so I think most would understand.

So here's the question: Is is considered poor business etiquette to don a shaved head when one is not naturally bald? For those of you who work in offices and hold professional jobs, what would your perception be of a person with a shaved head?

[skeeter]

honestly i think its alot neater than seeing someone with long shaggy hair..but i keep my hair about 1/2in so im right along with you.

[Black Crow]

Haha Skeet, I completely agree with you about the shaggy look. I also should have mentioned that my hair right now is only about 1/4 inch long. So I'm not far from shaved as it is. But I am still worried about perceptions if I go ahead and take it down all the way.

[fishingpox]

Well if your an ugly shaved hair man.....I'm teasing. I'd be an ugly shaved hair man. I do like some length though, for me.

I see no reason why one would dislike that type of hair style. Mine was as you discribed during the 60's and 70's.

Poor business etiquette? No way mister. If it is someone has problems.

[deathb4disco]

I like to take it down to the length of your whiskers after about a day's growth.

I think it really depends on the corporate culture. One of my clients is a huge, multinational corp that is very conservative. They only recently went to business casual. I work with a guy there who cuts his hair just like you do, and it's perfectly OK with the higher-ups.

I think it also depends on location. I used to work for a large, national CPA firm. At one of our training classes one year, there was a guy in my class from the San Francisco office, and he had a ponytail. I was told that several guys in the San Fran office had ponytails. It would never be allowed in our Atlanta office, but it was OK in SF.

[J White]

That's called the "summertime special" round here. My ole lady buzzes it
with clippers with like a 1/4" guard. Me personal, don't care what anybody
thinks (and I usually have a ball cap on too) but as for your question
I couldn't imagine anybody having a problem with that, given you're dressed
like they're expecting to see...

Deathb4disco, yep from what I hear a ponytail in SF is probably conservative

[zinsurance]

crow, don't sweat it...shave it. As long as your attitude is still good and you are dressed professionally, and your not going for the mohawk look I bet you have no problems.

[SkeeterJeff]

As a hiring manager in the IT Business, I have no problem with it.

Jeff

[father of 4]

I keep a high and tight. 1/2 inch on top and to the blade on the sides. I agree with the shaggy part, I would much rather see bald. If I didnt have a funky shaped head, I would shave mine

[stinkies daddy]

if working in a profesional atmosphere and you shave your head, keep it at 1 length dont let it go for more than 2 days between shaving, if it grows quickly do it every day. Also keep your face shaved every day this way you will give a neat appearance and look like its what your going for