It can be a bit frustrating on your natural journey to just get a style and get adjusted to being natural. It can be even more frustrating when you source of income is completely anti-natural so what do you do?
The easiest thing to do would be to give in to the relaxed hair look but in about a month your normal hair pattern will come back crying out to you. So why not just embrace and and proudly proclaim your natural hair. I asked this question online and this was the response.
I hate that a natural texture can be considered unprofessional, but I think it has to do with corporate culture suppressing individuality and wanting everyone to look uniform. – Elsieoc
Thank you Elsieoc, I know exactly what you mean. I worked for a gift shop in The Renaissance Hotel and when I wore my afro, I was sent home. I was embarassed and ashamed but the next day I had a conversation with my immediate boss expressing my concerns. I informed her that I felt discriminated against and that it was hurtful. Then I went through several styles of what to expect and not expect and it worked out really well.
I was basically forced to resign from a job for this reason once. Worst 3 months of my working life. – MaddAddam
I am so sorry MaddAddam, I know society is still centuries behind but I am glad that you are out of the situation. I want to commend you for going as long as you did but standing firm in your culture as well.
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