Is non-traditional hair color considered unprofessional?

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Who cares?

Depending on your line of work it might even be useful to standout. It just depends on what the message is that you want to make. I used to have soft pink and burnt sienna foils in my hair when I was younger (works well with long, chestnut brown hair). It helps people remember you, which is either good or bad depending on how you act that gets tied to that look.

I kind of had dropped it by the time I was doing practicals for high school education. But that's because I was a history teacher and an authority figure for kids, and if they decide to do something stupid with their hair I didn't want to get blamed for it.

That and it would have disarmed my necessarily cold, detached persona that a teacher should wield like a mace to get students in line. It's hard to perfect the stare if they're looking at your hair. Pink foils doesn't communicate cold, with hints of menacing civility.

But assuming you don't need to instantly communicate a respect for common decency and order with hormonal youth... it might help create a rapport with young adults, or simply help people remember you if you consult with various people. HAving foiled hair doesn't mean distasteful ... and depending on the mood your employer is trying to create it might even be a boon.
 

Cold Shiny

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In my experience, it is considered very unprofessional. I really wish it wasn't, people shouldn't be valued based on their personal appearance.
 

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I work in film so I see all types on a regular basis. It'd be different in the producers office (dealing with clients and funders, etc) but generally its a go on set provided you're not causing an active distraction.
 
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People can say anything the like about expression and the freedom of it, but there is a line when it comes to professionalism. Face and hand tattoos are probably among the most offputting, along with the piercing/scarring/split tongue crazy stuff. I would put crazy hair colours in the same category but that the least unacceptable end of the spectrum. If someone is working in a customer facing/front of house role, they should have a think about their appearance. If they give no sh**s, that's fine but they shouldn't be surprised if their employers/customers do.

Back office/not client facing shouldn't make a difference. TBH it's the extent to which someone changes their appearance. I actually complimented a waitress who served us at a restaurant for having really cool hair (blue/cyan and pink) and thought it was a cool look. But opinion can and will vary. I think if one wanted to come across as professional, they wouldn't choose to so radicalise their appearance. While they must be free to do so, a company must have the right to set a standard for its staff to uphold for presenting themselves to customers.
 

Marik2

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I'm starting to see everybody with anime color hair. And no one cares for it or talks about it.

I just ask that it's dyed properly by a professional
 

Ava Wilson

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Recently I read an article about hair trends [http://therighthairstyles.com/hair-trends-to-die-for/] in 2017. There was one with replication of the colour of the favourite plant))) So, I think today it is hard to surprise someone with the hair colour. Just be yourself and look the way you want.