Pink hair gets man suspended from work

[Teh_Bandwagoner]

Originally Posted by Dion

The owner of SC obviously anticipated that further events like this could happen. A clear policy on this was established with no room for negotiation and i'm quite sure all employees were made of dress and hair standards. The young man made a stand on what he believed in, lost and accepted the suspension he was going to recieve. We haven't heard why but that same young man chose to find another job. If that's screwing over an employer, then i'll have to disagree.

Anticipate what? Last year he dyed his hair, the company said fine but put on a hat, for which he complied. This year he suddenly decides that hats are for chumps. How is anyone supposed to anticipate that?

For me it has nothing to do with the hair colour. The company he worked for had rules, for which he didn't comply. He got a warning last year and a warning this year, where in fact the company tried to come to a compromise. He refused, and was suspended. Not fired. Suspended. He then quit.

How is this guy possibly a hero or a role model?

[Jacks]

Originally Posted by kermitology

Most people would ask a question about the hair, get the cancer answer and say: "Oh, good for you" and probably think slightly higher of Sleep Country as a result.

I'm guessing most people wouldn't ask the question.

Originally Posted by kermitology

but most delivery guys are not the model for professional representation of a company

Nice way to stereotype people, not all delivery people look like recently released convicts or punk rockers. Did you ever think that maybe Sleep Country at least tries to have delivery people with a professional appearance?

[kermitology]

Originally Posted by Jacks

I'm guessing most people wouldn't ask the question.


Nice way to stereotype people, not all delivery people look like recently released convicts or punk rockers. Did you ever think that maybe Sleep Country at least tries to have delivery people with a professional appearance?

I think most people would, and it's not really a stereotype. I'm not making any assumptions about the person other than their appearance is generally not one that is the model of professionalism. To take that in an extreme negative connotation is more indicative of your own prejudice than mine.

My tile setter looks like he's from the bayou, but he's a nice guy and extremely competent. He still doesn't present a professional image, but damn if he doesn't do good work. I never worried about his skills though.

[Jacks]

Originally Posted by kermitology

and it's not really a stereotype. I'm not making any assumptions about the person other than their appearance is generally not one that is the model of professionalism. To take that in an extreme negative connotation is more indicative of your own prejudice than mine.

Okay, so then what exactly did you mean by

most delivery guys are not the model for professional representation of a company

If a delivery person is relatively clean cut and polite with a clean uniform I would consider that to be professional appearance for that job. I'm sure that is what Sleep Country is striving for with it's policy. I don't see how having pink hair helps portray professionalism.

[Barnet Flame]

Professionalism?

I don't give a #### what you look like - just deliver my bed without damaging it, at the time promised. You could look like the ####### lovechild of Roberto Luongo and Sheila Copps while wearing a gimp suit and I'd still be happy.

[Teh_Bandwagoner]

Originally Posted by Barnet Flame

Professionalism?

I don't give a #### what you look like - just deliver my bed without damaging it, at the time promised. You could look like the ####### lovechild of Roberto Luongo and Sheila Copps while wearing a gimp suit and I'd still be happy.

But it's not about what you think (not you specifically, but everyone who's noted that they don't care). Because I wouldn't care if he showed up to my house with pink hair either. I'm not sure why people have to keep stressing that they don't care because it's not really your call.

It's the company's policy. If they don't like pink hair, then the guy doesn't have to work there. If you don't like the policy, then you don't have to shop there. There's no Draconian Policy saying "thou shalt work or shop there". It's their business. Let them run it how they see fit. The market will decide who's right and who's wrong in the end anyway.

As an aside, I personally choose not to shop there, not because of this policy, but because they mostly deal with brand named mattresses, which are generally overpriced heh.

[Barnet Flame]

Oh, I don't condemn them or pink hair guy because I don't think we have the full story. Or even if this is the real story, rather than two people butting heads and both being intransigent.

[Teh_Bandwagoner]

Originally Posted by Barnet Flame

Oh, I don't condemn them or pink hair guy because I don't think we have the full story. Or even if this is the real story, rather than two people butting heads and both being intransigent.

I looked up a word, and I learned something.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intransigent

characterized by refusal to compromise or to abandon an extreme position or attitude

[CaptainCrunch]

Canada sucks

[Dion]

Originally Posted by Teh_Bandwagoner

Anticipate what? Last year he dyed his hair, the company said fine but put on a hat, for which he complied. This year he suddenly decides that hats are for chumps. How is anyone supposed to anticipate that?

For me it has nothing to do with the hair colour. The company he worked for had rules, for which he didn't comply. He got a warning last year and a warning this year, where in fact the company tried to come to a compromise. He refused, and was suspended. Not fired. Suspended. He then quit.

How is this guy possibly a hero or a role model?

Anything I say is not going to change your mind or anyones elses and I respect that. No point in arguing this any further.

[Dion]

Originally Posted by Captain_Obvious

That's my point... the fact you see drama or intrigue in something that would be of no interest to any news outlet.

It's fine to be upset by something (as you are yet again in this thread). Just don't use poor reasoning and defeated logic to do it.

Who said I was upset?

[pylon]

It is an interesting poll result.

This is the way I translate it.

Had Sleep Country done nothing, and just took the live and let live mentality, this would have never been news, and therefore there would be zero negative opinion against them in relation to it.

Even though the majority seems to side with them, there are now 25% of people here, that have a negative opinion of Sleep Country based on this incident. So even though they are winning, they are still losers in the end.... just like every one of us debating this whole stupid debacle.

I am in the market for a new bed, and I know I crossed them off the list. So say I buy a $2000 set.... knowing the markups in bedding is around 100%, that means they do not have the opportunity to make $1000 off of me as I will not visit their stores now. I would think just letting this guy wear his pink hair for a week, cost them much less than that, if anything at all.

It did however remind me that I have to buy one, and picked one to look at tonight on the Sears website. So Sears should thank pink hair dude as I usually buy from the first store I visit which would have probably been Sleep Country.

[pylon]

Originally Posted by fotze

A professional mattress delivery appearance? Kermit, you racist anti-deliverite!

Sleep country should work on their salesman. I urge everyone to go into one of those stores and behold the wonder that is a sleep country salesman. Its really something to experience.

Take the worst car salesman you can possibly imagine, multiply it by 10 then divide it by balls and then ass.

Thanks Fotze, I just forwarded this post to our entire Sales floor. lol

[Teh_Bandwagoner]

In the end, I guess you could say he was given... the pink slip.

[GGG]

Originally Posted by pylon

It is an interesting poll result.

This is the way I translate it.

Had Sleep Country done nothing, and just took the live and let live mentality, this would have never been news, and therefore there would be zero negative opinion against them in relation to it.

Even though the majority seems to side with them, there are now 25% of people here, that have a negative opinion of Sleep Country based on this incident. So even though they are winning, they are still losers in the end.... just like every one of us debating this whole stupid debacle.

I am in the market for a new bed, and I know I crossed them off the list. So say I buy a $2000 set.... knowing the markups in bedding is around 100%, that means they do not have the opportunity to make $1000 off of me as I will not visit their stores now. I would think just letting this guy wear his pink hair for a week, cost them much less than that, if anything at all.

It did however remind me that I have to buy one, and picked one to look at tonight on the Sears website. So Sears should thank pink hair dude as I usually buy from the first store I visit which would have probably been Sleep Country.

This is why I side with sleep country. The Cancer industry is as bad as the breast feeding mafia. God forbid you ever do anything to offend either of the groups or your buisness will be boycotted. People are so overly sensitive these days and this faux outrage is rather ridiculous.

Really i dont care about if this person can or cant have pink hair, what bothers me is that people care enough to boycott sleep country over something completely meaningless.

[Radio]

Everybody that supports "the pink haired dude" should die their hair pink in support.

[Dion]

Originally Posted by Radio

Everybody that supports "the pink haired dude" should die their hair pink in support.

The rest of you should give a sizeable donation to Cancer society.

[Radio]

Originally Posted by Dion

The rest of you should give a sizeable donation to Cancer society.

I am not in the pink hair camp.

My wife and I will make a donation of what we can to Ward 42 of the Foothills. They were fantastic looking after my mother in law for 9 months while she battled cancer. A donation to the ward itself will go farther and help directly, we believe.

I could dye my hair pink but I don't think it will have much of an impact...

[Captain_Obvious]

Originally Posted by pylon

I am in the market for a new bed, and I know I crossed them off the list.

You will not shop there now specifically because of this story?

Originally Posted by pylon

It is an interesting poll result.

This is the way I translate it.

Had Sleep Country done nothing, and just took the live and let live mentality, this would have never been news, and therefore there would be zero negative opinion against them in relation to it.

Even though the majority seems to side with them, there are now 25% of people here, that have a negative opinion of Sleep Country based on this incident. So even though they are winning, they are still losers in the end.... just like every one of us debating this whole stupid debacle.

Funny I don't see it that way at all.

This actually got their name in the news quite a bit, and after a quick glance at the story it would appear most understood and applauded their no nonsense decision making.

So the 75% that seem to have no issue with this read their brand name a few times.

In my case, I'm all for their discriminating against pink haired hippies.

If I was in the market for a new mattress, I'd give them a look just for that fact alone.

[Rathji]

Originally Posted by Radio

Everybody that supports "the pink haired dude" should die their hair pink in support.

Sure, just give me some hair.