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1BlessedNatural: Workplace Natural Hair Experiment The Experiment Over the past 3 years, my sister C has been performing an experiment to see how her co-workers would react to her natural hair in her workplaces , and the results may surprise you.  Three years ago, C started working at a retail location where she wore her natural hair out for the first 3 months at the job. She received a compliment from one woman about her plaits, but no one else said anything. When she switched to wearing a long straight haired wig, guys were coming out of the woodwork complimenting her. The funniest part was that this included co-workers who saw her everyday. C pointed out to one of the guys that he never spoke to her when she was wearing her natural hair. So, why would he do it now for a wig? Let's fast forward to a about 4 months ago...C started working at a factory, and wore her Afro everyday for the first month. After getting tired of doing her hair, she put on another wig with ...

1BlessedNatural: Wearing Your Natural Hair in the Workplace and to Job Interviews (photo courtesy of Flickr- (cropped) HelenSTB CC by-SA 2.0 license) Happy Tuesday, my blessed naturals, In a previous article, many of you discussed whether your natural hair should be straightened for a job interview. At the time the article was written, I'd just done my big chop a few months prior, and I was curious to see how many people would rock an afro to a job interview. Now that my natural hair is long enough to do other styles, I have been able to better test the idea of natural hair in the workplace and on job interviews. For me, the answer is no! You do not have to straighten your hair for a job interview. For the last 5 years, I 've worked in school administration, and I'm happy to say that I've been able to wear my hair in any style I prefer, as long as it's neat. I've worn puffs, afros, cornrows, flat twists, etc. My workplace styles include most of...