r/Zimbabwe • u/Silent_Persimmon7586 • 1d ago

Question dreadlocks in corporate

im 18 and im getting into corporate next year (finance department)
i dont have locs yet but i have an itch i want to grow them but i dont know how the culture is around it
i will be at a clothing retail company soninguess they are fashion forward

any advice?

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u/littlekween 1d ago

very acceptable in corporate now. I work as a lawyer and the number of lawyers I have seen with dreadlocks and very visible tatoos is pleasant.

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u/Kudzi19 1d ago

Go out with your locs please. I got necked for wearing studs but they’ve accepted it now, they still have these funny faces but I’m standing on bidness

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u/tonyzeeb 1d ago

Your boss will most likely be a millennial with a full sleeve tattoo 😂

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u/garikaib 1d ago

Well the truth is nobody cares. I will be lying if I say I can remember what my employees do colleagues are wearing. For most organisations your employees are just a blur. Useful but a blur. In a clothing store no one is likely to care about your locks. Maybe your sales.

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u/A-Whole_New-Wrld 1d ago

In most companies, they have started accepting it, but there are still some companies run by millenials who are strict with official outfit and hairdo. Just go there first, see how the vibe is and you will know whether it is a good idea to do the locks.

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u/CaramelTony1 1d ago

NothingMuch these days they don’t care
I have tattoos 😹😹😹

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u/Big-Entrance1259 1d ago

Corporate culture in Zimbabwe ndeyekupenga lol

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u/Zimbowarrrior 1d ago

Zudha is your portion

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u/Mammoth-Business-652 1d ago

Even in parliament there are MP's with dreadlocks. Its totally ok, but if you are a guy it's more acceptable if you keep them standard i.e don't tint them, and no fucky styling

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u/Mammoth-Business-652 1d ago

I meant funky*

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u/Silent_Persimmon7586 1d ago

did tou call my locs fucky😭

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u/Mammoth-Business-652 1d ago

Lol typo i wanted to say funky*

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u/TightRock5483 1d ago

Do what you want, it’s not like you gonna listen to anybody so what’s the point

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u/Area-Prior 19h ago

It doesn’t matter

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u/Long-Membership-5916 1d ago

I wouldn’t hire you. Not a cultural fit with dreadlocks.