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<blockquote data-quote="959Nanook" data-source="post: 329469" data-attributes="member: 14462"><p>I believe it is in the interest of UPS to maintain conservative grooming standards. </p><p></p><p>As a temporary hire at UPS, I had full beard (trimmed) and large captive bead rings in my ears (large enough holes to easily pass a pen or pencil through my ear). My customers, UPS coworkers, and management never expressed or hinted at an issue; however, the driver that I helped informed me that I would have to shave and lose the earrings during work hours if I was interested in getting hired back in a permanent position. </p><p></p><p>Beards are fairly prevalent in Alaska and generally are worn longer the further an individual lives from a city of any significant size much like anywhere else in the country. I have always been amazed by the apparent lack of grooming standards at the USPS as they have some male postal workers with poorly kept beards and/or obnoxious hair cuts. </p><p></p><p>From my perspective, I viewed UPS as a company with conservative attire and grooming standards and I believe it serves the company well. While I would personally like for UPS to loosen the conservative nature of grooming standards, I also understand that it is much easier in the long run to define easily interpreted restrictive policies. How do you make the judgment call of when a beard is "too long" or not trimmed well enough? The even harder question of when a goatee is "too trendy"? </p><p></p><p>I have a sleeve tattooed on one of my arms and one of my lower legs is also fully tattooed. We have drivers (male and female) with tattoos on their forearms or calves and the tattooed drivers are generally younger individuals. My center manager has not told me that I have to cover my arm when I wear short sleeve uniform shirts. I wear uniform items that cover my tattoos when his superiors are in town so as to avoid the conflict for both of us. </p><p></p><p>It seems fairly simple for me since the company provides my uniform that they can determine how that uniform is to be worn (perhaps my military background is strongly influencing my perspective). Tattoos are a difficult nut to crack. The military is currently experiencing a shift in policy that is opposite of society trends after influencing the current trend in society for so many decades. How do you determine if a tattoo is "inappropriate" or "too trendy"? If told that I have to keep my tattoos covered, then I will simply request a supplement to my uniform issue to approximately compensate for the half of my uniform items that I'm not authorized to wear and work as directed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="959Nanook, post: 329469, member: 14462"] I believe it is in the interest of UPS to maintain conservative grooming standards. As a temporary hire at UPS, I had full beard (trimmed) and large captive bead rings in my ears (large enough holes to easily pass a pen or pencil through my ear). My customers, UPS coworkers, and management never expressed or hinted at an issue; however, the driver that I helped informed me that I would have to shave and lose the earrings during work hours if I was interested in getting hired back in a permanent position. Beards are fairly prevalent in Alaska and generally are worn longer the further an individual lives from a city of any significant size much like anywhere else in the country. I have always been amazed by the apparent lack of grooming standards at the USPS as they have some male postal workers with poorly kept beards and/or obnoxious hair cuts. From my perspective, I viewed UPS as a company with conservative attire and grooming standards and I believe it serves the company well. While I would personally like for UPS to loosen the conservative nature of grooming standards, I also understand that it is much easier in the long run to define easily interpreted restrictive policies. How do you make the judgment call of when a beard is "too long" or not trimmed well enough? The even harder question of when a goatee is "too trendy"? I have a sleeve tattooed on one of my arms and one of my lower legs is also fully tattooed. We have drivers (male and female) with tattoos on their forearms or calves and the tattooed drivers are generally younger individuals. My center manager has not told me that I have to cover my arm when I wear short sleeve uniform shirts. I wear uniform items that cover my tattoos when his superiors are in town so as to avoid the conflict for both of us. It seems fairly simple for me since the company provides my uniform that they can determine how that uniform is to be worn (perhaps my military background is strongly influencing my perspective). Tattoos are a difficult nut to crack. The military is currently experiencing a shift in policy that is opposite of society trends after influencing the current trend in society for so many decades. How do you determine if a tattoo is "inappropriate" or "too trendy"? If told that I have to keep my tattoos covered, then I will simply request a supplement to my uniform issue to approximately compensate for the half of my uniform items that I'm not authorized to wear and work as directed. [/QUOTE]
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