Wet hair at work

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When working in a professional role which involves working with people do you think it looks unprofessional to turn up to work with tied up but obviously wet hair?

I think hair type needs to be taken into account. If you have fine straight hair it probably doesn't take long to dry.

I'm wondering how many of those being horrified at clean wet hair have very thick hair that takes ages to dry/style.

Also what CoolWaterRose said:

"I have very thick curly hair. I wash it every morning because I can only properly comb it when it is wet. I cannot blow dry it because it gets horribly frizzy and unmanageable if I do"

Ditto

Wow, one more thing to judge people on! For heaven's sake, life's too short.

Sometimes when I need to get to work at 7 at a site away from home I need to leave the house at 4.45 am to catch the train. I would always go in with wet hair - there was no way on earth that I was getting up any earlier than 4.15 to dry my hair & when I got home at 9.15pm I was only fit for bed to start again in the morning, not start faffing around with washing and styling my hair.

It would bother me - it's not professional to turn up for work still wet from the shower (and I'm another one with thick, frizzy hair that takes ages to dry - just get up a bit earlier and don't be so slatternly )

I would never automatically assume someone who came to work with wet hair was "unprofessional", "lazy", "disorganised" or anything similar. It would be their performance in the workplace that would indicate that, if any of those things were true.

If I noticed/thought about it at all, I would assume either that they had been swimming / riding / cycled in / and recently showered or that they preferred not to risk damaging their hair by using a hairdryer.

there should have been a "been to the gym" after that last slash.

SIrChenjin why why would you be bothered that I have had a shower after running into work or damp hair because I had run/cycled in and saw no point in styling my hair first?

I often have damp hair when I go to work, dry the front and leave the rest. I am office based and it dries once I'm in, i have long hair so ten to tue it back for meetings and things anyway. I have always wondered if it was (another) thing I'd get judged on at work from certain people and from this thread it looks like it is!

Why was I giggling about a woman with wet hair at my wedding? She was wearing a formal dress, it just looked ridiculous.

I'm sure there are lots of high-powered women outside of "glamorous" industries who go to work with wet hair because they work out in the morning. I don't think it's a great idea for women on the ascent, though - it looks totally unkempt.

Some of you lot who think wet hair should get a life....

I've got shoulder length highlighted hair and in spring/summer i travel by train (2) to work a 40 minute trip with wet/damp hair. It's dry by the time I get to work and I brush on way to make look better or in toilet as soon as I'm in work. Autumn/winter I semi dry it. And brush when in work.

I couldn't give a hoot what my fellow commuters think.

A hair dryer doesn't fatally damage your hair, by the way.

Ps showering at work I worked for 2 architects firms who had showers to use. Lots of the architects were cyclists.

Also local gov/central gov depts have showers on the whole (cyclists there too).

A hair dryer doesn't damage hair but dries out my fine, delicate highlighted hair.

This is fascinating. Not being sarcastic. Sociology of hair and all that. Google is providing some interesting studies.

I once worked with a bloke who gave one of the reasons for dumping his girlfriend as " she use to go out the house with wet hair"

Littleyellow guess my leaving house with wet hair is why I'm single lol JOKE!

Wow, I can't believe some people care about this, I don't.

Missdd- no it's why you're not with an uptight twat !

Aaaahhhh that's a relief then.

I'm also one of those lazy slatterns who puts makeup (concealer for eyes, foundation, mascara and lipstick on on train) but sometimes I leave until in work or do at home.

No not unprofessional at all. Unless it is dripping wet who cares?

What about people caught in rain? Are they not allowed to see customers and clients until they have dried out either? Surely that would be horribly inefficient - making people wait just because your hair was wet?

I bet this is a non-issue for men too. I used to work with a lot of men who played 5 a side at lunch time. They always came back to the office with wet hair but none of them cared and nor did the rest of us.

Weird thing to worry about imo.

Only on MN do I ever come across accusations of being 'slatternly' or 'unkempt'.

"Only on MN do I ever come across accusations of being 'slatternly' or 'unkempt'"

you haven't met my mother then very embarrassing pass remarkable!

Frequently on night shifts..it's drying by the time I drive in.
Why?
Also.. Depends on job

Yes, unprofessional and I have really low standards .

Breatheslowly why is it unprofessional when you do as I do?! Cos it's dry when I'm at work....

On train IDGAF (sorry for profanity!)