{"id":4710,"date":"2013-03-12T14:55:34","date_gmt":"2013-03-12T19:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=4710"},"modified":"2013-03-12T14:55:34","modified_gmt":"2013-03-12T19:55:34","slug":"what-counts-is-whats-on-the-inside-and-maybe-a-bit-of-outside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=4710","title":{"rendered":"what counts is what&#8217;s on the inside &#8212; and maybe a bit of outside&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hey,<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been thinking about dying my hair for a while now and I figured it would be cool to do it before I go away to school. I&#8217;m into the unusual colors; blues, pinks, purples&#8230; And I was just wondering, would it be a big deal at U of T? And would it be hard to find a job on campus?<\/p>\n<p>Thanks!<\/p>\n<p>?????????<\/p>\n<p>Hey there!<\/p>\n<p>I totally thought your message was spam when I started reading it. Thankfully I actually went all the way to the end!<\/p>\n<p>Now is dyed hair a big deal at UofT? I can assure you that there will be very few people who care about the colour of your hair, and if they do care, they&#8217;re probably envious of its awesomeness.<\/p>\n<p>As for trying to find a job, okay, that&#8217;s a possibility. It all depends? on where you want to work and whether or not you think it&#8217;s appropriate. For example, if you&#8217;re working in an office setting, whoever interviews you might not be too fond of it, but if you&#8217;re maybe a barista at Second Cup, I highly doubt it&#8217;ll make a difference. Honestly, it really all depends on the workplace and your personality. Lots of places are just looking for someone who&#8217;ll suit the staff and have a good work ethic.<\/p>\n<p>And if it helps, I just asked my boss if they would have hired me if I had pink hair and got a yes! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Cheers!<\/p>\n<p>boringly brunette,<br \/>\naska<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey, I&#8217;ve been thinking about dying my hair for a while now and I figured it would be cool to do it before I go away to school. I&#8217;m into the unusual colors; blues, pinks, purples&#8230; And I was just wondering, would it be a big deal at U of T? And would it be hard to find a job on campus? Thanks! ????????? Hey there! I totally thought your message was spam when I started reading it. Thankfully I actually went all the way to the end! Now is dyed hair a big deal at UofT? I can assure you that there will be very few people who care about the colour of your hair, and if they do care, they&#8217;re probably envious of its awesomeness. As for trying to find a job, okay, that&#8217;s a possibility. It all depends? on where you want to work and whether or not you think it&#8217;s appropriate. For example, if you&#8217;re working in an office setting, whoever interviews you might not be too fond of it, but if you&#8217;re maybe a barista at Second Cup, I highly doubt it&#8217;ll make a difference. Honestly, it really all depends on the workplace and your personality. Lots of places are just looking for someone who&#8217;ll suit the staff and have a good work ethic. And if it helps, I just asked my boss if they would have hired me if I had pink hair and got a yes! \ud83d\ude42 Cheers! boringly brunette, aska<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.9 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hey, I&#039;ve been thinking about dying my hair for a while now and I figured it would be cool to do it before I go away to school. 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