Update: 'My boss's boss... saw my fringed mullhawk': Job tells food service employee to cut her hair, she gets the worst haircut imaginable

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Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor
Sep 11, 2023 3:00 PM EDT

No one commits to the bit harder than this food service worker. 

U/Victoriaisde*d shared an incredible malicious compliance story about the time she was working in a food service position. As with basically every food service job, there are strict rules that you absolutely must comply with. If you're around food, you're supposed to wear your hair tied back and/or in a hair net, and some places even make you cover up your facial hair with a seperate net. It's annoying as an employee, but we all know how nasty it is to take a bite of your burger or a sip of your beverage just to notice a stray hair that's certainly not yours. It contaminates your whole meal — you're not going to be digging into the rest of the meal after that gross bite. 

This employee was taken aback when her boss noticed that her hair wasn't in a ponytail. The OP claims it was just too short to put up, and her boss told her to get it taken care of. Instead of searching for other options, OP decided to go with a surprisingly bold haircut. Commenters found the story funny, while also telling OP that she really cut off her nose to spite her face. At least OP is rocking the look! 

Next up, these people shared the ridiculous things people claim to know about their profession, like one person who wrote about a customer who "wanted to buy grass-fed pork. There is no such thing." 

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    Product - 'My boss told me to get a haircut'
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    Font - My Boss Told Me To Get A Haircut S OC I (18F) came into work about a week ago and my boss's boss was there. I work in the food service industry. My hair wasn't very long at all, barely to my collar, and I couldn't put it in a ponytail yet, but my boss's boss informed me that because my hair reached the collar of my shirt I had to either cut it or put it up (which it wasn't long enough to do, it also didn't help that it was layered).
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    Font - For the record, I'd been trying to grow out my hair since a severe head injury caused me to have to get a large portion of my head shaved in Janurary 2019, so being told I had to cut it made me rlly upset. I made an appointment with my hairdresser, but rather than a warning, I recieved a write-up. Three and I'm fired. I got a second today when he came back in and I hadn't gotten a haircut yet because my hairdresser couldn't get me in on short notice.
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    Font - So, I got ped. I stewed about it all day and decided that the best route would to be to get a haircut after work. And I did. I got a mohullet.
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    Font - What is a mohullet, you may ask? A hybrid between a mowhawk and a mullet. Pink and green Lord Farquad bangs, stiletto sideburns, shaved sides (naturally), and a spiky mohawk ending with a lovely little extended mullet on the bottom that I can tie into a Jedi braid if my boss's boss really wants.
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    Human body - It meets dress code now, but it's the ugliest godda ed haircut on the planet. I'll be sure to update tomorrow.
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    Font - I came into work 20 minutes early as an excuse to order a coffee and be able to stand in front of all my regular customers who were rightfully shocked. My boss's boss was already in the building and when he saw my fringed ~mullhawk~ (thank you for whoever told me the name of this haircut Imfao), his face quickly dropped into a scowl and he went into the back office and shut the door. At that point, I assumed I was fired, I didn't really care after all I'm a manager at a restaurant I can l
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    Font - After I had clocked in, he did a "uniform check" which included him making sure my hair met all the expectations and after a solid minute of examining my hair he sighed loudly and basically just asked me why. I told him I needed a change, because I didn't really want to rub it in his face.
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    Font - I didn't get fired, and actually, I don't hate my mullhawk. I'll probably keep it for a couple months, and then cut it into a pixie when it grows out a bit. And my customers like "the hawk". I'll probably take out the extensions though, because the mullet is a bit much rn.
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    Font - For those of you who want pictures of my hair, I'm considering it but it's not likely. I've posted a lot of pictures on my personal social media but reddit is different, it's supposed to be anonymous, and I also have a tattoo on my neck which doesn't help. If I posted pictures showcasing the whole hairstyle, I could lose the whole anonymity thing. I've posted things on here that are a lot more personal than just a mullhawk, and I'd like to keep them that way. It's just a haircut.
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    Font - Also edit #2: I'm a Guest Entertainment Leadership Manager which essentially means that I'm a waitress who's main job is to train other waitresses.
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    Font - TootsNYC You're not allowed to wear a hairnet? 1.4k Reply victoriaisdead OP. I asked, they said if we follow the dress code we shouldn't need a hairnet
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    Font - Stitch426 Why couldn't a hairnet be enough for him? Let's see if they invent any new rules to write you up for.
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    Font - essentially_infamous Is this what they call biting off your nose to spite your face?
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    Font - ✪ [deleted] When I was a kid, the "Jedi braid" you mentioned was called a rat tail, and it was the only thing more redneck than a mullet. Good job!
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    Product - Dragonsblud Doesnt exactly sound like a win lol
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    Font - Milhent Looked it up and agree that it is not pretty at all. But this way didn't you become the one who will have to suffer it for quite some time to come?
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    Font - 1Deerintheheadlights. Hair pins? It's what the girls that ride horses do to get their hair to fit into helmets for horse shows. It is like a dollar for a pack.
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    Font - PugRexia I'm not sure getting your hair cut into the cringiest haircut possible is going end with you on top.. But more power to you I guess.
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    Font - Gorash It'll grow back.
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    Eyelash - spiraleyes78 r/justf mys up
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    Font - kuroagehabutterfly. Congratulations, you kicked your own
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    Font - dallasp2468 this makes no sense, why not just get some food hygiene hair nets. Why make yourself look like a t t to spite your boss
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    Font - [deleted] No one lost in this situation except for you...
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