REgals [Women of Era] |OT| Episode I: The Female Menace

Yeah I'm definitely not dying my hair anytime soon or something like that. That grey hair is so shiny and healthy BECAUSE I don't dye and take good care of my hair. Once I get a lot of them, we'll see, but I might just go gray entirely once the time comes. Maybe people don't mistake me for looking 10+ years younger than I am then. :O

weemadarthur said:

Grey hair takes color slower, and fades faster. Therefore it will cost more to keep it dyed if choosing that route.

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Fuck that then. I guess I'll just go gray then. :)

I don't have grey hair but I have decided to fully embrace it when it happens. I'm gonna rock that silver mane, just you watch.

I'd rather go gray than go bald any day of the week. Men have it rough.

I've had some white hairs on my eyebrows since I was about 14 because of my vitiligo. My hair has been fine so far, though.

Neither of my parents started getting white hairs until their 50s, so hopefully that's the case for me.

I don't know if I've seen many Asians that grey. I think usually I see black to white.




Also, my husband bought my favorite gummy bears and snuck a box into my purse. I found them this morning at work.

I should be a better wife.

My mother and grandmother didn't start getting grey hairs until their 40s, so here's hoping I still got many more years before I have to deal with it. My mom's hair is kinda cool though cause it's like a one solid streak in the front, and she'll sometimes dye it a different color.

I'm 47 and found my first grey at like 25. I plucked it and didn't see another for 10 years. I pluck them when I notice them though (probably 5 in total). Going grey isn't a problem necessarily but I'm not running towards it gently.

What do you call one of those things that the guy in this video is wearing up on the stairs with plaid print?



I want to buy one.

Kickmaster Kim said:

What do you call one of those things that the guy in this video is wearing up on the stairs with plaid print?



I want to buy one.

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that looks similar to one of these. I'm not sure if there's an official name for it

https://www.etsy.com/listing/170507...isex-men-women-flannel?show_sold_out_detail=1
https://www.etsy.com/listing/170506...erest&utm_medium=PageTools&utm_campaign=Share

Bit late to the discussion but at 26 I don't notice any grey hairs at all yet. My mother who is 47 and doesn't dye her hair doesn't really have any noticeable greys either at quick glance. My grandmother who is 90 and doesn't dye her hair still has around 80% of her original dark hair too so I guess I'll see if those genes continue with me in time.

I am broken-hearted. My favourite bra store online is closing ;_;

I was about 27 when I got my first silver hair I think. Now I'm 32 and there are so many I've given up plucking. Apparently I'm not going to go grey, I'm going to go REALLY shiny bright silver. I'll just tell people I'm the Mother of Dragons.

Snumpus said:

. Apparently I'm not going to go grey, I'm going to go REALLY shiny bright silver. I'll just tell people I'm the Mother of Dragons.

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This is my stray hair as well.

I was 18 when I found my first white hair. The same age my grandmother found hers. I'll likely have salt and pepper hair when I'm older like her instead of going fully white. :( I want white hair.

Holy shit I am so fucking pissed right now.

A customer walks up to my counter with a hoverboard, asks if we have any techs to fix it. Cue shit show. I knew this guy was a POS as soon as he implied I wasn't a tech even though I'm the goddamn manager of the team.

Me: I'm a tech, but we only work on computers unfortunately.

Him: Can I talk to him? [Points to my coworker is the only dude in our department]

Me: I'm sorry, he's a bit busy right now.

Him: I just have a question.

Me: I can answer any question you have. [I attempt a fake smile]

Him: I would rather ask him.

Now I am fuming. But fuck it, I'll humor him if it makes him leave faster.

Me: Hey (coworker), do you know anything about hoverboards?

Coworker: [Not even looking up from his work] Nope! :D

Me: [turning back to the customer] Yeah so, again we only work on computers here.

Him: Can I talk to him though.

Fuck OFF

Me: He's busy.

Him: I want to talk to him!

Me: (Coworker), this customer wants to talk to you.

Coworker: [Walking up] How can I help you?

Him: Hey, you do guys have any pilers?

Fucking WHAT

Me: Excuse me, is there a reason why you couldn't ask me that?

Him: I wanted to ask (coworker).

Screw it if I get written up at this point.

Me: Why?

Him: Because I wanted to ask HIM.

Me: Why?

Him: I'm not going to say it again.

Me: (Coworker) stop talking to him.

[We both walk away from the customer, if I wasn't on camera I would have flipped him off]

I'm still shaking with emotions.

What an a-hole, sorry you had to deal with that Hyperferret :(

god, I didn't know there were still people like that in civilized places. I'm so sorry, Ferret.

That's really appalling, HyperFerret. You dealt with it really professionally. I'm not sure I could have walked away without calling him a few things.

I've calmed down now but I really wanted to yell at him for being a huge douchebag. Some part inside of me thought that if I asked him why he felt the need to ask my coworker such a basic question that it would click in his brain that he was being a dick. But no. Should have just told him to GTFO when he kept asking for my coworker.

Thankfully we are allowed to turn down customers for any reason so I don't think my supervisor will write me up for dropping my customer service act. But I had to step out for a while and sit in the break room because I was so livid and needed some space.

sabrina said:

that looks similar to one of these. I'm not sure if there's an official name for it

https://www.etsy.com/listing/170507...isex-men-women-flannel?show_sold_out_detail=1
https://www.etsy.com/listing/170506...erest&utm_medium=PageTools&utm_campaign=Share

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weemadarthur said:

A long blazer would be called a duster.....but if it's outerwear, it could be a strangely built trenchcoat too.

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Thanks. I've been struggling to describe this to people in clothing, still not sure what to quite call it though.

wow what a dick that guy was

I don't think I've posted in here yet but nice to see some familiar faces :) hey ladies.

Man it bugs me so much that those kind of people who think women in tech don't know anything about tech still exist, it's so cliche at this point.

One of my friends is a panel beater / massive car enthusiast and hearing her stories, god working in any male dominated field sounds so much more stressful :/ I don't think I could deal with that constant pressure to overachieve to look semi-competent.

HyperFerret said:

Fucking WHAT

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Seriously what type of level of douche is this person? Doesn't even have the decency to notice your co-worker is clearly working on something much more important. He also walked up to your counter too. And with a device that obviously wouldn't be supported/serviced by a PC place.

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shanshan310 said:

I don't think I've posted in here yet but nice to see some familiar faces :) hey ladies.

Man it bugs me so much that those kind of people who think women in tech don't know anything about tech still exist, it's so cliche at this point.

One of my friends is a panel beater / massive car enthusiast and hearing her stories, god working in any male dominated field sounds so much more stressful :/ I don't think I could deal with that constant pressure to overachieve to look semi-competent.

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I can certainly understand where she is coming from here. Even my father, who taught and trained me a little bit with small minor repairs, would still not allow me to do any of the 'heavy labor'. While that might seem like he doesn't think that I wouldn't be capable of that, I am his daughter and he always put himself first for safety reasons. He would never forgive himself if a car fell on me, crushing me while I was changing the oil. So in stead he let me work on smaller less dangerous jobs when I worked at his shop.

Thanks to weemadarthur for letting me know this place exists!

Afternoon everyone, hope you're all having a good day.

Howdy and welcome to all the newcomers!

HyperFerret said:

I don't think my supervisor will write me up for dropping my customer service act. But I had to step out for a while and sit in the break room because I was so livid and needed some space.

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I hope they have your back on this because, damn, I was incensed just reading about this. You did really well keeping it together and maintaining as much civility as you did. What an ass.

heya shanshan *wave*

Her Hero Is Gone said:

I hope they have your back on this because, damn, I was incensed just reading about this. You did really well keeping it together and maintaining as much civility as you did. What an ass.

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My supervisor was shocked. I'm thinking we can ban him from the store for harrassment. Which would be fantastic.

HyperFerret said:

My supervisor was shocked. I'm thinking we can ban him from the store for harrassment. Which would be fantastic.

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That's good. Zero tolerance for these bigots.

It's like that guy walked straight out of the '50s or something.

HyperFerret said:

My supervisor was shocked. I'm thinking we can ban him from the store for harrassment. Which would be fantastic.

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I hope so. Staff shouldn't have to grit their teeth, make nice, and pretend that it's all ok. People in customer-facing jobs have to put up with a lot even with just regular grumpy people behaving less than stellar, let alone a dude like this.

Just want to wish a pleasant International Women's Day to the women of Era :)

My fiance noticed a single errant white hair growing out of my forehead that was like an inch+ long. WTF m8. Why was there a hair in the middle of my forehead and why was it white?

I'm scared.

And mortified.

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My fiance noticed a single errant white hair growing out of my forehead that was like an inch+ long. WTF m8. Why was there a hair in the middle of my forehead and why was it white?

I'm scared.

And mortified.

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stress is usually the #1 reason

I've noticed a grey hair pop up on my head once or twice every year or so, and it's usually around the time i'm dealing with a bunch of bullshit

Talk about timely but I found my first gray/white hair this morning (it's just so colorless!! why!!). I always said when I started going gray/white, I would just dye my hair the other way and go silver while it was still obvious I was going gray on purpose, but now I am just like EHHHHH.

I like to think I'll make peace with any gray/white hairs that appear, but I haven't even made peace with being a brunette lol.

I honestly couldn't tell you if I have greys or not. My hair is so pale that if I did have any they'd just blend in. My parents started going grey around this age, so it's possible. I assume at some point I'll notice my hair being more silver than gold and I'll just say "huh".

Yeah but it was growing straight out of my forehead. It was like a single mighty oak growing in a barren desert.

GermanSy said:

Just want to wish a pleasant International Women's Day to the women of Era :)

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Thank you, GermanSy. :D

meow said:

Talk about timely but I found my first gray/white hair this morning (it's just so colorless!! why!!). I always said when I started going gray/white, I would just dye my hair the other way and go silver while it was still obvious I was going gray on purpose, but now I am just like EHHHHH.

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Same. I've come to accept the reality of a few gray hairs. It's too early to tell whether my hair will end up being white, gray, or silver. What I do know is I'm not enjoying their weird pube-like quality.

I have a lot of grey hairs or rather white ones
My hair used to be mostly black but with random strands of light brown and red distributed throughout.

All the light brown and red ones are absolutely colorless now.

Oh!

My manager let me have today off as a birthday present and for dealing with that guy earlier this week!

:DDDDD

*goes back to bed* x3

Aiustis said:

I have a lot of grey hairs or rather white ones
My hair used to be mostly black but with random strands of light brown and red distributed throughout.

All the light brown and red ones are absolutely colorless now.

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I found one strand of red hair the other week.

HyperFerret said:

Oh!

My manager let me have today off as a birthday present and for dealing with that guy earlier this week!

:DDDDD

*goes back to bed* x3

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Niiiice!

HyperFerret Woohoo!

Toon Link said:

I found one strand of red hair the other week.

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You could have one of those stylish gray streaks