Nik Morales same thing with working a t a plastic factory....only it's worse... If you're asthmatic, the working conditions at this place possibly could kill you
Metal Job: A job that pays enough for band t-shirts and patches Example: Mc Donalds is a good way to get money for slayer albums and metallica t-shirts
I work with children who have special needs and it is the most rewarding job I ever had. For work I mainly wear my jeans, converse and t-shirt with a super hero character. Not the most metal job but i love it.
I'm my own boss, I sale vinyl and band shirts at music festivals, trying to open my own record store/thrift second hand shop. Selling records on eBay and such.
Good luck. with your endevour ...Although I thinkthat you'd have better luck with selling your records though amazon.com that's if you have a lot fo patience
I went to a job interview wearing my Butchered at Birth shirt. The interviewer looked at me like I was a psychopath. She was terrified. Still managed to get the job. Jk. They threw me out of the building and told me not to show up there again.
I was once having a week-long 'Introduction to the workplace' (I think that's how you'd translate it) in 8th grade and the place only played about a 10-track playlist of 80's pop. Nothing else. Thankfully I was only there for a week but I can only imagine what it's like for the long-time employees there, hearing the same few pop songs for years...
I cant call myself a metalhead, even tho i spend a huge amount of time listen to metal bands (obviusly, it was the most popular metal bands arround the 80s and 90s). But one thing i always gonna love from metalheads is that until this day, they keep listening to ALUMBS, complete albums, not just a bunch of random songs of diferent albums, nowadays people usually get their iPods only with SONGS of various artist/albums. And IMO, the experience of listen an entire album its way too much better. My uncle (who is actually one of my metal mentors) has his iPod filled with ALBUMS and we used to spend ours listening and comenting about bands, years, guitarrist, etc. Good memories. And one of the things that i love the most on your vlogs is the album recomendations, i actually have been listening those albums. Sorry bad english, not my native language. Cheers!
Am I the only one who doesn’t enjoy listening to full albums? I don’t know I just get bored of similar sounding songs, so I enjoy listening to random songs by different bands EDIT. It’s been two months and thanks to Metallica’s early albums and Behemoth’s The Satanist and Firelink’s The Inveterate Fire I’ve finally gotten into listening to full albums
I completely understand where you're coming from. I work as a pharmacy technician at a hospital. When I went on my interview, I took out my nose rings and my 12 year piercings and wore my skirt suit. Once I got my tattoo on my arm, I have to keep it covered up. Even when I go to work, I don't wear nearly as much makeup as I do like on my days off and when I go to shows. I remember the first time I played my music when I was working, my coworkers just said, "You don't seem like the type of person who would listen to metal."
I work in the kitchen for this place called the Old Spaghetti Factory. The people who eat there are the family types who go to church on sundays, old people, and people who wanna go eat fancy but can't afford it. Doesn't sound very metal at all. But the thing is, in the back, you can bring your own speaker if you'd like and play your own music, and everyone in the kitchen listens to heavy metal.
Great video, and great outlook. The best job out there for a metalhead is the one that pays the bills. If you support your own family, you understand this even more. I'm a lifelong metalhead, and long ago I've conceded the fact that most people just don't like metal or whatever comes with it. There's nothing wrong with that. There's plenty out there that we don't like. You're right to say that people will draw conclusions about you based on your appearance. EVERYONE DOES IT. It doesn't even have to be in a negative way; for example, if you see a man wearing the brown UPS uniform, it's safe to say he's an employee of UPS. This is one of the reasons why professional appearances are important. You, as an employee, represent the company you work for, not the other way around. Also as far as judging based on appearances, how many fellow metalheads in here scoffed at the sight of scene-kids or sagging pants? Don't lie lol. You can hold a job and hold your principles. Principles shouldn't be about your clothes, they should be about your ideas, morals, outlook, etc. Nobody can take that from you, no matter where you work. Hell, I served in the US Army for 5 years. The military is the one organization where appearance standards are probably higher than any other job out there, but if they can't take your personal morals from you, then Walmart sure as hell ain't gonna. You know what's metal? Doing whatever it takes to handle your shit. The world doesn't owe you anything, so if you want it, go get it. Sometimes you gotta do shit you don't like. Metal anthems are songs about strength and survival, not about how they got their asses kicked. That's for the mallcore crowd.
Totally get it. I've taken out piercings or covered my tattoos for the sake of getting through an interview before. Anyone with 'mods' or the likes thereof will understand the looks we get and the thoughts others have on us, especially when it comes to what potential bosses may think of us. It's bulshit but necessary if I want to maintain that proverbial 'phat cash' flow. Usually once I'm hired and prove myself to be a legit and hard worker, I can start showing my 'mods' and whatnot bit by bit and no one says a word.
For the first professional job I got after Uni, I turned up for the interview in knee-high leather boots, a black leather skirt, black shirt and a long black trench coat. I got that job because of my personality and I knew how to talk the shit in that field. Since it wasn't a job where you need to deal with customers I got to wear band T-shirts and jeans everyday. I'm a girl so the hair wasn't an issue, but it wouldn't have been anyway. After working there for awhile other people with facial piercings and bright coloured whacky hair styles were hired as well, so that was cool too cause they also likes some similar bands and they were cool to look at. It's definitely easier to look metal/different the more qualifications the job requires, compared to retail positions and the like. Another little story... Out of all my metal friends that were trying to get a first job straight out of high school, only one cut his hair. The rest got jobs as waiters or in retail and it turned out the only job he could get with the big chop off was pushing trolleys (shopping carts) at the supermarket. For that job they really don't care what you look like, and most of the other employees in that particular position suffer from mental disabilities. I'm not using that as an insult, they literally have Down's syndrome and other mental difficulties. That certainly taught us all a lesson in being who you want to be. I do understand your general point though.
Well it all depends on the person, if your only passion is metal so you should find a find with almost no technical requirements, so as you said any job is ok, but I do think that there're out there some "normal" jobs that are more "Metalhead friendly", for example, I'm Tech Support and I only do support for the company personnel so I can wear any shirt I want (maybe no a Cannibal Corpse one but hey... there is no need to show butchery in a work place), and the most important thing is that almost any office/tech job there is people tend to be more open minded, a bit more intelligent so I find a LOT of people that are metalheads or metal sympathizers, and also I can work with headphones and listen to music all day, and that's important because, for example here in Argentina, some low-rated jobs like stocker, worker, jobs that you're out of public sight so they tend to listen to very loud awful music and even do some team-work, so you have to listen to awful music all day and you're unable to wear headphones so that are not very good jobs for metalheads I guess, so my recomendation, well, try to have hobby outside metal that can give you a nice and comfy position to be confortable and happy, because you're going to be a nice bounch of hours there and with that people. There is also some works that're definitelly "METAL JOBS" like in mayus and all... it is of course based on "Metalhead Stereotypes", for example... Blacksmith, Blacksmith is SUUUUPER Heavy Metal!! but you also need to have the passion to try this because there is not so many blacksmiths nowadays. Another good one in the same line but not so heavy is being a Carpenter, you "create stuff with your own hands" It's like the prime premise. Then there is the highly-qualify jobs the professional jobs, the ones where you need to end university with honours, and for me any kind of profession where you can work from home is good for a metalhead, for example, Civil engineer, Arquitect, etc, are good ones since you tend to work at home, metal music might even give you inspiration and there are a lot of metal songs to burst you head for works like that. Then if you dont need a lot of money to live you can be a leather artisan, one of my leather cuff are made by a metalhead that works 6 months in Argentina and 6 months in Spain so, he does what he wants, dress as he wants, and have enough to live and travel. The last posibility is if you have a lot of money to invest in something, well you can do whatever you fucking want but the point is to work in a project that is a bit heavy metal, like, for example, making a brewery.
I’ve been watching your videos off and on for the past year. I love Metal, the music, and the incredible family and culture it encompasses. We truly are family. I Finally subscribed! 😂 As for Metal Jobs I like to think I have made a living in some pretty insane occupations. I was a Solider in America’s 1st Infantry Division and served in Units that stormed the beaches of Normandy in WWII and was a member of the prestigious unit that won many great battle of WWII. I went on to work on giant oil rigs in Wyoming and the Dakotas. Miserable hate work. Now I’m a weapons and artillery technician, something that would make Sabaton shit their pants. 😂 I rock Metal Merch from my favorite bands almost daily. 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
This is very useful for me, since I'm a young metalhead that finds himself drifting inevitably into adulthood and truth be told, sooner or later I'll have to earn my bread with the sweat of my brow whether I like it or not. However, I already had an option lined up. Four letters. Y, M, C, A. Nah, I'm just messing with you. Those four letters are A, R, M, Y. Army. I intend to join the army as soon as I turn 18. I know it's gonna be the toughest experience of my life, but as I sometimes say, the hammer can shatter glass, but it can also forge steel. May the Aesir and the Vanir bless you, Blackmetal Werewolf, and may the Norns align your fate with happiness, health, and wealth.
Pizza delivery! Did it for 2 years, and some of my fellow drivers were metal heads too. Loved the independence, and being able to blast my metal albums the whole time. So much fun. :)
Sydney Bliss Out of curiousity what did you do after pizza delivery? Its a great job for now and flexible for college classes, but I'm ready for the next gig.
I was in the U.S. military for over 25+ years 1986-2012. I seen metal concerts all over the world. Japan, Germany, Czech Republic, Mexico, Canada, all over the USA. I have even talked to band members of bands I like and told them I seen them in other cities and they are glad I showed up and support their bands.
thank you for saying all the stuff about hair and hair color! so many people I went to school with were so hung up on not getting any kind of job that didn't let them do whatever they want and I always felt like I was the only one who thought that was kind of unrealistic, glad I'm not the only one!
I'm a welder in a metal fabrication shop. They aren't too strict on style of dress, so long as it doesn't pose a safety risk. Long pants and steel toed boots are a must. Long hair tied back and no loose/baggy clothing. Jewelry isn't prohibited, but it's suggested necklaces be tucked into the shirt. Most people don't wear their wedding rings. you could loose a finger in machinery! Other than that, no problems. :-)
I have tats and i work with animals. veterinary, pet resort, animal grooming and animal shelters. I love animals so it fits for me. many of the girls and guys I work with have tats. piercing. guages, long hair, etc. it depends on the owner but most just don't. are as long you're not messy. don't look like a slob, don't where your jewelry and tie your hair back and up. dogs will pull and drag you by the hair. it happens, dogs think it's a rope. lol
Anything that you don't have to come into with clients, is probably a good fit, as long as you respect the safety regulations (for example, in my job, I have to tie my hair for my own safety and personally I never questioned it as I deemed it common sense, considering my working environment). That said, there are also what I call "people"-jobs that are pretty chill about this. One of my closest friends liked to color her hair for example but works with people on a daily basis and she didn't know if that was allowed. She asked it first and her bosses said it wasn't an issue, no matter the color...
I need a job where i don't have to talk to random people, so no cafés(coffee places ask for many people)restaurants or stores. Something like working in a warehouse would be good
Your opinion of finding and keeping job and basically shelving your ego to get a job is very responsible , grounded in reality and mature. Your absolutely right to assume that people will judge you even if they shouldn't. They dont know you at all when your being interviewed, one of the only things they have to go by is your appearance.
I’m a route driver for Amazon it’s super metal cause I just connect my phone to the Bluetooth in our work vehicles and I just blare metal all day going down the roads and through neighborhoods, lol anything from classic thrash/death metal to modern MetalCore and Deathcore lol it’s great
That one is so good! I ordered it after hearing Blood of Banuckborn (or whatever) before release. It's my first Sabaton album and I love it so much (I'm sure I'll have all their albums within two years :p)...
I do factory work and they have a fairly strict dress code concerning the uniform. Fortunately, however, I do get to wear my black and red nautical star/pentagram necklace and my skull ring. I also wear a beanie to keep my hair back as well as keep the sweat out of my eyes and I have several safety pins stuck through it. And I've actually gotten several compliments and created several discussions concerning my nail polish. :P
Me and my boyfriend are metalheads and we both work in IT - he's a programmer and I'm a networking engineer. Neither of our managers care as to what we wear - of course we don't go to the extremes (band t-shirts, some basic necklaces here and there, but nothing too extreme). My boyfriend is with an extremely long hair and goatee and I myself went through the entire rainbow of hair colours (normal and abnormal) and in neither of our workplaces it was ever a problem :) And funny enough, lots of metallheads go to the IT field :)
I live in the bible belt in the usa, so metalheads are a rare sight. Which made it all the more awesome when my middle-aged, dad bod rockin, dad joke spitting work instructor turned out to be an incognito metalhead.
I work in healthcare, there are lots of metalheads in the hospital setting. The rules of having our hair tied back, clean nails, and uniform (scubs) kind of unifies all the workers and there are several roles within the healthcare field. Personally, I am a respiratory therapist in the USA, so I work mainly intensive care and most of my patients are on vents (life support).
Sylosis is indeed an excellent band. I've seen them in Paris last year, opening for Children of Bodom, and I wondered why they weren't more famous. Looks like they don't tour very much. I'll try to wear my Babymetal t-shirt at my job tomorrow. Could be fun.
Well, actually I have 3 shirts, the one of the 2016 tour with the barbarian (bought in NY because I'm the kind of weirdo to cross the oceans to see my metas - actually wore it at the Hellfest open air), one unofficial with only silhouettes of the girls on a red background and another unofficial, white, with the girl's heads in a super cute design. I think the second one is the less embarrassing to wear at work.
I really agree with you I think hair is a personal thing, it is something that goes everywhere with you so they shouldnt make you cut it I think it is unfair to guys how girls can have their hair as long as they want and guys have to cut it also I think it is stupid how they care more about appearance rather than skills, I would rather have a blue haired guy who is intelligent and who has the skills for the job rather than a dumbass dressing formal and who has no skills
I live in a rural council estate in South Wales UK & finding a job is really difficult and it's even more difficult during this pandemic. I'm not giving up hope though I am putting résumés out and applying online and I hope anyone who's having a hard time finding a job will get one 1 day!
Construction Retail Fry cook Dive Bars Tattoo Guitar center Miner Mechanic Record Stores Skate Shops These jobs are easy to get especially for a metalhead unless it’s tattooing, Mechanic or fry cook which ofc you need experience but you get the idea, honestly this video has a very Good point as well
I feel that here where I live (Finland), it's becoming looser in many fields, I'm a female, so no trouble with hair length but I remember piercings, especially facial ones, being problematic; now it's much more accepted (sure there are still places when it's not accepted at all, though sometimes it's for a legit reason (f.e. being a cook you can't wear any jewelry because of hygiene and possibility ending in the customer's food) but not always) unless you look somehow really disturbing or so. My bf has long hair and is working at school (IT support, so no teacher or so) and no problems. If I were male, I would def have long hair and would have a really hard time to give it up. As a female, I've preferred long hair on guys since age 10, long before I even knew metal existed. :D And it's still the same, I found short hair unattractive on both males and females, with pretty rare exceptions to this (less than 5 % :D). And the longer the hair, the better. :D Shoulder length is too short. :D Just in general, I think it's stupid that "men should have short hair just because men are supposed to have short hair". I hope it changes and won't be seen as problematic, just like women can have short hair now while 150 years ago it was unacceptable.
I work in front of customers, as a type of cashier that handles cashing checks/sending money/paying bills. I am always wearing my two rings I choose and some leather wrist/arm bands, no spikes, along with my work's full dress code. My work has never given me crap either. Hell my bosses say they like my outfits when they see me off work and just the other day on Halloween when I did this full on gothic/metal attire. I've come to realize I do my job, and several others, well enough they don't care unless a customer actually complains; which has yet to happen with my 4 years working there. I guess they saw something in me, because I didn't realize my two days showing up was for two different interviews. On the second I was full on all out in goth attire and makeup, well needless to say I passed my drug test and got the job.
I'm working at my school's library half time to get some extra money besides the parent's economic support and the scholarship and they didn't ask me for a haircut or a specific dressing code due to I'm a student and not an employee by the institution (the library was looking out for students interested in a half time job). So, if someone is at a situation similar to mine, you could try that.
This video is a real eye opener to me. I'm lucky enough to be able to study for a bachelor degree (in software engineering) and I never really have trouble with how I look. I also won't really have a lot of trouble finding a job (99 % of the people that finish this study get a job within 1 year, about half can keep working where they did their internship). Hearing someone say that they would take any job was kind of strange to me, but then I realized that I'm pretty lucky that I most likely can choose where to work (there is a shortage of people in my field). But honestly, I'd never cut my hair for a job. I can look professional with my hair tied back and just wearing professional clothes. If people don't want to hire me for how I look, then I don't even want to work for them. Although I'll most likely shave of my small beard if I have to go for an interview.
Every time I've gone for an application I've cut my hair and shaved my beard too. My first actual job after high school was a night shift factory line job which I literally just walked in, asked if they were hiring, and started that night. Most of the other people I worked with there were metal heads too and we could listen to music while working and no dress code other than nothing too loose that could get caught in machinery for safety (day shifts did have dress codes). I currently have what is basically an office job since that works better with class schedules, business casual dress code sucks, but we can talk to each other while working and listen to music/audio books here as well. Those are two options that are generally pretty common to look into if you're searching for something with low requirements which doesn't involve putting up with crap customers. They're not the most enjoyable jobs in the world, but a job is a job they don't have to be fun, you can always keep searching for a better job after being hired.
I work in a library. They're pretty open-minded :) My hair was blue and quite long when I went to the interview about one and a half years ago, now it's purple and short-ish (about the same length you described yours being when you called your 1st work place if you'd get an interview). I've worked in many libraries in the area after my first interview (I don't yet have a degree, so I cannot be hired full-time) and one of my bosses actually has a very long, multi-colored hair and a nose piercing (a small ring on one side) and several piercings on her ears. I dress pretty freely on my workplace, I think I'm the one who mostly sets the standard on what I would not wear to work... Skirts or shorts only if I have thick leggings/stockings under them, no deep necklines, no high-heeled shoes (one of my co-workers is very feminine and wears low heels every day, but most wear sandals because they're comfortable to stay inside all day, walking a lot), not the most brutal or most sexual band shirts, especially if I know I'll be working on the kid's section that day... Usually I have on colorful skinny jeans, a not-so-crazy band shirt or print shirt, a hoodie if it's cold, also a scarf if it's even colder, my work shoes (they're kinda like loafers, but black fake leather, Idk what they're called) and some not-so-crazy jewelry. I only have piercings on my earlobes, though. Besides my ex-boss, we have two metalheads at our workplace, both just tie their hair back during work and otherwise they look like they normally do. Their styles don't normally include spikes, though. One of them is into power metal, so those band t-shirts are usually pretty family-friendly anyway (I think)... The other one doesn't really wear band shirts, he has just commented mine so many times I know he's a metalhead... Also, there's one girl who has a very simplistic style otherwise, but she has this anime fan hairstyle, you know the one, kinda like emo but then again not... She sometimes wears circle lenses to work, makes her eyes look huge! I know a goth who does TH-cam videos and works as a baker, full-time. She has a video of a typical work day (everything she could show us). She puts on regular clothes (changes into actual work clothes once she gets there), ties hair back (at work puts a net on them), no makeup, no piercings (she has many, she just simply doesn't put them on when she goes to work).
Thought I'd chime in here. If you live in the U.S. and are a metalhead looking for a job, especially if you have a trade skill such as mechanic, sheet metal worker, welder, etc, look into applying for any civiian federal government jobs in your area that are along those lines. I work in a machine shop, working on engine parts for fighter jets. As a civil service worker, the government doesn't care about the length of my hair (it's pretty long) as long as I can get the job done. I'm not IN the military, just working FOR the military, so no haircut regulations. We have lots of biker types working where I work, with long hair, long beards, etc. Some of them even wind up in management positions over time. One lady who used to work in my shop advanced to a very high management position in our facility, and when I saw her a couple of weeks ago, she had purple hair. We also have a guy in our building, an engine mechanic, I believe, who wears metal band shirts almost every day. No one says a word about it. Our command is even running an ad now looking for new employees, and in the ad, there is a huge bearded guy who could pass for a Viking, and a woman with tattoos standing in front of a fighter jet holding a wrench. Might be worth checking into. I'd recommend still dressing sort of "mainstream" for your initial interview, but once you start working, no one will care about your style of dress. As an added bonus, you can build up vacation days pretty quickly, which has allowed me to take time off to travel for gigs with bands I've been in, and to travel to concerts. The website to see what's available in your area is www.usajobs.gov.
I love sylosis! Dormant heart is great and I also really enjoy their other albums. I just ordered the guitar transcription book for dormant heart. It is one of my favourite albums lately.
I was wearing a Six Feet Under shirt when I went to drop off an application at an arcade. The manager was into death metal so he gave me the job on the spot
I used to have a history teacher in middle school who had a beard and long hair. It obviously didn't hinder him in his job in any way, which is great. He was a really cool teacher, a total rock and movie fanatic. :D
listen to conclusion of an age by sylosis. Its a lot more technical than dormant heart. Ive seen them three times and the first time was just after conclusion of an age came out. Id never listened to them before and they blew my mind
We are pretty lucky to live in this day and age. A lot of companies don't really mind anymore as long as it's not extreme, offensive, and your clean. Great video man I agree completely
Im a barber and it is great for being a metalhead, yeah i get all the comments all the time, but i get to wear what i want, have longer hair, and also get to leave early if i want to go to shows its oretty darn great lol
I work for a brain injury rehab. They allow me to have my hair the way I want, wear my piercings, and show off my tattoos (so long as they aren’t offensive). I feel like a lot of health care professionals, social workers, and counselors are able to express themselves :)
I work at a logistics warehouse and they let me use a black cap with some pins and my hair is mid length just growing it out but I comb it back and the manager didn't really say anything about it haha I guess I'm fortunate to work and have my cap on with mid length hair haha
I can vouch for working in record stores and tattoo shops as a job that doesnt mind how XxEdgyxX you look but they dont pay very well (unless youre the actual artist that is). i actually just got hired for a desk job by the government and so far im pleased that they dont seem to mind hair dyed unnatural colors or tattoos since my manager has a large tattoo on her wrist and they dodnt mind my hair having the ends dyed red (tho it is very faded atm and not so shocking yknow?). ALSO i recommend faux piercings, i have fake snakebites because i always anticipated them getting in the way of getting a real job, plus they look so real as heck so im not sacrificing the actual look of it :D.
I work as an automotive technician/mechanic, no one gives a f*** what I look like because they need skilled technicians to work on their cars, a lot of blue collar jobs need skilled labor so they don't mind how you look as long as you work hard and can do the job
I have a work uniform at my work, but like you i put my hair up and i have piercings none have ever said anything. they even let me play whatever music i want when at the firm where we are our cars and gods, sometimes i work out in the field with customers. quite dynamic work, but never have i recived any complaints for my "metal"lifestyle.
If you want to keep your hair dyed and you're looking for a job, another good way to get around it, at least in my experience, is to have a dark, subtle color. For instance, my hair is a really dark, natural looking purple, and when I was looking for a job, I got a job at the first place I applied to. My hair isn't like a crayola purple and it's not too bright. But, hair color isn't obviously the only factor involved when you're looking for job. That's just a tip that I have for those who really want to keep their hair dyed. 😎
i work in shipping and receiving driving a forklift and since we are a small company with about 15 people i can even heave headphones on and listen to metal during work, im usualy alone most of the day in the storehouse.
I can relate to this as I used to have wild hair colors back in uni. It wasn't metal looks I know but more a bit mix of colorful hair and black clothing, black nails, and all other death related kinda items. As soon as I reach my final year in uni, I do realised I need to change my looks for professional one, though I do have a dream to be still doing what I like but it won't pay my necessities. Maybe some people think that sounds like faking myself, but I would call it as being realistic and less idealistic of my own preferences. From my first job until now, it is always related in HR dept. So of course there is no way back for me to dress whatever I want but that's alright. I can still be doing what I want when I'm not working anyways.
Summer after high school I decided to switch to a higher paying job, I got an interview at a barbecue place. I wore a long sleeve button down and kept my left hand under the table to hide my sleeves and hand ink, they didn't notice until I wore a tee shirt my first day on the job but too my surprise they didn't mind and just wanted to ask about my pieces.
I’m a welder and we all have our own sections to work and we listen to our own music I have my speaker blasting nothing but metal death metal thrash black metal I work with heavy machinery fire and abunch of power tools works for me it is stress full at times but it’s good work
In my opinion, Dormant Heart is one of the best records out there right now. Josh Middleton is simply a beast. If you're interested in technical metal, you should check out his solo album "Hollowed-Out Planetoid", which he released earlier this year.
I love your attitude toward landing a job. My work motto is "I need a job to support my metal habit" \m/ ... I work in corporate america and when I first started working here I dressed pretty conservative when I first started. I would see how other people dressed and stay within the "norm". Which I found was pretty laid back here and there are girls here with "mermaid hair". Now I wear my battle jacket into work and pretty much wear a metal or rock shirt every day. I do keep into consideration what I wear into work when I am buying shirts. I don't pick shirts that are too offensive or "scary". I save those shirts for shows. Needless to say I don't wear my "bonded by blood" shirt to work anymore or I do but only during the cold season when I am wearing a hoodie over it all day. All in all I find if you are respectful toward customs (where ever you are) others will be respectful of you.
I Love your JP belt buckle!!! What did you say that the name of your necklace was? And where did you get it? Because I would Love to have one. I think that it is awesome!!!
I'm currently studying Journalism at University, and hoping to go into rock music journalism/PR once I graduate. But if that doesn't work out, it's not the end of the world. I know I'm not a one dimensional person and have more interests than just metal.
I used to work at a college, and I was told not to wear my band shirts. So I wore nerdy shirts, star wars and such. Just a small change, but still maintaining my own style and personality!
I wish I saw this video a year or so ago. Got a really promising job interview, cut my long hair a little shorter, trimmed my beard down, really tidied myself up. Got the job 👍 But as soon as I started working I realise their was another metal head there, everyone else was pretty cool. I currently have hair that's just grown past my ass and a beard that's been grown out for just over a year.
im exactly the same. i don't go to work to make friends. i have co workers who I regularly talk to during the shifts for a long while but that's about it. same goes for the new school im going to.
Working in a freezer at a grocery store is trve kvlt, especially when you are alone in there because you can turn off the lights and stock in the cold darkness.
Actually a friend of mine,she has green blue dreads,an undercut,has drawn on eyebrows, two piercings in her face,tunnels and she has a lot of tattoos and wears only black stuff,and she actually has short time jobs quite often, because she has an incredibly nice and wonderful attitude.I actually think it has also a lot to do with attitude, not only looks (of course looks are important too!) Well...she kinda inspired me so maybe there's hope
Another metal job is a welder
Lol tru :c
can you have long hair as a welder?
Andrasté Reminiec couple of my buddies had to cut their hair when they became welders. Which is understandable. Fire hazard and such
Nik Morales same thing with working a t a plastic factory....only it's worse... If you're asthmatic, the working conditions at this place possibly could kill you
Andrasté Reminiec I was joking bro, it's cause welder deals with welding metal....metal haha
Metal Job: A job that pays enough for band t-shirts and patches
Example:
Mc Donalds is a good way to get money for slayer albums and metallica t-shirts
Best comment ive seen
I work there, and I can vouch for this man.
yes
Not when your shift is until midnight
No concerts at all
I love both of those bands 💜
long hair is love . long hair is life
sherk is love sherk is life
*shrek
I mis my long hair.
Yeah!!!!!!
DiogoF Saavedra I'm growing my hair longer, but short hair isn't bad at all. Opinions.
I usually look at people that look different because I think they look cool and not because I'm judging
Yall should consider avoiding to do that because it can make people very uncomfortable :/
I work with children who have special needs and it is the most rewarding job I ever had. For work I mainly wear my jeans, converse and t-shirt with a super hero character. Not the most metal job but i love it.
Why the fuck do you wear a t-shirt with a super-hero on it ?! You are a hero yourself !
I'm my own boss, I sale vinyl and band shirts at music festivals, trying to open my own record store/thrift second hand shop. Selling records on eBay and such.
thats awesome
Good luck. with your endevour ...Although I thinkthat you'd have better luck with selling your records though amazon.com
that's if you have a lot fo patience
Discogs man, sell it on there
try etsy.com...
the e stores on Etsy .com are much nicer...
I know this ,because I've done business with them before
I went to a job interview wearing my Butchered at Birth shirt. The interviewer looked at me like I was a psychopath. She was terrified.
Still managed to get the job.
Jk. They threw me out of the building and told me not to show up there again.
Hahahahaha
You could have worn either a regular t shirt ,or a dress shirt
Dress shirt for interviews, nobody cares about how edgy you are when having an interview lol
I think any job is ok as long as they don't play pop music in the workplace XD
I was once having a week-long 'Introduction to the workplace' (I think that's how you'd translate it) in 8th grade and the place only played about a 10-track playlist of 80's pop. Nothing else. Thankfully I was only there for a week but I can only imagine what it's like for the long-time employees there, hearing the same few pop songs for years...
Well, It must be a hell-like place. At least it was 80's music and not new pop, each decade pop music seems to get even worse than the previous
+Nefeli metalhead999 michael Jackson is okay good basslines...
Loej - I don't listen to Michael Jackson but I have to say that his music is very good, there are exceptions
Nefeli metalhead999 Aye
I cant call myself a metalhead, even tho i spend a huge amount of time listen to metal bands (obviusly, it was the most popular metal bands arround the 80s and 90s). But one thing i always gonna love from metalheads is that until this day, they keep listening to ALUMBS, complete albums, not just a bunch of random songs of diferent albums, nowadays people usually get their iPods only with SONGS of various artist/albums. And IMO, the experience of listen an entire album its way too much better. My uncle (who is actually one of my metal mentors) has his iPod filled with ALBUMS and we used to spend ours listening and comenting about bands, years, guitarrist, etc. Good memories. And one of the things that i love the most on your vlogs is the album recomendations, i actually have been listening those albums.
Sorry bad english, not my native language. Cheers!
your english is fine.... there ar times when I get the language/spelling nazi party myself... but,I listen to Cds( no record player)
That depends on the álbum, some albums arent good enough lo listen very often but many of it's tracks are, ergo you end up mixing a list of songs
Marco Muñante if you listen to metal as ur primary genre ur a metalhead,period.(metalcore is hardcore not metal)
Yeah alumbs are the greatest thing I ever found in my life, fucking love metal alumbs
Am I the only one who doesn’t enjoy listening to full albums? I don’t know I just get bored of similar sounding songs, so I enjoy listening to random songs by different bands
EDIT. It’s been two months and thanks to Metallica’s early albums and Behemoth’s The Satanist and Firelink’s The Inveterate Fire I’ve finally gotten into listening to full albums
yep. if you're desperate to make money and got bills to pay, sometimes you gotta swallow your pride. well said.
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I completely understand where you're coming from. I work as a pharmacy technician at a hospital. When I went on my interview, I took out my nose rings and my 12 year piercings and wore my skirt suit. Once I got my tattoo on my arm, I have to keep it covered up. Even when I go to work, I don't wear nearly as much makeup as I do like on my days off and when I go to shows. I remember the first time I played my music when I was working, my coworkers just said, "You don't seem like the type of person who would listen to metal."
my ex-girlfriend worked at esp guitars! how metal is that?!
very
@@slipknotmfkrlocust8843 wtf
@@siscothemaniac621 MGB asked how metal is his girlfriend working at ESP, and I say very, and tis very metal
@@slipknotmfkrlocust8843 I'm saying wtf cause I see u everywhere
@@siscothemaniac621 I get that everywhere dude
I work in the kitchen for this place called the Old Spaghetti Factory. The people who eat there are the family types who go to church on sundays, old people, and people who wanna go eat fancy but can't afford it.
Doesn't sound very metal at all.
But the thing is, in the back, you can bring your own speaker if you'd like and play your own music, and everyone in the kitchen listens to heavy metal.
So, you work in a freezer? Thats metal as fuck first of all, second of all, would you ever say you were Trapped Under Ice?
bravo sir
the worst job for a metal head?
Working in a plastic factory...
+Andrasta Reminiec ooh that's tough...
Since he has black metal in his name, I think working in the freezer makes him "grim and frostbitten" on the job.
+naturekev lmao!
Great video, and great outlook. The best job out there for a metalhead is the one that pays the bills. If you support your own family, you understand this even more.
I'm a lifelong metalhead, and long ago I've conceded the fact that most people just don't like metal or whatever comes with it. There's nothing wrong with that. There's plenty out there that we don't like.
You're right to say that people will draw conclusions about you based on your appearance. EVERYONE DOES IT. It doesn't even have to be in a negative way; for example, if you see a man wearing the brown UPS uniform, it's safe to say he's an employee of UPS. This is one of the reasons why professional appearances are important. You, as an employee, represent the company you work for, not the other way around.
Also as far as judging based on appearances, how many fellow metalheads in here scoffed at the sight of scene-kids or sagging pants? Don't lie lol.
You can hold a job and hold your principles. Principles shouldn't be about your clothes, they should be about your ideas, morals, outlook, etc. Nobody can take that from you, no matter where you work. Hell, I served in the US Army for 5 years. The military is the one organization where appearance standards are probably higher than any other job out there, but if they can't take your personal morals from you, then Walmart sure as hell ain't gonna.
You know what's metal? Doing whatever it takes to handle your shit. The world doesn't owe you anything, so if you want it, go get it. Sometimes you gotta do shit you don't like. Metal anthems are songs about strength and survival, not about how they got their asses kicked. That's for the mallcore crowd.
Totally get it. I've taken out piercings or covered my tattoos for the sake of getting through an interview before. Anyone with 'mods' or the likes thereof will understand the looks we get and the thoughts others have on us, especially when it comes to what potential bosses may think of us. It's bulshit but necessary if I want to maintain that proverbial 'phat cash' flow. Usually once I'm hired and prove myself to be a legit and hard worker, I can start showing my 'mods' and whatnot bit by bit and no one says a word.
I'm a teacher at a primary school.. I do look different at my work.. But there is free time and time to be professional .
So u got long hair sir?. So cool
@OtherWorlds AllWorlds I'm guessing you're a teenager with no job.
OtherWorlds AllWorlds
Spoken like somebody who's never worked.
For the first professional job I got after Uni, I turned up for the interview in knee-high leather boots, a black leather skirt, black shirt and a long black trench coat. I got that job because of my personality and I knew how to talk the shit in that field. Since it wasn't a job where you need to deal with customers I got to wear band T-shirts and jeans everyday. I'm a girl so the hair wasn't an issue, but it wouldn't have been anyway. After working there for awhile other people with facial piercings and bright coloured whacky hair styles were hired as well, so that was cool too cause they also likes some similar bands and they were cool to look at. It's definitely easier to look metal/different the more qualifications the job requires, compared to retail positions and the like.
Another little story... Out of all my metal friends that were trying to get a first job straight out of high school, only one cut his hair. The rest got jobs as waiters or in retail and it turned out the only job he could get with the big chop off was pushing trolleys (shopping carts) at the supermarket. For that job they really don't care what you look like, and most of the other employees in that particular position suffer from mental disabilities. I'm not using that as an insult, they literally have Down's syndrome and other mental difficulties. That certainly taught us all a lesson in being who you want to be. I do understand your general point though.
I work as an analyst for a govt department. Long hair, goatee, casual Fridays I wear band shirts and black jeans. No problem
Well it all depends on the person, if your only passion is metal so you should find a find with almost no technical requirements, so as you said any job is ok, but I do think that there're out there some "normal" jobs that are more "Metalhead friendly", for example, I'm Tech Support and I only do support for the company personnel so I can wear any shirt I want (maybe no a Cannibal Corpse one but hey... there is no need to show butchery in a work place), and the most important thing is that almost any office/tech job there is people tend to be more open minded, a bit more intelligent so I find a LOT of people that are metalheads or metal sympathizers, and also I can work with headphones and listen to music all day, and that's important because, for example here in Argentina, some low-rated jobs like stocker, worker, jobs that you're out of public sight so they tend to listen to very loud awful music and even do some team-work, so you have to listen to awful music all day and you're unable to wear headphones so that are not very good jobs for metalheads I guess, so my recomendation, well, try to have hobby outside metal that can give you a nice and comfy position to be confortable and happy, because you're going to be a nice bounch of hours there and with that people.
There is also some works that're definitelly "METAL JOBS" like in mayus and all... it is of course based on "Metalhead Stereotypes", for example... Blacksmith, Blacksmith is SUUUUPER Heavy Metal!! but you also need to have the passion to try this because there is not so many blacksmiths nowadays. Another good one in the same line but not so heavy is being a Carpenter, you "create stuff with your own hands" It's like the prime premise.
Then there is the highly-qualify jobs the professional jobs, the ones where you need to end university with honours, and for me any kind of profession where you can work from home is good for a metalhead, for example, Civil engineer, Arquitect, etc, are good ones since you tend to work at home, metal music might even give you inspiration and there are a lot of metal songs to burst you head for works like that.
Then if you dont need a lot of money to live you can be a leather artisan, one of my leather cuff are made by a metalhead that works 6 months in Argentina and 6 months in Spain so, he does what he wants, dress as he wants, and have enough to live and travel.
The last posibility is if you have a lot of money to invest in something, well you can do whatever you fucking want but the point is to work in a project that is a bit heavy metal, like, for example, making a brewery.
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How about a writer or a translator?
That's what I do.
I look for a job I'd like doing because I don't want to waste my life
I got a job at McDonald's and both interviews I wore metal shirts and had my hair down
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Please don't.
I would also like to add that I am 15, so people don't go on about how it's a shitty job.
Dude, he just said "I got a job at McDonald's---" in the original post... learn to read.
+Joe Bloggs He's just a kid.
"yeah i'm desperate i need a job is there any way you can give my a chance" does this also work for girlfriends? XD
c00kiegaming maybe, depends on the girl.
No, it dont
I’ve been watching your videos off and on for the past year. I love Metal, the music, and the incredible family and culture it encompasses. We truly are family. I Finally subscribed! 😂 As for Metal Jobs I like to think I have made a living in some pretty insane occupations. I was a Solider in America’s 1st Infantry Division and served in Units that stormed the beaches of Normandy in WWII and was a member of the prestigious unit that won many great battle of WWII. I went on to work on giant oil rigs in Wyoming and the Dakotas. Miserable hate work. Now I’m a weapons and artillery technician, something that would make Sabaton shit their pants. 😂 I rock Metal Merch from my favorite bands almost daily. 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
This is very useful for me, since I'm a young metalhead that finds himself drifting inevitably into adulthood and truth be told, sooner or later I'll have to earn my bread with the sweat of my brow whether I like it or not. However, I already had an option lined up. Four letters. Y, M, C, A.
Nah, I'm just messing with you. Those four letters are A, R, M, Y. Army. I intend to join the army as soon as I turn 18. I know it's gonna be the toughest experience of my life, but as I sometimes say, the hammer can shatter glass, but it can also forge steel.
May the Aesir and the Vanir bless you, Blackmetal Werewolf, and may the Norns align your fate with happiness, health, and wealth.
Pizza delivery! Did it for 2 years, and some of my fellow drivers were metal heads too. Loved the independence, and being able to blast my metal albums the whole time. So much fun. :)
Sydney Bliss Out of curiousity what did you do after pizza delivery? Its a great job for now and flexible for college classes, but I'm ready for the next gig.
I was in the U.S. military for over 25+ years 1986-2012. I seen metal concerts all over the world. Japan, Germany, Czech Republic, Mexico, Canada, all over the USA. I have even talked to band members of bands I like and told them I seen them in other cities and they are glad I showed up and support their bands.
thank you for saying all the stuff about hair and hair color! so many people I went to school with were so hung up on not getting any kind of job that didn't let them do whatever they want and I always felt like I was the only one who thought that was kind of unrealistic, glad I'm not the only one!
I've long searched for a youtuber like you. I like you and your Videos. They make me happy on bad days.
Great video, currently looking for a job myself so very useful. Love the album recommendation too, been listening to it recently, love the song Leech.
I'm a welder in a metal fabrication shop. They aren't too strict on style of dress, so long as it doesn't pose a safety risk. Long pants and steel toed boots are a must. Long hair tied back and no loose/baggy clothing. Jewelry isn't prohibited, but it's suggested necklaces be tucked into the shirt. Most people don't wear their wedding rings. you could loose a finger in machinery!
Other than that, no problems. :-)
I have tats and i work with animals. veterinary, pet resort, animal grooming and animal shelters. I love animals so it fits for me. many of the girls and guys I work with have tats. piercing. guages, long hair, etc. it depends on the owner but most just don't. are as long you're not messy. don't look like a slob, don't where your jewelry and tie your hair back and up. dogs will pull and drag you by the hair. it happens, dogs think it's a rope. lol
Blue collar/factory jobs are the best for metal heads. You can look however you want.
Anything that you don't have to come into with clients, is probably a good fit, as long as you respect the safety regulations (for example, in my job, I have to tie my hair for my own safety and personally I never questioned it as I deemed it common sense, considering my working environment).
That said, there are also what I call "people"-jobs that are pretty chill about this. One of my closest friends liked to color her hair for example but works with people on a daily basis and she didn't know if that was allowed. She asked it first and her bosses said it wasn't an issue, no matter the color...
I need a job where i don't have to talk to random people, so no cafés(coffee places ask for many people)restaurants or stores. Something like working in a warehouse would be good
Don't be so picky... get any job you can& fight like hell to keep it
I die with the thought of talking to random people... not literally but i'm a lazy, introvert piece of shit
their the best dude! get one - i love working in a warehouse sometimes
Almost landed a job, some prick managed to screw up the time i had be online for a skype call and he sent me a message saying i was no longer needed
how about a trucker? you'll always have a job..
there is both long and short hall trucking....
why don;t you try for It?
Your opinion of finding and keeping job and basically shelving your ego to get a job is very responsible , grounded in reality and mature. Your absolutely right to assume that people will judge you even if they shouldn't. They dont know you at all when your being interviewed, one of the only things they have to go by is your appearance.
I love your demeanor and attitude. I watched one video and subscribed just to hear you talk. You seem like an awesome and down to earth dude!
I’m a route driver for Amazon it’s super metal cause I just connect my phone to the Bluetooth in our work vehicles and I just blare metal all day going down the roads and through neighborhoods, lol anything from classic thrash/death metal to modern MetalCore and Deathcore lol it’s great
Have you heard Sabaton's new album?
They argonne
+c00kiegaming lol
and... SABATOOOOOOOON
Yep, love it
That one is so good! I ordered it after hearing Blood of Banuckborn (or whatever) before release. It's my first Sabaton album and I love it so much (I'm sure I'll have all their albums within two years :p)...
Banucburn? isn;t that town in Scotland,where the biggest battle in scottish history took place?
I do factory work and they have a fairly strict dress code concerning the uniform. Fortunately, however, I do get to wear my black and red nautical star/pentagram necklace and my skull ring. I also wear a beanie to keep my hair back as well as keep the sweat out of my eyes and I have several safety pins stuck through it. And I've actually gotten several compliments and created several discussions concerning my nail polish. :P
Me and my boyfriend are metalheads and we both work in IT - he's a programmer and I'm a networking engineer. Neither of our managers care as to what we wear - of course we don't go to the extremes (band t-shirts, some basic necklaces here and there, but nothing too extreme). My boyfriend is with an extremely long hair and goatee and I myself went through the entire rainbow of hair colours (normal and abnormal) and in neither of our workplaces it was ever a problem :) And funny enough, lots of metallheads go to the IT field :)
I understand your points. But i lost my job few weeks ago. My hairs are soooo long, i won't cut them ^^
Thanks for the video mate.
does anyone here like Nine Inch Nails?
yeah
Tryston Allen
meeeeee
me
There not the worst
There's better bands but i do like em
Sylosis is great - super glad this dude is finding all these great bands, they really need more exposure.
I live in the bible belt in the usa, so metalheads are a rare sight. Which made it all the more awesome when my middle-aged, dad bod rockin, dad joke spitting work instructor turned out to be an incognito metalhead.
My first job was at a pet-store and my manager was a metalhead, even worked at festivals in his past! Really cool dude!
I work in healthcare, there are lots of metalheads in the hospital setting. The rules of having our hair tied back, clean nails, and uniform (scubs) kind of unifies all the workers and there are several roles within the healthcare field. Personally, I am a respiratory therapist in the USA, so I work mainly intensive care and most of my patients are on vents (life support).
Wow, you and I are very different. I put my principles before money.
I know of agree. Only got one life to live, might as well live it how you want, not how some crappy job wants you to live it.
+joe Costello kind of*
why's it gotta be a crappy job tho?
+costic85 because most jobs are crappy. Most people are not happy with the jobs they work.
+costic85 because most jobs are crappy. Most people are not happy with the jobs they work.
Sylosis is indeed an excellent band. I've seen them in Paris last year, opening for Children of Bodom, and I wondered why they weren't more famous. Looks like they don't tour very much.
I'll try to wear my Babymetal t-shirt at my job tomorrow. Could be fun.
Yay another babymetal fan!!! What shirt is it? I only have the 2016 world tour one with the foxes
Well, actually I have 3 shirts, the one of the 2016 tour with the barbarian (bought in NY because I'm the kind of weirdo to cross the oceans to see my metas - actually wore it at the Hellfest open air), one unofficial with only silhouettes of the girls on a red background and another unofficial, white, with the girl's heads in a super cute design. I think the second one is the less embarrassing to wear at work.
Cob and Sylosis ? Daaaamn
For the anecdote, it was at the Bataclan, just 1 week before the shooting...
depends on where you work,stephanie
Shit man, you look a lot like Gaahl from Gorgoroth with your hair tied
Better the normal way...
So he looks gay? * badumm-tss *
+Thomas Rönnberg Holy hell you're a gorgeous human
Ariel Foxx Hey, thanks! ^^
+Ariel Foxx I'm not gonna lie, the same applies to you
I really agree with you I think hair is a personal thing, it is something that goes everywhere with you so they shouldnt make you cut it
I think it is unfair to guys how girls can have their hair as long as they want and guys have to cut it
also I think it is stupid how they care more about appearance rather than skills, I would rather have a blue haired guy who is intelligent and who has the skills for the job rather than a dumbass dressing formal and who has no skills
what if they have rules that are against having long hair?
Andrasté Reminiec then fuckem
there are jobs where having long hair can be hazardous..
a factory job would be one
Andraste Reminiec yeah but you could at least have your hair shoulder length or put it in a ponytail
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I live in a rural council estate in South Wales UK & finding a job is really difficult and it's even more difficult during this pandemic. I'm not giving up hope though I am putting résumés out and applying online and I hope anyone who's having a hard time finding a job will get one 1 day!
Construction
Retail
Fry cook
Dive Bars
Tattoo
Guitar center
Miner
Mechanic
Record Stores
Skate Shops
These jobs are easy to get especially for a metalhead unless it’s tattooing, Mechanic or fry cook which ofc you need experience but you get the idea, honestly this video has a very Good point as well
I feel that here where I live (Finland), it's becoming looser in many fields, I'm a female, so no trouble with hair length but I remember piercings, especially facial ones, being problematic; now it's much more accepted (sure there are still places when it's not accepted at all, though sometimes it's for a legit reason (f.e. being a cook you can't wear any jewelry because of hygiene and possibility ending in the customer's food) but not always) unless you look somehow really disturbing or so.
My bf has long hair and is working at school (IT support, so no teacher or so) and no problems.
If I were male, I would def have long hair and would have a really hard time to give it up. As a female, I've preferred long hair on guys since age 10, long before I even knew metal existed. :D And it's still the same, I found short hair unattractive on both males and females, with pretty rare exceptions to this (less than 5 % :D).
And the longer the hair, the better. :D Shoulder length is too short. :D
Just in general, I think it's stupid that "men should have short hair just because men are supposed to have short hair". I hope it changes and won't be seen as problematic, just like women can have short hair now while 150 years ago it was unacceptable.
I liked how you said I'm not there to give everybody a lesson in heavy metal
I work in front of customers, as a type of cashier that handles cashing checks/sending money/paying bills. I am always wearing my two rings I choose and some leather wrist/arm bands, no spikes, along with my work's full dress code. My work has never given me crap either. Hell my bosses say they like my outfits when they see me off work and just the other day on Halloween when I did this full on gothic/metal attire. I've come to realize I do my job, and several others, well enough they don't care unless a customer actually complains; which has yet to happen with my 4 years working there. I guess they saw something in me, because I didn't realize my two days showing up was for two different interviews. On the second I was full on all out in goth attire and makeup, well needless to say I passed my drug test and got the job.
I'm working at my school's library half time to get some extra money besides the parent's economic support and the scholarship and they didn't ask me for a haircut or a specific dressing code due to I'm a student and not an employee by the institution (the library was looking out for students interested in a half time job). So, if someone is at a situation similar to mine, you could try that.
A truck driver would be a great job, you can listen to metal at work all day.
This video is a real eye opener to me. I'm lucky enough to be able to study for a bachelor degree (in software engineering) and I never really have trouble with how I look. I also won't really have a lot of trouble finding a job (99 % of the people that finish this study get a job within 1 year, about half can keep working where they did their internship). Hearing someone say that they would take any job was kind of strange to me, but then I realized that I'm pretty lucky that I most likely can choose where to work (there is a shortage of people in my field).
But honestly, I'd never cut my hair for a job. I can look professional with my hair tied back and just wearing professional clothes. If people don't want to hire me for how I look, then I don't even want to work for them. Although I'll most likely shave of my small beard if I have to go for an interview.
Every time I've gone for an application I've cut my hair and shaved my beard too. My first actual job after high school was a night shift factory line job which I literally just walked in, asked if they were hiring, and started that night. Most of the other people I worked with there were metal heads too and we could listen to music while working and no dress code other than nothing too loose that could get caught in machinery for safety (day shifts did have dress codes). I currently have what is basically an office job since that works better with class schedules, business casual dress code sucks, but we can talk to each other while working and listen to music/audio books here as well. Those are two options that are generally pretty common to look into if you're searching for something with low requirements which doesn't involve putting up with crap customers. They're not the most enjoyable jobs in the world, but a job is a job they don't have to be fun, you can always keep searching for a better job after being hired.
I consider my job pretty metal, working with Steel, a welding machine and cars!!!! Can't beat the greasy hands and welding sparks
Sylosis! Glad you found them, man. Definitely give Monolith and Edge of the Earth a listen too!
I work in a library. They're pretty open-minded :) My hair was blue and quite long when I went to the interview about one and a half years ago, now it's purple and short-ish (about the same length you described yours being when you called your 1st work place if you'd get an interview). I've worked in many libraries in the area after my first interview (I don't yet have a degree, so I cannot be hired full-time) and one of my bosses actually has a very long, multi-colored hair and a nose piercing (a small ring on one side) and several piercings on her ears.
I dress pretty freely on my workplace, I think I'm the one who mostly sets the standard on what I would not wear to work... Skirts or shorts only if I have thick leggings/stockings under them, no deep necklines, no high-heeled shoes (one of my co-workers is very feminine and wears low heels every day, but most wear sandals because they're comfortable to stay inside all day, walking a lot), not the most brutal or most sexual band shirts, especially if I know I'll be working on the kid's section that day... Usually I have on colorful skinny jeans, a not-so-crazy band shirt or print shirt, a hoodie if it's cold, also a scarf if it's even colder, my work shoes (they're kinda like loafers, but black fake leather, Idk what they're called) and some not-so-crazy jewelry. I only have piercings on my earlobes, though.
Besides my ex-boss, we have two metalheads at our workplace, both just tie their hair back during work and otherwise they look like they normally do. Their styles don't normally include spikes, though. One of them is into power metal, so those band t-shirts are usually pretty family-friendly anyway (I think)... The other one doesn't really wear band shirts, he has just commented mine so many times I know he's a metalhead... Also, there's one girl who has a very simplistic style otherwise, but she has this anime fan hairstyle, you know the one, kinda like emo but then again not... She sometimes wears circle lenses to work, makes her eyes look huge!
I know a goth who does TH-cam videos and works as a baker, full-time. She has a video of a typical work day (everything she could show us). She puts on regular clothes (changes into actual work clothes once she gets there), ties hair back (at work puts a net on them), no makeup, no piercings (she has many, she just simply doesn't put them on when she goes to work).
I work in a Shop that sells Metal, Punk and Gothik Things:) I love this job
Thought I'd chime in here. If you live in the U.S. and are a metalhead looking for a job, especially if you have a trade skill such as mechanic, sheet metal worker, welder, etc, look into applying for any civiian federal government jobs in your area that are along those lines. I work in a machine shop, working on engine parts for fighter jets. As a civil service worker, the government doesn't care about the length of my hair (it's pretty long) as long as I can get the job done. I'm not IN the military, just working FOR the military, so no haircut regulations. We have lots of biker types working where I work, with long hair, long beards, etc. Some of them even wind up in management positions over time. One lady who used to work in my shop advanced to a very high management position in our facility, and when I saw her a couple of weeks ago, she had purple hair. We also have a guy in our building, an engine mechanic, I believe, who wears metal band shirts almost every day. No one says a word about it. Our command is even running an ad now looking for new employees, and in the ad, there is a huge bearded guy who could pass for a Viking, and a woman with tattoos standing in front of a fighter jet holding a wrench. Might be worth checking into. I'd recommend still dressing sort of "mainstream" for your initial interview, but once you start working, no one will care about your style of dress. As an added bonus, you can build up vacation days pretty quickly, which has allowed me to take time off to travel for gigs with bands I've been in, and to travel to concerts. The website to see what's available in your area is www.usajobs.gov.
I know that this comment was from a while back but I'm interested in learning more about your job. It seems like an awesome work place/environment.
I love sylosis! Dormant heart is great and I also really enjoy their other albums. I just ordered the guitar transcription book for dormant heart. It is one of my favourite albums lately.
I was wearing a Six Feet Under shirt when I went to drop off an application at an arcade. The manager was into death metal so he gave me the job on the spot
I'm a metalhead from the Caribbean. I'm into industrial maintenance and general construction.
I used to have a history teacher in middle school who had a beard and long hair. It obviously didn't hinder him in his job in any way, which is great. He was a really cool teacher, a total rock and movie fanatic. :D
listen to conclusion of an age by sylosis. Its a lot more technical than dormant heart. Ive seen them three times and the first time was just after conclusion of an age came out. Id never listened to them before and they blew my mind
We are pretty lucky to live in this day and age. A lot of companies don't really mind anymore as long as it's not extreme, offensive, and your clean. Great video man I agree completely
Im a barber and it is great for being a metalhead, yeah i get all the comments all the time, but i get to wear what i want, have longer hair, and also get to leave early if i want to go to shows its oretty darn great lol
Definitely check out Sylosis's other albums, especially "at the edge of the earth", absolute master piece of an album.
I work for a brain injury rehab. They allow me to have my hair the way I want, wear my piercings, and show off my tattoos (so long as they aren’t offensive). I feel like a lot of health care professionals, social workers, and counselors are able to express themselves :)
Metal head here working as a Latin club bouncer. WHOOO HOOO.
Michael Padilla cool!
Michael Padilla nice get them thicc latinas
sylosis is amazing you should listen to more of their albums.. the recent ones are also very good!
I work at a logistics warehouse and they let me use a black cap with some pins and my hair is mid length just growing it out but I comb it back and the manager didn't really say anything about it haha I guess I'm fortunate to work and have my cap on with mid length hair haha
I can vouch for working in record stores and tattoo shops as a job that doesnt mind how XxEdgyxX you look but they dont pay very well (unless youre the actual artist that is). i actually just got hired for a desk job by the government and so far im pleased that they dont seem to mind hair dyed unnatural colors or tattoos since my manager has a large tattoo on her wrist and they dodnt mind my hair having the ends dyed red (tho it is very faded atm and not so shocking yknow?). ALSO i recommend faux piercings, i have fake snakebites because i always anticipated them getting in the way of getting a real job, plus they look so real as heck so im not sacrificing the actual look of it :D.
I work as an automotive technician/mechanic, no one gives a f*** what I look like because they need skilled technicians to work on their cars, a lot of blue collar jobs need skilled labor so they don't mind how you look as long as you work hard and can do the job
I’m a field service mechanic for a construction company. They don’t give a fuck about appearance either
I have a work uniform at my work, but like you i put my hair up and i have piercings none have ever said anything. they even let me play whatever music i want when at the firm where we are our cars and gods, sometimes i work out in the field with customers. quite dynamic work, but never have i recived any complaints for my "metal"lifestyle.
If you want to keep your hair dyed and you're looking for a job, another good way to get around it, at least in my experience, is to have a dark, subtle color. For instance, my hair is a really dark, natural looking purple, and when I was looking for a job, I got a job at the first place I applied to. My hair isn't like a crayola purple and it's not too bright. But, hair color isn't obviously the only factor involved when you're looking for job. That's just a tip that I have for those who really want to keep their hair dyed. 😎
i work in shipping and receiving driving a forklift and since we are a small company with about 15 people i can even heave headphones on and listen to metal during work, im usualy alone most of the day in the storehouse.
I can relate to this as I used to have wild hair colors back in uni. It wasn't metal looks I know but more a bit mix of colorful hair and black clothing, black nails, and all other death related kinda items. As soon as I reach my final year in uni, I do realised I need to change my looks for professional one, though I do have a dream to be still doing what I like but it won't pay my necessities.
Maybe some people think that sounds like faking myself, but I would call it as being realistic and less idealistic of my own preferences. From my first job until now, it is always related in HR dept. So of course there is no way back for me to dress whatever I want but that's alright. I can still be doing what I want when I'm not working anyways.
Summer after high school I decided to switch to a higher paying job, I got an interview at a barbecue place. I wore a long sleeve button down and kept my left hand under the table to hide my sleeves and hand ink, they didn't notice until I wore a tee shirt my first day on the job but too my surprise they didn't mind and just wanted to ask about my pieces.
I’m a welder and we all have our own sections to work and we listen to our own music I have my speaker blasting nothing but metal death metal thrash black metal I work with heavy machinery fire and abunch of power tools works for me it is stress full at times but it’s good work
In my opinion, Dormant Heart is one of the best records out there right now. Josh Middleton is simply a beast. If you're interested in technical metal, you should check out his solo album "Hollowed-Out Planetoid", which he released earlier this year.
I love your attitude toward landing a job.
My work motto is "I need a job to support my metal habit" \m/
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I work in corporate america and when I first started working here I dressed pretty conservative when I first started. I would see how other people dressed and stay within the "norm". Which I found was pretty laid back here and there are girls here with "mermaid hair".
Now I wear my battle jacket into work and pretty much wear a metal or rock shirt every day. I do keep into consideration what I wear into work when I am buying shirts. I don't pick shirts that are too offensive or "scary". I save those shirts for shows. Needless to say I don't wear my "bonded by blood" shirt to work anymore or I do but only during the cold season when I am wearing a hoodie over it all day.
All in all I find if you are respectful toward customs (where ever you are) others will be respectful of you.
I Love your JP belt buckle!!! What did you say that the name of your necklace was? And where did you get it? Because I would Love to have one. I think that it is awesome!!!
Sylosis is one of my favorites xD
I'm glad that they get more attention
Very good advice to your subscribers. Very mature and precise. 👍
I'm currently studying Journalism at University, and hoping to go into rock music journalism/PR once I graduate. But if that doesn't work out, it's not the end of the world. I know I'm not a one dimensional person and have more interests than just metal.
Another metal job is being a developer/DevOps or any other kind of job in the tech industry
I used to work at a college, and I was told not to wear my band shirts. So I wore nerdy shirts, star wars and such. Just a small change, but still maintaining my own style and personality!
The belt and buckle made my day! HA you're awseome!
I wish I saw this video a year or so ago.
Got a really promising job interview, cut my long hair a little shorter, trimmed my beard down, really tidied myself up. Got the job 👍
But as soon as I started working I realise their was another metal head there, everyone else was pretty cool. I currently have hair that's just grown past my ass and a beard that's been grown out for just over a year.
"Rub-a-dub-subs" gets me every fucking time XD
im exactly the same. i don't go to work to make friends. i have co workers who I regularly talk to during the shifts for a long while but that's about it. same goes for the new school im going to.
What's a good job for a cowboy🤘
Trucker
Country musician
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Nice
You know, the job that cowboys do, herd fucking cattle
Working in a freezer at a grocery store is trve kvlt, especially when you are alone in there because you can turn off the lights and stock in the cold darkness.
Good advice I received back in the day: 'Dont let what you do to pay the bills define who you are as a person'.
Actually a friend of mine,she has green blue dreads,an undercut,has drawn on eyebrows, two piercings in her face,tunnels and she has a lot of tattoos and wears only black stuff,and she actually has short time jobs quite often, because she has an incredibly nice and wonderful attitude.I actually think it has also a lot to do with attitude, not only looks (of course looks are important too!) Well...she kinda inspired me so maybe there's hope