hair net rant.

[willowcandra]

i just have to get this out of my system it makes me so angry. i even had major argument with my boss over this once.

inthe food industry in uk people with long hair have to wear hair nets.
ok so here is my big peeve. i have only ever had short hairs in food never a three foot long one!!!!!!!!!!! now here is why i am currently obsessing.
yesterday i went into a bakery and two girls with long hair-one with a short pony tail and one with a tight bun both had hair nets on. without the nets i would say no chance of stray hairs falling out as held in by a band. then there's the staff with short hair (about three inches long) with just the hat and no net those are going to be the ones who get hair in food as you loose loads of hair daily.

so just why are they allowed to not wear a net? they are the offenders!
does anyone else feel as angry about this as me. no wonder people think long hair is dirty!

[Poppy Seed]

I'd never thought of it like that...but you are soooo right!!!

When I worked in a bakery I had a chin length bob, and like many people with shorter hair I had to push it back behind my ears etc. We never had to wear hair nets, just hats. Although I now don't work with food at all, with long hair in an updo I almost never touch my hair at all!

That said, one of the guys I worked with had a beard, and he had to wear a mini net round his chin that hooked over his ears. That was quite entertaining!

take care
Poppy x

[funnybunny668]

Originally Posted by Poppy Seed

That said, one of the guys I worked with had a beard, and he had to wear a mini net round his chin that hooked over his ears.

ROTFL!!

A "beard-net"!!! Didn't know they made such a thing!

[Poolsoflaughter]

When I was about 15 or 16 YEARS ago, I worked at a sandwich shop. I had waist length hair, but ALWAYS kept it pulled back in a pony tail. A customer complained about it, saying that it was unsanitary, or something, and my boss approached me about maybe wearing a bun, or under a hat.
My feelings were hurt, and so this is when I started chopping my hair. I agree about the short hairs getting in food, too! Just wanted to share.

[FroandBeyond]

I have seen some seriously long hairs in my food before...I was eating a piece of cheesecake. Finally, made my way to the middle of it and when I lifted my fork there was a Long Brown strand about a footlong or longer. It was sickening. Everyone no matter what length of their hair should wear a net. When I worked at a coffee shop we had too...at first they told me I had to wear a net over my afro puff...my puff does not move and since it so curly the shed hair stays in my hair until manipulated. But the girls with loose ponytail wore their ponytails out and their hair moved and even a ponytail went into a milkshake without knowing. Yeah...I made a fuss, it wasn't fair tha I had to wear a net ( which they made such a scene about) well anyways another customer made a fuss too so EVErYONE , even with a loose ponytail slinging had to wear a net.

[Wanita]

I found a 2" long piece of hair in a donut, sitting right under the glaze. It appears that whoever was making donuts that day wasn't wearing a hairnet.

[valerie]

Eww reading this thread is making me sick. I can't think of anything that makes me gag more than hair in my food!

[MariaAZ]

I agree with FroandBeyond that everyone working around food should have to wear a hairnet.

Mom and I went out for pizza one day many, many years ago. We decided to eat at the restaurant rather than bringing it home. When Mom pulled a slice away from the pie, along with strands of cheese there also stretched a very long, thick blonde hair well over 12" long. The manager apologized every which way and offered to make another pizza, but my mother was pretty turned-off to pizza at that time and declined. We weren't charged for anything, and have never been back there since.

[SchnauzerMom]

I used to work in a fast food place. We were required to restrain our hair, put it in a ponytail or wear a hat. Personally I think it is better if "everyone" wears a hairnet even if their hair is short. Short hair falls out too!

[ChloeDharma]

You know, i could never understand this either. Yes long hair can get in food if its not contained, but somebody really should inform the people who make these rules that short haired people shed too!
In my opinion it should be a blanket rule that all hair should be contained...long AND short.

[TheBlondeApple]

Actually, once my hair is in a ponytail or a braid, how in the heck am I going to shed anywhere???

Having (other peoples) hair in your food is disgusting, but it's worse when you swallow half the hair, then notice, and pull out some already soured food with the hair that you can feel moving up your throat

Anja

[MariaAZ]

Originally Posted by TheBlondeApple

Actually, once my hair is in a ponytail or a braid, how in the heck am I going to shed anywhere???

It's quite easy, actually. happens to me all the time. After I comb my hair & put it in a ponytail, a few loose hairs may be below the band, bunched up in the ponytail. They work their way down the ponytail until they can fall out.

As for braiding... I'm notorious for leaving little wisps behind that can easily shed a hair or two.

[ShanaMaidela]

Agreed. If the rule is a hairnet then a hairnet for everyone it is!

[Steve<3]

I've only ever found short hairs in my food! And when I worked in fast food, with waist-length hair, I never once had a complaint about someone finding one of my hairs in their food. I never had to wear a hairnet, the rule was hair had to be in a braid or bun, unless it was short. While my hair will still shed in a braid, the hairs only come out if I run my hand down the ends and then pull them out of the braid. So I do think that it's easier for a short hair to shed and fall into food or onto the benches. I think my hair was probably a bit too long to land on the benches when it shed.

[willowcandra]

glad some people agree with me. i too am a net for one , net for all voter!

to conclude, i went to a mac d in newbury today and noone had a net on! ewww. didnt notice till i had finished.