I've been a therapist (psych) for 18 years. One of the reasons I got into this field was due to my belief EVERYONE regardless of race, creed, color, belief's should be treated equally and fairly. We are all the same so there is no need to treat people differently IMHO.
I learned as a child not to judge a book by it's cover and that you have to move a mountain of dirt just too find one diamond.
Because of my belief's more often than not I find myself working in places most wouldn't even venture into, let alone care about what's happening to the people who have no other choice but to be in these places. Yeah it's a tough job but I chose it and I do my best every time, all the time. This was never an issue, my work speaks for itself. As an Independent Contractor I have turned down more requests to hire on as a full-time staff person than most people have had jobs, again because my work speaks for itself.
I enjoy being an Independent Contractor it offers me more versatility than my peers and to be perfectly honest I don't like the feeling of being "trapped" in the same job day in and day out, for years and years... that just isn't me and the reason I am in business for myself.
This brings me to the point of this thread.
Today I started a new assignment at a local psychiatric outpatient clinic. I don't normally go into this section of the city simply due to the traffic and without exception it took me an hour to get to my destination. It's a dilapidated old building but that's what I'm used to anyway so no big deal. I meet with the clinic's director who immediately begins to berate me about my attire...?
He tells me I am wearing sneakers, which they are not and don't even look close to sneakers. When you wear a size 14 EEEEE you don't buy shoes off the rack they need to be ordered, but sneakers they are not. Then he goes on to tell me that my summer dress shirt must be buttoned to the collar or wear a tie (preferred). It's a summer dress shirt and it's made to be worn outside of the pants, there is no collar button and I DO NOT wear neck ties... maybe at a funeral. I didn't look like I just wandered in off the street wearing a pair of shorts and a tie-dyed t-shirt with matching flip-flops. When you have to buy your clothing/acessories in a store at the top of the bean stalk you learn to wait for your stuff to be delivered (sucks). When working I dress professionally yet comfortably, nice cargo pants have always worked for me and have never been an issue anywhere. In my line of work you sometimes have to physically defend yourself, run when feces is being thrown at you, and of course being comfortable increases my ability to concentrate.
At this point I'm beginning to wonder if I'm there to do a job or get fashion pointers?
After the first 15 minutes with this "director" who had nothing intelligent to offer other than what he percives as a fashion faux pas I decided this was not going to be a good match, I thanked him for his time and informed him this wasn't going to work for me, then walked out.
I'm really taken aback by this. After 18 years in the same field with never a problem, credentials, experience, and references some would kill for... someone who should KNOW BETTER judges me by what he perceives as a fashion faux pas?
Hey, if you don't like what you see before you see what I am capable of doing OK I can accept that, just say "hey your not for us", no problem I'm gone. To be perfectly honest I don't like working for people like that in the first place, but don't attempt to lecture me on how "you" think I should dress to get my job done! All that will do is leave you still in need of someone to do the job your people have already proven incapable of doing in the first place.
The ride home only took me 20 minutes, that's a big difference in traffic volume!
Sorry bout the rant this just really ticked me the faux off!
:rant over:
I learned as a child not to judge a book by it's cover and that you have to move a mountain of dirt just too find one diamond.
Because of my belief's more often than not I find myself working in places most wouldn't even venture into, let alone care about what's happening to the people who have no other choice but to be in these places. Yeah it's a tough job but I chose it and I do my best every time, all the time. This was never an issue, my work speaks for itself. As an Independent Contractor I have turned down more requests to hire on as a full-time staff person than most people have had jobs, again because my work speaks for itself.
I enjoy being an Independent Contractor it offers me more versatility than my peers and to be perfectly honest I don't like the feeling of being "trapped" in the same job day in and day out, for years and years... that just isn't me and the reason I am in business for myself.
This brings me to the point of this thread.
Today I started a new assignment at a local psychiatric outpatient clinic. I don't normally go into this section of the city simply due to the traffic and without exception it took me an hour to get to my destination. It's a dilapidated old building but that's what I'm used to anyway so no big deal. I meet with the clinic's director who immediately begins to berate me about my attire...?
He tells me I am wearing sneakers, which they are not and don't even look close to sneakers. When you wear a size 14 EEEEE you don't buy shoes off the rack they need to be ordered, but sneakers they are not. Then he goes on to tell me that my summer dress shirt must be buttoned to the collar or wear a tie (preferred). It's a summer dress shirt and it's made to be worn outside of the pants, there is no collar button and I DO NOT wear neck ties... maybe at a funeral. I didn't look like I just wandered in off the street wearing a pair of shorts and a tie-dyed t-shirt with matching flip-flops. When you have to buy your clothing/acessories in a store at the top of the bean stalk you learn to wait for your stuff to be delivered (sucks). When working I dress professionally yet comfortably, nice cargo pants have always worked for me and have never been an issue anywhere. In my line of work you sometimes have to physically defend yourself, run when feces is being thrown at you, and of course being comfortable increases my ability to concentrate.
At this point I'm beginning to wonder if I'm there to do a job or get fashion pointers?
After the first 15 minutes with this "director" who had nothing intelligent to offer other than what he percives as a fashion faux pas I decided this was not going to be a good match, I thanked him for his time and informed him this wasn't going to work for me, then walked out.
I'm really taken aback by this. After 18 years in the same field with never a problem, credentials, experience, and references some would kill for... someone who should KNOW BETTER judges me by what he perceives as a fashion faux pas?
Hey, if you don't like what you see before you see what I am capable of doing OK I can accept that, just say "hey your not for us", no problem I'm gone. To be perfectly honest I don't like working for people like that in the first place, but don't attempt to lecture me on how "you" think I should dress to get my job done! All that will do is leave you still in need of someone to do the job your people have already proven incapable of doing in the first place.
The ride home only took me 20 minutes, that's a big difference in traffic volume!
Sorry bout the rant this just really ticked me the faux off!
:rant over:
, but in your case I think this guy just has some issues that he can't address in any other way than to do what he did to you. 
Never trust a little man..Brains too near their bottoms.
Well at least we know how Humply got into making movies... 
