<human>: recently i was filling out an application for a job at the call center of a local taxi company. as i was handing it to the receptionist, a lady walked by and took it from her to look over (i can only assume she is the hiring person or at least works in hr). she glanced at it and then said to the receptionist "have we had a discussion with him about the hair?", talking about me & my shoulder-length mane in the 3rd person as if i wasn't standing right there (rude in itself). on autopilot (*needing* this job), i blurted out something along the lines of "it's no problem to cut it off if that's a dealbreaker". she smiled, and walked away. about a week later i got a voicemail from someone at the company and have been playing phonetag ever since.

but i got to thinking about what an antiquated double-standard it is. i always keep my hair groomed and (in business situations) tied back. i don't go on job interviews looking like [the cat scratch fever album cover] if a woman came in to apply for a job they couldn't tell her that her hair is too long/too short, they'd be slapped with a discrimination suit so fast their lawyers mothers would get a black eye. so why is it ok since i'm a guy? is it legal? i'm in florida, if that helps.

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<bot>: is it legal for a company to make having short hair a contingency for males to get hired (when the position involves no visual contact with customers or vendors)?