Head covering

[Rivka P]

This is because I am starting a new job and still deciding how to cover my hair.

[medic09]

What? Now we have discrimination on the forum? What about a guy's choices - toupe, kippah (velvet, cloth, serugah), hat. What about guys, huh? Where's Lazer. The guys need to speak up!
;D

If it matters, my wife alternates between hats and sheitels, but she's not in such a down and dirty clinical environment anymore. She got promoted and spends half her time in an office. Then again, since she wears pants, maybe you won't count her.

[achot]

The answer is so personal and not subject to a vote, you can try different things and see what works for this job,
When I worked nights shifts (the kids were babies and it worked for us) I wore snoods, but now that I have a supervisor day position, i bought a cheap and easy to care for shaitel.
Comfort is an important factor as well.
I also take into account the image I present of myself, as non-jews may not understand snoods, but simple hats or berets are more presentable.
Good Luck

[achot]

Apr 23, 2009 20:41:50 GMT -5 medic09 said:

What? Now we have discrimination on the forum? What about a guy's choices - toupe, kippah (velvet, cloth, serugah), hat. What about guys, huh? Where's Lazer. The guys need to speak up!
;D

If it matters, my wife alternates between hats and sheitels, but she's not in such a down and dirty clinical environment anymore. She got promoted and spends half her time in an office. Then again, since she wears pants, maybe you won't count her.

Whats wrong with you??
Didnt you see the wording "If you were a married woman..."
havent you ever been able to put yourself in another persons shoes?
Your homework is to go home and try on your wifes snoods, hats, berets, shaitels and wear them for a few hours and then take the poll,... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Rivka P]

medic, you can start polls too, right? If you want to ask about men's head coverings, because hey, there's always the question of to kippah or not, feel welcome.
achot, for a while I wore this hat from parkhurst www.shushans.com/parkhurst/30017.jpg
but I got asked if I was the cook and that put a bad taste in my mouth. Then I tried tichels and I also wore a short shaitel that was quite cheap, but human hair so it's washable. I was considering wearing my fall and wearing it in a ponytail, but with today's 90 degree weather, I am reconsidering that notion. ;-)

[achot]

exactly the issues I mentioned- comfort, ease, affordability and presentable.
I think all are important, I also forgot to mention, that since I work in a jewish place, I want to make sure the men know I am married, so the shaitel should be short ( also a good idea for functional and comfort from the heat) and shouldn't look too "real" (obviously I wear minimal make up) . I have enough of a problem with that anyway, recently when one doctor tried to kiss my hand ( to thank me for saving his u-know-what regarding a problem)I told him my husband would make me taste the "Mei SODA" (seltzer, here in Israel) - he laughed but got the message.

[cganz1]

My mother is a RT (resp.) and she always wears a shaitel. She wears a short comfortable one. I know one big thing for her is to make sure that the hair doesn't get in her face or in the way. The majority of her co-workers know that she wears a shaitel, but once in a while she has some funny experiences. Such as when her wkday shaitel was being set, and she had to wear her shabbos shaitel which is longer and a different style, some ppl had the funniest questions, they couldn't understand how her hair changed so quickly (Did your hair get longer?). But, she usually has not problems.

[Rivka P]

so, today I wore a snood. it was totally fine. i thought it looked cute! I think they are really into being culturally diverse at my hospital.