Comments on: Trim your facial hair, please

By: Ameer Hamza

Ameer Hamza — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:44:54 +0000

I am not sure about the useless argument here. What is the issue with someone wanting to wear a nicely pressed suit and a tie. And equally, what is the issue and the hulla gulla over an issue if someone really wants to wear Kameez Shalwar. Some people really look wonderful in this dress; others don’t.

By: Shariq

Shariq — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:46:17 +0000

To me, looking professional from appearance is very important at work. As I m living abroad, my experience says people usually wear the dress related to culture and it reflects with the businesses serving direct clients. I have seen people with beard in almost 5-6 countries in the world doing client services.
All banks in Pakistan should concentrate more on providing services than on implementing dress codes. They should improve their customer services than other things. I remember, once I sent email to some senior officials of HBL & NBP in Us but there is no response yet. While, I sent similar emails to TD Canada and NIB USA and I got reply with ing 24 hrs.
We are talking about a bank where people stays in queue for 3 hours to pay there bills and comparing with the banks of US, Canada and UK. They must be kidding
HBL is loosing clients because they are facing more competition from Standard Chartered, HSBC and CITI banks and they are not able to provide services like them, not because of employees wearing shalwar kameez and having beard.

By: Pakistani

Pakistani — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:30:19 +0000

I got here through the “ATP 2 years ago” button. Fascinating post. I do not like beards myself, but I agree that no employer should have the right to decide if I shave or not.