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Asking this because after an interview today a company asked something which I thought was ridiculous but I don't actually know the general feel on it.

My girlfriend went for an interview today and the feedback she got was she was very qualified for the job but it would depend on 'culture' as to whether she was offered it. Company then gets back to her later in the day saying they would want to see her dye her hair to a more natural color for the 2nd interview which she agreed to no problem. Her hair is a very light pink, certainly not bright pink or vibrant pink in any way.

Personally I think this is ridiculous as this is not a job where she would be seen by customers. It would be an office job where she sat behind a computer most of the day doing their social media. I told her that for the role she is going for they should not be asking her to do something like that, especially before they even offered her a job.

They also speculated she would have to cover her tattoos up which she knew pre interview. She has 3 tattoos, 1-2 are visible depending on clothing choice.

For me (and I have zero tattoos and have never dyed my hair), I think that is not a culture I would want to work in and told her she should think about that before deciding what to do (I actually preferred her natural hair color and she knows as much). Like I understand in certain environments where you are going to be visible to customers and if you're dealing with customers who would object but that isn't the case here.

Or am I being unreasonable here and what they are asking is normal? Hard for me to judge as I have been with the same company for the last 14 years and we give zero fucks about hair color or tattoos despite dealing with elderly customers.