A summer job at your local amusement park sounds like a fun way to spend your teenage summers. That was not the story however, for several African American teenagers at Six Flags American in Largo Maryland. They were enjoying their jobs for a long period of time until suddenly one day, they were fired. Their manager told them that their hairstyles were inappropriate for the theme park. The general manager, Mr. Terry Prather, recently gave the workers an appearance guideline handbook. The book states that long braids are not an acceptable hairstyle for employees and that Six Flags required a more all-American look (Gordon).
With all the restrictions placed on employees concerning their images, many people cannot even be considered for a position in the theme parks. If the companies were to change these policies, the parks could have more candidates for positions. A person who is an excellent worker yet has a visible tattoo or dyed hair is a much better choice than a candidate who lacks passion and work ethic yet fits the image guidelines flawlessly. Theme parks need to hire thousands of people each year. They could possibly be hiring mediocre workers. If they let more people be considered for positions, the companies would have more options and varieties of employees.
Once the theme parks hired all these new types of employees, there would be so many different types of people to give the companies new and innovative ideas. When people who are more confident with their self-expressionism begin to work at theme parks, the companies are sure to boost in creativity. The theme park’s Research and Development departments are constantly thinking of new rides, attractions, parades, restaurants, even signs and posters. By hiring the stereotypically creative people, new suggestions for these mentioned theme park paraphernalia would be proposed.
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