Coworker with hair loss. Should I get involved?

[Notcoolanymore]

I am serious. You are probably right about him not caring, but it's hard to tell. If you sport a comb over you definitely are not proud of being bald. Him buzzing his head might be a sign that he has come to grips with it, but maybe not. I have been buzzing my head for close to 10 years and still care about hair loss. I understand what you are saying about available information on the internet, but not everybody knows about forums such as these.

Thanks for the response though. I will definitely take it under advisement.

[Jcm800]

Funny you should ask this, this week I approached a guy at work and asked him he felt about his thinning hair, as mine is too, We laughed about it, he denied it's thinning, and we left it at that. He claimed it wasn't a big deal.

[ryan555]

I am serious. You are probably right about him not caring, but it's hard to tell. If you sport a comb over you definitely are not proud of being bald. Him buzzing his head might be a sign that he has come to grips with it, but maybe not. I have been buzzing my head for close to 10 years and still care about hair loss. I understand what you are saying about available information on the internet, but not everybody knows about forums such as these.

Thanks for the response though. I will definitely take it under advisement.

If he doesn't know how to Google "hair loss treatments," then there is no helping him. Trust me, if he's concerned about it, he will seek out and find information. By the way, how would this be different than going up to an overweight person and giving them fitness advice? I say mind your own business. If nothing else, it's a really bad idea to get personal with coworkers.

[Jcm800]

It all depends Ryan, I know the guy I asked quite well, I weighed it up, and no offence was taken..

[Notcoolanymore]

If he doesn't know how to Google "hair loss treatments," then there is no helping him. Trust me, if he's concerned about it, he will seek out and find information. By the way, how would this be different than going up to an overweight person and giving them fitness advice? I say mind your own business. If nothing else, it's a really bad idea to get personal with coworkers.

I see your point, but it is not always this simple. Keep in mind that I have seen two different doctors that told me there was nothing I could do about my hair loss. I could be wrong, but I will assume that these doctors are intelligent enough to use google, since they did graduate from medical school. Also, I have heard Spencer K. mention a few times that people who are pretty well off(millionaires) are asking him for hair loss advice, so it is not always the case that if you are uninformed, then you must be an idiot.

I didn't treat my hair loss for years. I definitely heard about available treatments, just didn't think they were worth a damn. It wasn't until I got desperate that I actually started doing research and found this forum.

To respond to your question about giving an overweight person fitness advice, I could see it not being offensive in certain circumstances. If a person that was out of shape him/herself, I think it would go over better. The same goes for people who are losing hair. I wouldn't personally be offended if a person suffering from hair loss approached me and discussed treatments. There are ways to try to help people without coming across as a D-bag. You don't have to give help by saying: "Damn you fat f***, you need to hit the gym" or "hey kojak, get a wig".

Lastly, I agree 100% about getting personal with coworkers. Even the most simple innocent comment can get your a$$ fired.

[Jcm800]

It depends. I was one to one with a thinning guy my age. Next day a girl at work pointed at my crown, to let me know I'm thinning. Like I needed reminding, that just fkn hurt and upset me deep down, I just smiled and tried to forget it. But it'll bug me forever now. She doesn't realise just how much that did hurt.

[Notcoolanymore]

It depends. I was one to one with a thinning guy my age. Next day a girl at work pointed at my crown, to let me know I'm thinning. Like I needed reminding, that just fkn hurt and upset me deep down, I just smiled and tried to forget it. But it'll bug me forever now. She doesn't realise just how much that did hurt.

You should have pointed out something on her that wasn't great. Oh wait, you would have gotten fired. I forgot that pointing out someone's hair loss is exempt when it comes to workplace harassment.

[Jcm800]

You should have pointed out something on her that wasn't great. Oh wait, you would have gotten fired. I forgot that pointing out someone's hair loss is exempt when it comes to workplace harassment.

Yeah her husband ironically is short bald and fat, might have to remind her off that fact in future..

Times like that make finasteride more tempting.

[Notcoolanymore]

Yeah her husband ironically is short bald and fat, might have to remind her off that fact in future..

Times like that make finasteride more tempting.

You will make your final decision on fin when the time is right. 15 years ago and I would probably be anti fin like many around here. When I started(6 months ago) I was at the critical point: Treatment options suck, take what is currently available or accept going slick bald.

[BaldBearded]

He had the guts to ditch the combover... and say **** it to his baldness.

If you were to say ANYTHING (but I wouldn't)... you could say, with no hint of sarcasm... "nice haircut".