You Can Now Work at Starbucks and Rock Rainbow Hair

The Starbucks mermaid mascot isn't the only one allowed to have green hair anymore. The mega coffee chain just released a new dress code, and it includes a clause for expressive hair hues. In addition to concocting those espresso-syrup cocktails, baristas are welcome to experiment more with their styles — especially when it comes to wearing colors.

The press release states: "Effective immediately, a range of shirt colors beyond solid black and white are welcome, including gray, navy, dark denim and brown, including patterns. Shorts, skirts, dresses and pants, including dark-wash jeans, are all part of the Starbucks wardrobe, and partners are invited to make a statement with hair color, so long as coloring is permanent or semi-permanent, in keeping with food safety standards. To cap the look off, beanies, fedoras and other suitable hats are welcome."

For hair-hue chameleons, this is extremely exciting. Starbucks employees can try anything from secret rainbow hair to cotton-candy colored strands and smoky lilac-tinted locks. The possibilities are endless, so long as you keep it kosher (re: those food safety restrictions).

This lifting on dye restrictions was likely inspired by a petition posted last year requesting this change. It received almost 15,000 signatures! It included this statement: "Starbucks is a place where partners are unique and should be able to show their true selves. How are they going to do it if they can't color their hair how they want? Sometimes color shows the person's true self. Allowing tattoos and nose piercings was a good first step but now let's allow unnatural hair color." (To review: Starbucks allowed visible tattoos in a policy change, effective in 2014.)

"I believe these changes work well with our iconic green apron and also complement the passion partners bring to our coffee and their craft," said Cosimo LaPorta, executive vice president, US Retail Store Operations, in the press release. "We want partners to be as proud of their look as they are when they tie on their green apron."

Congrats, Starbucks baristas! You're about to be the coolest-looking coffee crews in the country.