As Sampson could tell you, losing your long , flowing locks is a traumatic experience - but it's even more nerve-wracking when your boss is doing the cutting.
But Graeme Norton, an engineer at SPX Cooling Technologies in Gregory's Bank, Barbourne, Worcester, was prepared to submit to the clippers for the sake of the tsunami victims.
Mr Norton's head was shaved yesterday by MD Donald Murray who charged his staff to watch, and raised £175.
The company, which has associate companies in some of the affected countries, has already donated £1,000 to the tsunami fund.
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