Something like 15 years ago, I was in grad school and my elder boomer father in law told me “when it’s time to find a job you can shave your beard.” Only this wasn’t a beard, it was just me not having shaved for a week. Is that what he would prioritize if he were hiring someone?! I’ve met few people in my life who are less in touch than that man
That entirely depends on the job and conditions of the beard. In a customer facing position a wildman styled beard might not be appropriate and in my time in kitchens I would refuse to hire anyone whose facial hair wasn’t clean and maintained (beard nets are never optional in food prep).
For some it might be? I have to imagine that if Im slow to grow facial hair that others might grow it quickly. I don’t know you or how fast your hair grows
Is English your first language because your response is a really aggressive reaction to a conversation about the rate at which different people grow facial hair.
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Something like 15 years ago, I was in grad school and my elder boomer father in law told me “when it’s time to find a job you can shave your beard.” Only this wasn’t a beard, it was just me not having shaved for a week. Is that what he would prioritize if he were hiring someone?! I’ve met few people in my life who are less in touch than that man
That entirely depends on the job and conditions of the beard. In a customer facing position a wildman styled beard might not be appropriate and in my time in kitchens I would refuse to hire anyone whose facial hair wasn’t clean and maintained (beard nets are never optional in food prep).
Like I said, a week of stubble lol
Does it take a week for you to have stubble? For me it takes 3 days for mine to be noticeable. I didnt shave daily until my early 30s.
No, but a week’s growth being “noticeable” is far from a “wildman styled beard” lmao.
For some it might be? I have to imagine that if Im slow to grow facial hair that others might grow it quickly. I don’t know you or how fast your hair grows
Is this really the hill you want to die on?
Is English your first language because your response is a really aggressive reaction to a conversation about the rate at which different people grow facial hair.
So that’s a “yes,” then. Good luck with that.
20 odd years ago, getting tired of job interviews and the one time I looked scruffy and unshaven was when they hired me