Cody Stetzel

Cody is a recent graduate from the State University of New York at Cortland. He is attending graduate school at the University of California at Davis to get his masters in Creative Writing. He has served as a writer in numerous settings: blogging, creative pieces, publication materials, and advertising announcements. The facial hair that he has spotted has grown or shortened with the weather and the changing styles, but Cody has very rarely been completely clean shaven since first growing it out

Beards in the Workplace in 2018 – Grow It!

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Beards in the Workplace 2018

Beards in the Workplace 2018Everywhere you look, a beard or mustache is being sported. It stands to say that facial hair has come a long way from previous notions of the clean-shaven aristocrat parading around the office. You might even say that Beards in the workplace are taking over.

Whether a beard is acceptable for a job is still as much of a mystery as what is inside of a thick beard. Newer industries tend to be more accepting of the haired-look, and older areas still have that fondness for cleanness.

But why? The reason for this vagueness is the perception of a beard versus no beard. Beards will have others talk to you about maturity, confidence, or the art of growing a beard. Coming from a face that has grown significant amounts of facial hair since 16, trust me—there is no better way to get strangers to talk to you than having a beard. On the other hand, being clean shaven still, holds a lot of respect within society. Who’s the last empowered political figure that you’ve seen with a beard? There’s a reason for that.

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