Can you have stubble at work

I think that a little stubble is ok - historically, it has been normal to burn it off after the harvest was in, but now we tend to use it as a mulch, more organic, less polluting, keeps the environmentalists happy. I used to have a very heavy beard. But then I developed an auto-immune disease disorder? So since it is patchy, I have to shave my head and face every other day or so otherwise it looks pretty odd used to have to shave daily, my 5 o'clock shadow occured at noon.

What are you shaving with or doing that you are getting cut all the time? I suspect you just need a different razor.

Edit - to answer the question - I personally don't care about stubble. But if your employer does, regardless of how pedantic it seems, then do what they want. Jobs are hard to find now, would be a shame to lose yours over something minor that you have control over. Then again, I need a job, maybe if you lose yours I can take your place. You must log in or register to reply here. Similar threads. Steve Wozniak's latest startup will monitor and clean up space junk.

Replies 5 Views Sep 15, Mrgene. You could buy this inch statue of Devil May Cry 5's Dante. Scientists still aren't precisely sure why men have facial hair at all, but one theory is that a beard sends a message of confidence. Just as women today still grab each other's hair in a tussle, beards can be a handicap in that a man can grab an opponent's facial hair to gain the physical upper hand. A man who maintains a beard in the business environment thus can be interpreted as saying he's not afraid of competitors and can beat them even with whatever handicaps he has, or that he's not afraid of risks.

We've all seen or heard the stories about the guy that got shrimp or some other lunch dribble stuck in his beard seriously, don't be that guy. From the evolutionary standpoint, however, a beard can send the message that you're in superb health because your immune system has to be in great shape to fight off all the little critters that can take up residence in the hair.

If you keep your beard well groomed and full no 5 o'clock stubble, please , you communicate this and indicate that you're on top of your life enough to take care of yourself. Employers might translate this into dependability. However, the level of protection provided by these types of RPE can be significantly reduced if the user has facial hair in the area of the face seal. Despite advice to the contrary in HSE guidance and elsewhere, workers with varying degrees of facial hair growth using tight fitting RPE are still found in UK workplaces.

RPE manufacturers including 3M communicate the need to be clean shaven under the area of the face seal in user instructions and other documents and a recent study from the HSE has reaffirmed this. The report confirmed that stubble from as early as 24 hours after shaving can impact on the efficiency of RPE.

Read on to learn more. This research was designed to assess the effect of stubble growth on the level of protection given by FFP3 disposable respirators and half mask reusable respirators. Fifteen male volunteers took part, and were tested with a range of tight-fitting RPE during the course of the week as their facial hair grew.

The respirators included in the study were selected for their variation of faceseal designs. Fit tests were carried out immediately after shaving on day one and repeated six times during the week as stubble grew.