Facial hair is a subject dear to my heart. So I enjoyed reading an insightful article from the Wall St Journal which cites beard-growth as a new unemployment indicator. I definitely let the beard go after my departure from suit-land back in the spring and am starting to test the waters here in India regarding acceptable-facial-hair-in-the-workplace. Apparently also testing the limits on excessive-hyphen-usage.
Growth Area: Beards on Laid-Off Executives
Read the whole article and view the celebrity-beard-slideshow here. Some favorite observations made:
"For most office workers, the [beard] look remained too daring -- until they had nothing left to lose."
"Carrissa Turley, a hair stylist at Rudy's Barbershop in trendy West Hollywood, Calif., says she began to see an uptick in beard requests in mid-October."
"Ms. Duggin says her bewhiskered clients often associate facial hair with power and rugged masculinity."
"Within the Amish sect, a long, full beard may denote mature stability, but on an unemployed financial planner, it suggests rather the opposite."
"For many men, growing that unemployment beard is akin to a tame dance at a bachelor party -- a momentary freedom enjoyed while the rules are suspended. Many of today's beards may be as short-lived as the holidays."
Now that I think about it, Adam Smith and Karl Marx were probably just writing philosophies that would be most amenable to their facial hair preferences (I doubt I'm the first to reach this conclusion)...
All the Best,
Peter
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1 comment:
well done peter. i still think the beard is not a good look for most men (and most women).
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