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<blockquote data-quote="zubenelgenubi" data-source="post: 3376237" data-attributes="member: 63706">Professional appearance is subjective. I understand that companies can set the standards they want. But it doesn&#039;t mean the policy can&#039;t be changed. Others will argue that &quot;real men shave&quot;, which just means that men shave because that&#039;s what men do. It&#039;s circular logic, thus not a valid argument. If you look at historical pictures, you will see that there was definitely a period of time when shaving became more the norm. My theory is that during WWI, when chemical warfare started being used, soldiers were required to shave so they could get tight seals on their gas masks. With another major war every twenty years or so from that point on, the preference for clean-shaven men became cemented in the culture. I used to work for another company that had been around since the 1850&#039;s. They required us to shave, but all of the pictures of employees from before 1900 showed men sporting beards.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="zubenelgenubi, post: 3376237, member: 63706"] Professional appearance is subjective. I understand that companies can set the standards they want. But it doesn't mean the policy can't be changed. Others will argue that "real men shave", which just means that men shave because that's what men do. It's circular logic, thus not a valid argument. If you look at historical pictures, you will see that there was definitely a period of time when shaving became more the norm. My theory is that during WWI, when chemical warfare started being used, soldiers were required to shave so they could get tight seals on their gas masks. With another major war every twenty years or so from that point on, the preference for clean-shaven men became cemented in the culture. I used to work for another company that had been around since the 1850's. They required us to shave, but all of the pictures of employees from before 1900 showed men sporting beards. [/QUOTE]

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