Being forced to shave beard

[Faust For ScienceParticipant 22521]

The Batman 2020 wrote:

The excuse they are using is because I have to be mask fit for a respirator.

What are you being asked to use the respirator for, to be protected against?

Some stuff does require a respirator because chemical gases can mess of the lungs real quick. As such a proper seal along the face is required, which means shaving the beard.

[Silver FoxParticipant 2766]

In the state where I live, I and some other firefighters demonstrated to the authorities that we could get a proper face-seal with our masks for purposes of structural firefighting, even while we had beards. So the ban on beards was lifted and I’ve worn one ever since (albeit a short one, but still a beard).

Sometimes you encounter reasonable people who are willing to work with you. You never know. 🙂

"Are you loosed from a wife? Do not seek a wife." --Apostle Paul

[RockmaninoffParticipant 1641]

The Batman 2020 wrote:

The excuse they are using is because I have to be mask fit for a respirator.

Oh I had to do this once too.

I worked in a hospital, and every employee needs to be fitted for a mask; you can’t be fitted if you have facial hair.

But where are you working? I worked in IT, so the issue would never come up. Depending on where you’re working, you can shave, and then once you’re fitted you can beard-out to your heart’s delight.

". . . elle, suivant l’usage des femmes et des chats qui ne viennent pas quand on les appelle et qui viennent quand on ne les appelle pas, s’arrêta devant moi et m’adressa la parole"—Prosper Mérimée

[Faust For ScienceParticipant 22521]

Silver Fox wrote:

In the state where I live, I and some other firefighters demonstrated to the authorities that we could get a proper face-seal with our masks for purposes of structural firefighting, even while we had beards. So the ban on beards was lifted and I’ve worn one ever since (albeit a short one, but still a beard).

Just keep in mind that hair burns. If you have a ZZ Top style beard and you are a firefighter, you are asking for trouble.

[skiomanParticipant 62]

I had a security job that required me to shave. Once I got comfortable, and tired of shaving, I went to the doctor with my ingrown hair lumps also referred to as folliculitis. I then obtained said term on a doctors note and gave it to my boss and smiled. After a month of not shaving, and my boss getting angrier, he asked me to obtain another note. I obtained another note and they were not very happy but nothing they could do. I eventually got fired 2 years later for a dumb reason and collected unemployment and enjoyed a fun year afterwards, while not shaving!

[Dashing Young DissidentSpectator]

Tell them you are a Muslim. End of problem.

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