The problem with beards is the association with the '60s and '70s - the beatnik and hippie movement, the anti-establishment attitudes that were communicated by people in those years by people wearing beards. It's guilt by association, regardless of whether they were part of that.

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There's a place on the scale for every personal or professional style, including casual dress in the workplace.

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People say 'no child left behind,' but I say 'no child without a shirt with a collar,' ... a straight line communicates stability, sturdiness and uprightness, and an angular collar communicates that this individual is capable and will follow through with whatever the task is. That's for women and men.

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The way we dress affects the way we think, feel and act, and the way others respond to us. No matter whether they work at a large, small or home-based business, people do not work as hard when they are wearing relaxed clothes.

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Distracting. That seems to be the word the courts will accept.

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In terms of nonverbal communication, by not seeing the full face - whether it's bangs in the eyes of a woman or a man, or a beard - there can be some who perceive the individual is hiding something.

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