[kipperfan]

Originally Posted by J pold

In most circumstances yes you do, certainly in my office you be considered to look like a slob. It's not right or wrong but there is a level of professional edict and standards that need to be upheld and having a clean shave face or a well trimmed bread is one of them. Think of it this way if you wore your best best suit, tie, shirt, combed your hair, and shaved your face, but wore your best casual sneakers, even if they looked really good on you, you'd still be considered a slob when you showed up at work. Same principal as stubble.

Man, your workplace sounds like fun! God forbid you drop a little mustardo on the ol' shirt at lunch time, sounds as though that is a lynching offence in the offices Jpold.

Seroiusly though, what industry? No way it's oil and gas given what you've said.