Whether as a sign of mourning, or simply because it's a pain to shave everyday, beards are popping up on laid-off executives all around the country, the Wall Street Journal reports. Perhaps Al Gore invented the trend:
Facial hair is showing up on more former corporate types. It’s one of those tiny luxuries unleashed by unemployment, a time when people are briefly released from workaday habits and may wish to take stock of their lives before setting out anew. Al Gore grew a beard after losing the tumultuous presidential election of 2000. Neatly trimmed, it looked cozy and anti-establishment as he pursued creative projects on his way to the Nobel Peace Prize.
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I moved back to Nashville six months ago and can't get a job. I have a college degree and 7+ years of experience. This is getting depressing ...
And if a bearded professor is laid off, he may start shaving! -Christine at her Green Hills library temporary ambulatory office
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