Because suddenly shaving off my beard when I've never done so in the past is an indicator that I have a foot out the door.

The masks will still provide O2 with a beard and almost every country outside the US allows flight crews with facial hair.

Doesn't matter to the topic of discussion which is below. And FWIW I think the mask deal is bogus. Apples and oranges O2 delivery and a chemical seal IMO. Pretty sure a few American carriers now allow beards.

Or possibly it's your face and you can choose to shave your beard off if you choose to do so... is that a crazy idea? So you shave and you're fired? You've lost me on this. Are you that fearful of your current boss?

LOL what a clown comment. Get real dude.

1. No it dosnt prevent oxygen from getting to you
2. No you won't get fired ESPECIALLY if you are at a sane airline with a union

Can't stop laughing at this comment 😂😂

Maybe he stayed at a Holiday Inn Express the night before his SkyWest interview...

Calm down. I didn't say I agree with it, or even care. Who said someone at an airline would get fired for having stubble? I was saying that they have it better than guys working at chemical plants.

I think you missed my original comments on this. I didn't want to shave for any interviews or meetings with recruiters because then my current employer would know I'm looking for another job.

You're out of the loop. All of the above is irrelevant.

121noob is afraid that his employer will find out he's looking for work, if 121noob shaves. We've had lengthy discussions about this on this site before.

He's also maintained that he's doing an idential job to Netjets...but at a company where he isn't required to shave. It's one of the many eccentricities that make up the web of excuses for 121noob.

The wonderment is that he's surprised he can't find a job. The world must have stopped hiring, if he can't find a job.

Cue the entitlement (again)...

You wrote that your just over 1500 hrs. Applying to the majors and LCC's. That TT probably isn't competitive right now. That's not including how much MEL or PIC time you have. It looks like the 1600-2000 TT LCC hiring might have sailed.

There's agreements in place, at least at AA a couple of years ago, as to what percentage of the total hiring is reserved for flow throughs. If hiring drops to zero flows drop to zero.

Well then don't shave for meetings with recruiters or onterviews. Just shave because you decided you no longer want to have a beard. I've had mustaches, beards, and goatees on and of for 40 years. Long hair, short hair, shaved head, etc.

Which honestly is complete BS. It’s been proven not to matter in almost every country. And now Allegiant allows beards, it’s a company standard.