About 15 years ago, I had a job where ” neat appearance” was part of the company dress code and which was enforced “kichut hasayray – I remember a manager using a tape measure on a womans skirt to see if it met the “no more than 2 inches above the knee policy. This included being either clean shaven or a neatly trimmed beard. When I was hired and was given the employee handbook review by HR, I mentioned Chol Hamoed, sefira and the three weeks to them and they gave me a “hetter” to ignore the handbook (I got it in writing, although I never asked for it, HR sent me the confirming memo on their own). A few years later, during sefira, my manager (a non jew)approached me and told me about an upcoming sales show where I would be presenting something and it would be extremely important if I gave off a proper impression, including appearance. He asked me to speak to my Rabbi about the permissibility to shave.
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