NY Yankees new policy.

Players are now allowed facial hair. 

Watching them play the Red Sox was quite a contrast.  Almost every Sox player had long, unkept hair and a scruffy beard.  Yankees looked like police or military recruits.

I don't know, I can see the appeal of keeping the players cleaned up.  At some point the long greasy, sweaty hair flying everywhere is a bit much.

There was a Dodgers player at one point that always wore oversized jerseys and pants (and I think chains) and he looked a bit ridiculous. At some point it gets to be more of a "look at me" thing than a "team" thing.

Now, if they want to go with face paint... I could get into that!
 

This is a huge mistake.

George is going to come back from the dead and fix this. 

Have they changed this policy yet?

A friend played for The Yankees, and a few others. From the outside looking in, they were the most professional run team. Locker rooms were the nicest, management was polite, suits required when traveling, etc. I get why they had the policy, they're paying you to be a professional in all aspects. 

Because facial hair is unprofessional 

Mr Burns has a similar policy for his team

Peabody said:

Because facial hair is unprofessional 

So, should we shave our eyebrows too in order to satisfy your definition of "professional"? I mean it's hair in the general facial area. 

In reply to secretariata (Forum Supporter) :

It makes sense to me that an employer is allowed to have a say in the appearance of an employee while representing them. Don't like it? Don't work there. 
 

My buddy had a beard when he was traded. He liked having it, but not enough to turn down $100M+.......

In reply to Steve_Jones :

Most of us aren't making $100M employment decisions or being traded during our employment, so that generally isn't relevant. 
 

If my facial hair has saved me from working at a place where it would have been a problem, I'm thankful. It has never been brought to my attention as presenting an unprofessional appearance or a barrier to employability, so if it has been seen as such I was deleted from the applicant pool without that reason being shared.

"Now look at them sideburns! He looks like a girl. Now, Johnny Unitas, there's a haircut you could set you're watch to."

In reply to secretariata (Forum Supporter) :

It's relevant because this thread is about the Yankees policy, and the Yankees were the ones paying him. Unless you are considering joining the team, I'd say your experiences with facial hair are the ones not relevant to this thread. 
 

That being said, everyone here would shave their eyebrows for $100M. 

Steve_Jones said:

In reply to secretariata (Forum Supporter) :

My buddy had a beard when he was traded. He liked having it, but not enough to turn down $100M+.......

Especially getting that kind of money to knock around a ball with a stick. 

Best I can tell, there are currently 4 Yankees players with contracts valued at $100M or more, which is a number you inserted into this discussion. I stand by my statement that $100M employment decisions aren't generally relevant, even for most of the Yankees.

With that, I will politely walk away and wish you a good day.

Taking things as they are stated, if I had a beard making 100 million and a team traded for me then that's their problem.  They knew I had the beard when they did the trade.  I have turned down a job that I didn't even apply for when the guy trying to hire me away told me that I'd have to cut my hair.  If you're so petty that you need to dictate hair length to employees then what else are you petty about?

Auto manufacturers tell dealers what their dealerships should look like. McDonalds tells employees what uniform to wear.  Chik fil A tells employees they can't dye their hair. Hooters won't hire you if your breasts aren't big enough. 
 

Companies have a right to present the image they think best represents their brand, including in the employees they hire. 
 

If a company has a standard you don't want to abide by, everyone is free to seek employment elsewhere.

For $100 mil, I'll shave my whole body. 

SV reX said:

For $100 mil, I'll shave my whole body. 

For $100M I'll shave you. 

"I think your services are so rarefied as to be worth $100M, but only if I can tell you how to cut your hair."

Guess what?  They'll make you wear their uniform too with their company logo all over it. 

SV reX said:

For $100 mil, I'll shave my whole body. 

On Main street.  At noon.  With a hive of wasps nearby.

Always disliked that policy. Mostly because I disliked Steinbrenner.

Not that it ever mattered, I couldn't grow a beard until I was in my late 20s and my last gasp of a dream for professional sports fizzled out my sophomore year of high school, and realistically there hadn't been one at any point. Maybe if I'd tried the umpire position. 
 

SV reX said:

Hooters won't hire you if your breasts aren't big enough. 

Interesting, I seriously did not know this. 

You think they use some type of go, no-go gauge to weed them out?