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Pencilveinyah t1_j3gz118 wrote

Reply to comment by Yonk_art in Joe Hardy, 84 Lumber, Nemacolin founder, dies at age 100 on his birthday. by cordy_crocs

Is it true that beards are forbidden at 84 Lumber?

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uncle_hooch t1_j3h0d1t wrote

Yes, it’s required to be able to wear a respirator.

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Yonk_art t1_j3h3ul9 wrote

That's not the reason I was given. Everyone just told me it was in the dress code because Hardy wanted it to be like the military.

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uncle_hooch t1_j3h96ib wrote

I’m just going off what a recruiter told me.

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Yonk_art t1_j3hb8al wrote

I get you. We never got protective gear unfortunately. Well, other than getting gloves at a discount.

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[deleted] t1_j3hbdi4 wrote

>Hardy wanted it to be like the military.

Friend of mine applied for a job for one of Hardy's other business ventures, and the morning start time was ridiculous and inflexible. Recruiter told him it's because that's what Joe did in the service and he kept the routine.

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Yonk_art t1_j3i2x0a wrote

Yeah our shifts were 7-5. Not terrible but there was no time left for anything else when I had an hour commute. The guys who had it worst were the comanagers. If a delivery was running late they'd be stuck waiting for the truck to get back, and they had to punch out. They worked every Saturday too and had almost no holidays besides Xmas day and Thanksgiving.

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Yonk_art t1_j3h3wz3 wrote

Yep. Mustaches only, and if you didn't have a clean shave otherwise you would get written up.

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wiltedtreestump t1_j3jucbc wrote

Beards are not allowed if you work at Nemacolin too. Men are not allowed to wear earrings as well

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