[RKDinOKC]

You would think I'm safe because I am a family member...BUT
I'm close enough that I get used as the example they don't play favoritism on family, but not close enough I get any of the benefits of family. Brother Bob has worked there and go fired twice. Nephew that is CEO was given the choice of resigning or getting fired. He resigned. A little over a year later he was hired back and his brother quit because of it.

My brother George that passed from MS was a fantastic salesman. He was offered a sales job, but my president brothers wife a stock holder (but no other association with the company) said he would have to shave his beard. He said, "You don't like beards do you?" She said an emphatic "No!" He then said, "Well then, I suggest you don't grow one, and if that is a real stipulation I don't want the job." There were people already working in sales that had a beard.

Started at the company right out of college. They put me in the machine shop. After a couple of years I realized I was never going to be included in the company besides just working there so I started my beard. Have had it ever since. I have a picture somewhere of me standing by the machine I was running with the 5 o'clock shadow stubble from my beard just starting. It was the last non-bearded picture taken of me.