What is Layoff Beard?
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The term Layoff Beard refers to any facial hair that is grown in celebration of unemployment. Qualifying events include getting: canned, fired, axed, pink-slipped, downsized, marginalized, shown the door, let go, dismissed, let go, or laid off.
Layoff Beards were popularized in fall 2008 by the website TheCanned, which runs an unemployment-themed blog titled "The Layoff Beard."
There are a lot of bankers out there who have grown ferocious layoff beards following the financial crisis of 2008.
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Not shaving after being given termination of work notice. Play off of
Now that I don't have to worry about work, I'll focus on growing the layoff beard
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