Similar story bro.

Just started growing my beard for about a month but it grows a little faster then average so its pretty clear i have a beard and am growing it. Anyway im a sous chef at a restaurant and a woman came in the place and asked to speak to a manager on shift. I over heard her ask this to one of my cooks and stepped up responding:

"yes miss im one of the managers on shift today, how can i help you?"

This cranky woman then gave me a look up and down and in a snark tone replied:

"your the manager?"

anyway again i said yes and she turned away saying she'd just call back later.

Got treated like crap for, what i can only guess, being 22, a successful chef and having a maybe somewhat scruffy looking beard.

Its horse $&!t dude, people suck