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A woman said her tattoos got her rejected for a job, but experts say personality is far more important
Business Insider ^ | Apr 24, 2024 | Lindsay Dodgson

Posted on 04/28/2024 6:12:52 PM PDT by where's_the_Outrage?

A tattooed content creator sparked a debate about hiring biases after being rejected by T.J. Maxx.

Experts said tattoos could influence hiring decisions, especially in customer-facing roles.

But overall, personality and cultural fit are more important, they said.

A TikToker, Ash Putnam, was frustrated after T.J. Maxx denied her application — and she said she thought her tattoos were to blame.

Some of her designs that are visible when she's dressed are a skull with horns on her neck, solid black patches on her arms, and a pattern on her forehead. Putnam, 23, also has multiple facial piercings, including a large silver ring hanging from her septum.

"I hate that my tattoos are such a defining factor for me getting a job or not," she said in a recent TikTok. "Just because I have tattoos doesn't mean I'm not going to be a good worker."

Putnam, from California, said she went into the store to ask why she hadn't gotten the job and that the hiring manager told her she didn't have enough experience. The hiring manager also denied that her tattoos played any role in the rejection, she said. T.J. Maxx did not respond to a request for comment.

She wasn't convinced and took to TikTok to complain. Many commentators claimed her attitude may have been to blame, rather than her tattoos. Others said they thought her body art likely played a role in the rejection.

While the jury is out over whether tattoos can damage your prospects of being hired, experts told BI that the personality of a candidate was likely more important for recruiters.

(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat; Society
KEYWORDS: employment; facialtattoos; labor; tats; tattoos; visibletattoos
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To: teeman8r

Looking like a human being would go a long way for your job prospects.


121 posted on 04/29/2024 6:24:15 AM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus…)
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To: metmom

yep... and personal choices tell the world who you are, and in this girl’s face there are a lot of bad cues...

poor judgements, but a consistency that says she won’t stop making those bad judgements.

this is the truth... this IS what matters.


122 posted on 04/29/2024 6:50:54 AM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something )
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To: DoodleBob

[[but I guess it is to some.”]]

Perhaps to some, but not to those who actually matter. You can find plenty of company on the way to hell, but in the end, you are still in hell, and that ain’t winning! (Given her glorification of Satan and Satanism, it is highly probable that she isn’t saved- we can’t know for sure, but some people try to scream their devotion to the evil one as loudly as they can, and they revel in immorality and claim to be proud of it.)

If she isn’t saved, may she find Christ and renounce her past life and the horrible decisions she made. Everyone makes mistakes, but some can’t be erased very easily.


123 posted on 04/29/2024 6:56:35 AM PDT by Bob434
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To: kiryandil
"She looks like a stable individual..."

Then this would be "un-stable"?


124 posted on 04/29/2024 7:11:02 AM PDT by guest7
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

I would never hire anyone with highly visible tattoos.


125 posted on 04/29/2024 7:25:03 AM PDT by zeugma (Stop deluding yourself that America is still a free country.)
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To: vikingd00d

LOL. Thanks for posting the pics. I wouldn’t hire that loser for a desk job with no customer contact, much less a customer-facing job. LOL


126 posted on 04/29/2024 7:27:07 AM PDT by zeugma (Stop deluding yourself that America is still a free country.)
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To: rlmorel

That is an excellent graphic, and totally true.


127 posted on 04/29/2024 7:32:43 AM PDT by zeugma (Stop deluding yourself that America is still a free country.)
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To: vikingd00d

It’s women like that sleep with a butcher knife on the night stand no thanks.


128 posted on 04/29/2024 7:43:59 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

Why doesn’t she apply at Hot Topic? She’d fit right in there!


129 posted on 04/29/2024 10:11:38 AM PDT by Svartalfiar
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

she told the UK publication The Daily Star: “I am not going to change who I am for minimum-wage jobs.”
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She already did that when she got tattooed up and implanted horns in her forehead.


130 posted on 04/29/2024 2:17:36 PM PDT by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: arthurus

Work with a woman totally covered with tattoos and is a hard core Trumper.

Very pleasant major surprise!!!


131 posted on 04/29/2024 6:03:29 PM PDT by lizma2
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

The bigger the gauge,the lower the wage.


132 posted on 04/29/2024 7:02:22 PM PDT by Mean Daddy (Every time Hillary lies, a demon gets its wings. - Windflier)
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