My department was always well respected by my boss (a Vice President) and our hospital was then,and still is,rated as one of the best in the world.
It would take me a long,long time to explain (in detail) my attitude toward tattoos but let's just say that,IMO,it's *not* a coincidence that 99.9% of guys in prison (and a good percentage of women) have them. And yes,I understand that not all people with tattoos are criminals.
I agree with you. It is not necessarily your judgment, but potential customers as well. How many people would decline to go to a surgeon who had a visible tattoo?
That is a truly twisted way of looking at things. How well you or your department is/was “respected” has absolutely ZERO bearing on how you treat potential employees. Further, it shows your condescension towards someone different that what you think they should be - you can paraphrase the comment all you want but you DID equate people with tattoos to criminals. All people that murder someone with a gun are criminals - according to your logic, then all people with guns are criminals.