Expressing yourself is not part of your job

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ^ | Tuesday, March 15, 2005 | Mike Seate

[Willie Green]

The kid at the checkout counter obviously had other career plans.

His arms were covered with thick, black Celtic tattoos, designed like the crosses you might see atop ancient gravestones in the British isles. On his index finger, he wore a long, chrome implement of some sort, an articulated armored glove that looked like either a prop from an all-night Dungeons and Dragons tournament or a leftover from Stevie Nicks' fall collection.

As he began pulling items on the electronic conveyor belt toward the scanner at his cash register, he absent-mindedly poked me in the wrist with his miniature lance, looking up at me sheepishly as he half-mumbled an apology.

"Yo, junior," I addressed him. "Could you maybe save your amateur proctology school training and all its fabulous tools until maybe after you've finished checking out our groceries?"

[anonymous_user]

"Yo, junior," I addressed him. "Could you maybe save your amateur proctology school training...

Yeah, I believe he said that.

[Gabz]

Interesting read...............he's got a valid point.

I don't see how an employer should dictate your off duty actions - however, while on the job it's an entirely different story.

[Bacon Man]

"Yo, junior," I addressed him. "Could you maybe save your amateur proctology school training and all its fabulous tools until maybe after you've finished checking out our groceries?"

That's funny I don't care who you are.

[RushCrush]

Our friend from the fields of Mordor....

Ha!
I personally find it somewhat comforting to see people in these jobs exhibiting their bad taste. Just means less competition for the "real" jobs.

[End Times Sentinel]

But leather pants, unlike, say, armored fingers, do not prevent me from performing my job accurately or professionally.

 

That's exactly what I tell perspective employers, except mine is about the "Sieg Heil" tattoo on my forehead!

Owl_Eagle

"You know, I'm going to start thanking
the woman who cleans the restroom in
the building I work in.  I'm going to start
thinking of her as a human being"

-Hillary Clinton

(Yes, she really said that

Peggy Noonan

The Case Against Hillary Clinton, pg 55)

[deepFR]

Yo, junior," I addressed him. "Could you maybe save your amateur proctology school training...
Yeah, I believe he said that.


If that is his picture with the article, I do.

[Bluegrass Conservative]

Until, of course, my boss would remind me that the customers paid for movers, not contestants from the Mr. T look-alike contest.

But the fact was that the hired movers and that is what he did . . . move things. Just like this guy wanted a checkout clerk and that is what he got.

Personally, I don't care what the person looks like as long as they do the job I'm asking them to do.

[SedVictaCatoni]

an articulated armored glove that looked like either a prop from an all-night Dungeons and Dragons tournament

I think the author is probably thinking of live-action role-playing (LARP), not Dungeons & Dragons. D&D doesn't usually employ props, except perhaps maps.

For that matter, a rare D&D "tournament" would usually take place at a convention of a period of a couple days. Unless he's thinking of LARPers holding a literal tournament, which isn't very likely because most people can't afford a horse.

[Paradox]

Yup, I totally believe he did too, LOL!

As an aside, now THIS is the kind of guy I want working in the court house..

[RushCrush]

"Yo, junior," I addressed him. "Could you maybe save your amateur proctology school training...
Yeah, I believe he said that. "

I'm sure he said that, but the punk at the checkout probably had no idea what it meant.

[deepFR]

What about businesses being forced to hire cross-dressers in full gear?

[deepFR]

No doubt wasted on him.

[4everontheRight]

"His arms were covered with thick, black Celtic tattoos, designed like the crosses you might see atop ancient gravestones in the British isles. On his index finger, he wore a long, chrome implement of some sort, an articulated armored glove that looked like either a prop from an all-night Dungeons and Dragons tournament or a leftover from Stevie Nicks' fall collection."


Pieces of flare...simply pieces of flair

[annyokie]

Some of the kids I went to Grad school with were heavily tattoed. The guys had to wear long sleeves and the girls with the ankle tats had to wear dark stockings to cover them.

Most of them worked at banks or brokerage firms.

[VRWCisme]

But an employer has an interest in expecting his/her employees to dress a certain way and present themselves in a professional way. Many employers have dress codes and rules about jewelry and hair for employees who will be interacting with customers and representing the business. You may not care about how someone looks, but if the employer does, he/she can make those rules.

[Gabz]

Most of them worked at banks or brokerage firms.

Sheesh..............

[ManHunter]

Oh, I believe him. Have you seen Mike Seate?

[kalee]

A craft store near where I live used to have a teenage girl who worked there. The girl had multi-color hair, lots of henna tattoes and wore a pin that said "Die Yuppie Scum". This store is in a very upscale area of Atlanta. I always wanted to ask her, "if all the yuppies die how will you have a job?" I never did because I'm sure she never saw the relationship between the two things.

[annyokie]

One guy, who was very intelligent, except for the tattoo thing, had really intricate dragons and castles on both arms...from shoulder to wrist. Gad.