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Tattoos, visible piercings could affect appearance-related job opportunities
UTC Echo ^ | 3/30/06 | Joey Von Haeger

Posted on 04/03/2006 8:42:51 PM PDT by presidio9

Tattoos and piercings are ways for an individual to express their personality, but most employers are looking for presentable employees.

"I think that appearance is very important, [because] it lets the employer know that you know how to take care of yourself," said Eric Constantine, the manager of Athlete's House in Nashville.

It can be a very difficult choice whether or not to have your ears pierced or to get a tattoo, as Lisa Stevens, a freshman, found out.

"I really wanted the lifeguard job at the local pool back home," she said. "The only thing was that I also wanted a couple of tattoos that I could get, now that I was 18. I had to make the choice between the two because the pool wouldn't allow any visible tattoos. I second guess my decision a lot."

More and more people are getting tattoos than ever, and more and more of them are having to find ways to cover them up at work.

Tyler White, a Jackson, Tenn., freshman, was trying to find a summer job when a friend of his told him about an opening at a local car shop.

"I went in for the interview and everything seemed to go well, then the manager asked me about my tattoos," he said.

"I had to wear a long-sleeved jumpsuit all summer," White said.

It is important to realize that getting a tattoo is permanent and can hinder one from doing some of the things they might want to, like getting a job.

There are places that are appropriate to receive tattoos that are almost never visible.

Most employers say it would also be a good idea to stay away from too many piercings if one doesn't want to have to remove them every day before work.

Constantine said, "The employer pays a lot of attention to your appearance.

"It is important to look your best for [an] interview, even if that includes passing up getting a tattoo or an extra piercing," he said.

Overall, most people think it's okay to get that extra hole in one's ear or that barbed wire around a person's arm.

However, students are urged to know that career options might become limited because of many visible tattoos or piercings.


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To: the_Watchman

That would not be a good idea.

I have a tatoo.
I give blood. If you don't want my o neg because it might be contaminated (it ain't) then you can bleed out and die for all I care, Darwin will not be denied.


21 posted on 04/03/2006 8:53:20 PM PDT by RedStateRocker (Nuke Mecca, deport all illegals, abolish the IRS, ATF and DEA.)
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To: conservative physics

Do you hire drinkers? Just curious.


22 posted on 04/03/2006 8:53:38 PM PDT by Mears
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To: conservative physics
Smokers need not apply either.

I hope that's a joke.
23 posted on 04/03/2006 8:53:49 PM PDT by mysterio
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To: Chena

Of course there are no absolutes, but first impressions are hard to get over. My favorite was a guy who interviewed for a programming spot. He actually came in for the interview with a rod thru his tongue. I couldn't understand a word the idiot was trying to say. I just cut it short and sent him on his way, I don't have the time to waste.


24 posted on 04/03/2006 8:54:04 PM PDT by cspackler (There are 10 kinds of people in this world, those who understand binary and those who don't.)
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To: Chena
I also know some folks who have tattoos and piercings that could put those "presentable" employees to shame both in their professional conduct AND their personal integrity.

Where were they employed? At a tattoo shop? That's virtually the only place where they can get employment at. Even McDonald's won't hire kids looking like an Etch-A-Sketch.

25 posted on 04/03/2006 8:54:11 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (None genuine without my signature)
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To: cspackler

Or "Men and women are different".


26 posted on 04/03/2006 8:54:15 PM PDT by Politicalmom (Must I use a sarcasm tag?)
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To: presidio9
However, students are urged to know that career options might become limited because of many visible tattoos or piercings.

Well, DUUHH!

27 posted on 04/03/2006 8:54:38 PM PDT by SuziQ
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To: Chena; Extremely Extreme Extremist

When will some in this world ever learn that it isn't what is on the outside that matters, but what is on the inside?

28 posted on 04/03/2006 8:55:07 PM PDT by presidio9 (BTW, that's a GUY, not a girl)
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To: All
It is important to realize that getting a tattoo is permanent and can hinder one from doing some of the things they might want to, like getting a job.

May I just add to that: Duh.

Call me old-fashined. God knows, I've been called worse. But I'd never, under any circumstances, hire anyone who's into self-mutilation.

29 posted on 04/03/2006 8:56:03 PM PDT by southernnorthcarolina (Some people are like Slinkies: totally useless, but fun to throw down a stair.)
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To: Clemenza
Sorry libertines! Don't expect me to hire you and "accomodate" your lifestyle/appearance!

Quit harshing man.

30 posted on 04/03/2006 8:56:47 PM PDT by presidio9 (BTW, that's a GUY, not a girl)
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To: Chena

---I also know some folks who have tattoos and piercings that could put those "presentable" employees to shame both in their professional conduct AND their personal integrity.---

Good! We'll give you first crack at them then. For that matter you can have second, third and last crack at them as well.


31 posted on 04/03/2006 8:56:49 PM PDT by claudiustg (Delenda est Iran!)
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To: gondramB
The exception to that, for me is girls with a tongue peircing...

Yeah, you know what they say about that? That girls with tongue piercings.....

Rest of comment removed by poster, or else the Moderator would have done it anyway

32 posted on 04/03/2006 8:57:02 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (None genuine without my signature)
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To: Clemenza
If someone came to interview with me with several piercings and visible tattoos

I get them all the time.  They seem always to have an entitlement mentality.  Also amazing is how many of them ask to 'borrow' a pen.  Needless to say, their apps are in the garbage, unread, before they hit the front door.

33 posted on 04/03/2006 8:57:24 PM PDT by quantim (A gullible public is the best friend of a weak politician.)
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To: I still care
I personally can't look at someone who has piercings in their nose or face. It gives me the shivers. I certainly would never do business with them. I remember years ago Dr. Laura had a girl on her show who couldn't get a job because of her outlandish appearance. She was crying tears of rage and frustration, and viewed it as discrimination. Dr. Laura read her the riot act - you can dress however you want, but people are going to judge you by how you look. The girl just didn't get it.

I can understand someone not liking piercings or tattoos. What I cannot understand is someone refusing to do business with someone because of it. Amazing. I wonder how many people who feel this way also claim to be Christians?

34 posted on 04/03/2006 8:57:57 PM PDT by Chena (I'm not young enough to know everything.)
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To: presidio9

I can't figure out the doctor on "Lost" and his tattoos.


35 posted on 04/03/2006 8:58:18 PM PDT by eddie willers
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To: conservative physics
"I refuse to hire those mutants.

Smokers need not apply either."

To a point, I agree. I tend to respect people less when I see that they have a tattoo, unless it's one of those tiny "hidden" tattoos. The symbology of a tattoo is much different for me than I guess it is for the one wearing it.

As for piercings, anything beyond the traditional ear lobe piercing (women only) and my opinion of that person's professional potential goes is decreased.

I would never consider anyone as a serious candidate for a professional position if I knew of any "tribal" piercings.
36 posted on 04/03/2006 8:59:13 PM PDT by RavenATB (Patton was right...)
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To: Chena

Depends on the business. That decision is best left to the employer.


37 posted on 04/03/2006 8:59:23 PM PDT by presidio9 (BTW, that's a GUY, not a girl)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

"Where do I find Human Resources and apply for the Customer Service opening?"

38 posted on 04/03/2006 8:59:41 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (None genuine without my signature)
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To: Chena
Tattoos are the ebonics of the skin, a sort of silent visual flatulence.

They scream, "I'm impulsive and I don't think things through, and I want to announce that fact to the world for the rest of my life."

I think the choice is easy. Just don't get them if you are unwilling to put up with rejection.

39 posted on 04/03/2006 9:00:48 PM PDT by JCEccles
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If you choose to hire someone who chooses to make a spectacle of himself, it reflects upon your judgement as well. Better to hire a naturally ugly person than a self-mutilated exhibitionist.

Unless you are hiring bouncers for a biker bar, then it's fine.


40 posted on 04/03/2006 9:00:55 PM PDT by ChuteTheMall GawdSortaMount (Tagline: (optional, printed after your name on post):)
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