Semper Fi
Posted on 10/18/2006 11:05:30 AM PDT by Fractal Trader
Colleen Harris doesn't fit the stereotype of the buttoned-up librarian.
Her arms are covered with a pirate queen motif and black scrolling tattoos, which extend down the side of her body to her ankle. A black rose and the words "Dangerous Magic" adorn the back of her left hand, and the words "Anam Cara" (old Gaelic for "soul friend") letter her knuckles.
The 27-year-old -- who has multiple masters degrees and a job at the University of Kentucky's research library -- feels no pressure to cover up.
"It's not really possible at this point, unless I wore gloves," Harris said, adding that she thinks academia has been more accepting of her body art than the corporate world would be. "I think my qualifications should speak for themselves."
The face of the young American worker is changing, and it's increasingly decorated with ink and metal. About half of people in their 20s have either a tattoo or a body piercing other than traditional earrings, according to a study published in June in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. That figure, which is higher than the national average, is growing, said Anne Laumann, the study's co-author and a dermatologist at Northwestern University.
As a result, employers are finding that dress codes may need updating. In some cases, bosses are loosening up to attract young talent. In others, managers are adding new rules to keep body art covered up.
"In the past, there were very general dress codes. Now, I see dress codes that are five pages long," said David Barron, an attorney with Epstein Becker Green Wickliff & Hall PC. "Employers see a need to be very, very specific, and draw lines very clearly."
(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...
If I am not mistaken, most of the illegal and undocumented crowd are pretty tattoo free, and not much piercing. A plus for people who want to hire someone who has an attractive appearance.
This thread definitely needs pictures.
In what subjects? How many of them have "theory" or "science" in the names?
Yeah, there's nothing like hiring illegals since they don't have tattoos. Whatever excuse you need, I guess. /rolls eyes
Are you casting aspersions on degrees with science in the name? What are you trying to say here?
The article said Library Science...
Better Science than Arts.
What about "studies"?
I like that stuff. It lets you know when someone ain't right before you get too close.
I was wondering if it might be something like Social Science, Queer Theory, and Gender Studies.
Semper Fi
Well.. the article said multiple master's degrees, and one is definitely in Library Science.... Very well could be in one of those "invented discipline" areas.
Multiple masters degrees and works in the library?
Except for that short fat thing going on.
Well, if I were running a white-collar business, I think I would make the mistake of avoiding hiring everyone with a visable tattoo. I would thus tragically be stuck with upstanding conservative types who do all the work.
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