Tattoos anyone?
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I have 4 tattoos 3 of them are covered though the one on my upper back creeps out now and then and people are ALWAYS surprised to see it...
I work in a professional office, we have a dress code and SOP, as most companies do..so I think if a company wants to have a certain standar they should include it in their employee manual...otherwise, if you stay within company rules then there should be no problem.
My personal opinion is tattoos are part of who we are..they show a feeling, a memory, or something else that is repressntative of who we are as a person. Remember that guy with all the tattoos..could end up being a docotr and saving your life....
I do believe people need to be more accepting especially in the business world....the only thing constant about life is change..so we need to change with it...0 -
I have 2 tats, one on my calf and another around my elbow, i work in an office and and when i got the elbow one my manager came over to me and said "awww sweet" and then rolled up his shirt showing he had a full sleeve. its not an issue and i have a government job, even the police are allowed them as long as they are not hateful sectarian or racist ect. ect which i feel is fantastic.
i just wish i had more spare cash to get lots more but way to many other things to throw my money at :-(0 -
I think people should be and are getting to be more relaxed with tattoos. I have a very important business meeting on Thursday that could bump me up to 6 figures and I will be hiding my tattoos for the initial meeting because I want to the focus to be on what I can bring to the table and I don't want him to have any misconceptions about me because I don't know him or his ideals. I have 7 tattoos including a giant owl on my forearm, a peacock across my foot, and some grouplove lyrics from my right shoulder to my collarbone.
A person's capabilities should speak louder than their tattoos, but for some, there's still a stigma attached. I think it's getting more widely accepted though.
Agreed, on my initial interview for the bank I covered every tattoo I had so they would just look at me and what I could bring to the company. It was about a year before anyone at work knew I had any tattoos and my manager at the time decided that made me a slacker and bad at my job so I transfered to a new branch. People need to start relaxing their policy on tattoos grabted if I had a tattoo that said F You on my face I could see that being a problem.0 -
If you own a business, you can make the rules. If one rule is to not show tats, then you, as an employee, must abide by that rule or don't choose to work there.
Sounds harsh, I know.0 -
I've had 42 piercings, some gaged and 6 tattoos currently. I have no money or I'd have more. Far as work place though, I follow the rules and if that means removing a piercing or putting in a clear bar then I do. All my tats can be covered by a long sleeve shirt. But currently I love my job and my dress code. (I work for myself and wear what I want.)0
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I have my back, chest both arms, both legs, and my fingers. I also have the cartilage in my left ear gauged and I have both lobes gauged to a 4. I work as a Business 2 Business Inside Sales Rep for a huge company. I have a wife, 3 children, full insurance, a 401k, a great place to live, and a nice car. The tattoo's and piercings I have are just art and body modification. I can be just as professional and intelligent with them as I can without them. I can definitely put on a suit, take out my earrings, and get a haircut if I need to do anything that deserves my most professional appearance but I have been in sales for 15 years and have only felt the need to a few times. I excel in my profession and have made a great amount of money working face to face with people in customer service and sales.
It's your attitude, demeanor, and the way you hold yourself.
Not the way you look.
Maybe some people just need to smile a little more.
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I love all of my ink and want to continue getting them. I have 14 of them now, but many of them are all blended together. So, 2 quarter sleeves, back, chest, ankle, wrist, and back of neck are all done. I'm in a professional setting, so no one will be able to see my ink. Even at home, if I was to wear shorts and a t-shirt, you will only be able to see a couple of them. I kind of like it that way!
Now, I want to finish my sleeve and my wife wants to get one on her rib cage. So, as soon as more finances come in to play, I think that we will get what we both want. I see nothing wrong with them, I don't think that it negatively effects anything in my career, but then again, I don't have any on my face, which I'm sure will be seen negatively here in the office that I work in.
:drinker: - Cheers
Edit - one of my funny stories with my ink - I'm a dorky white boy that is pretty much covered... the funny thing with me though, is that I like to help people, one time, this poor older lady was having some issues and I went in to help with some grocery bags she couldn't lift... she grabbed her purse and pretty much ran away from me. I said pretty loudly - I was only trying to help... I'm sure if I didn't have a sleeveless shirt on, she would have thanked me!!0 -
Mine show- and i'm proud of them! Some people are just too uptight these days- people should be allowed to express themselves...only way I see it being an issue is if the tattoo is an offensive one, other than that... it's 2012- you don't like tattoos, don't get them...but I won't be forced to hide who I am b/c someone else can't come to grips with the way the world is. Times change.0
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I'm 40 years old and don't have any tats. I am however for the first time in my life considering getting two of them. One possibly soon, and the other when I reach my goal. As far as placement the one I am getting soon was going to be on my arm (like where a watch would be), but I have decided to move it up my arm, as to be more professional. I am VP of my family's company and work in very expensive houses.
The second one will be around my ankle.
I was against getting a tattoo for the longest time, because it is technically against my religion and we were afraid of what our families would say. Now we just don't care... LOL0 -
I have 2, in locations that can be covered up if I choose too. Someday I will have more
Things have come a long way and I think it is becoming more accepted. Though there are still locations that frown upon it. Some places here require that you either cover them up with medical tape/bandaids (piercings) or remove them for work.
I used to have a nose piercing, my employer at the time stated it had to be removed for safety purposes.....yet earings were fine?
I also worked with a man who had full sleeves on both arms and was required to wear the long sleeved shirt at all times.
Times need to change a bit faster in our neck of the woods lol0 -
Ahhhhhhh the good old "Does anyone have tattoos or piercings?" thread. Ol' reliable.0
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The person to which pays me makes the rules. And if I want their money, I follow their rules.
I'm at work to represent a company, and many do not like tats and piercings showing. No harm, no foul. I keep mine covered. I have plenty of time on my own where I can express myself in whatever way I please.0 -
Do they hurt?0
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Do they hurt?
Of course not buddy. I understand that you were roofied during yours but I SAID I WAS SORRY FOR THAT!!!!! :bigsmile:0 -
I work at a bank and my manager will allow me to show my wrist tattoo's. But the one right above my right breast has to be hidden. And all it is, is a Phoenix rising from flames sayings Strength in Gaelic. And when a part of the wing is showing all my customers ask about it and love it. And I work in a retirement community where 95% of my customers are retired.
I think all companies need to relax about tattoo's. They are so common these days. I personally have six and I do not like having to hide them. Specially my Phoenix when it is meant for surviving cervix cancer.
Awesome! I'd love to see that. My Mom's is a breast cancer survivor (she'd never get a tattoo though) I have 2 hidden from normal view but times have changed & I don't think people should have to hide them or their ear piercings when working with the public. It's not your look that makes you a professional, it's your behavior. I've been in customer service for 25 years.0 -
Do they hurt?
Of course not buddy. I understand that you were roofied during yours but I SAID I WAS SORRY FOR THAT!!!!! :bigsmile:
Now I'm getting one that says "Exit Only"!0 -
I have a few--be proud of your ink!0
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I would go to a doctor (of course, qualified) that had tattoos
I am in favor of self expression, but my answer to the OP's question is "it depends." Am I comfortable with professionals I encounter having tattoos? It depends on the profession and the tattoos they have showing.
If I go to see a surgeon and he walks in with this tat on his arm, NO I am not ok with it.
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I think if you're doing the job right and the tattoo isn't something offensive, then it should be allowed to be shown.0
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I have three tats that I can cover up by wearing a long sleeve shirt if necessary. Fortunately the company I work for doesn't require it.
Personally I'm all for having any sort of ink or body art to be showing at the work place. But I also realize that some people will view having tats as unprofessional. So when I go for a job interview I make sure to wear long sleeve shirts..
After they hire me I'll wear something where the tats on the forearms can be seen.. Some HR departments think having long hair on a guy is unprofessional. No need to let them know about the tats until after I got the job. 0 -
I have 16 tattoos and snake bites . I applied for a certain job years ago , and went in with my piercings in and a 3/4 top on (I have wrist tattoos)
I didn't get the job , even though I out qualified everyone else there . About a year later , they were recruiting again , so I went in with no piercings & tattoos on show . I got the job .
I don't think it should matter , but it does.
Saying all that , my midwife had a full arm sleeve .0 -
Off topic with being professional or not, but check this out.................
WTF?!?!?!?!
http://www.uproxx.com/webculture/2012/08/a-nice-lady-from-florida-got-a-tattoo-on-her-*kitten*-over-the-weekend/0 -
I work at a bank and my manager will allow me to show my wrist tattoo's. But the one right above my right breast has to be hidden. And all it is, is a Phoenix rising from flames sayings Strength in Gaelic. And when a part of the wing is showing all my customers ask about it and love it. And I work in a retirement community where 95% of my customers are retired.
I think all companies need to relax about tattoo's. They are so common these days. I personally have six and I do not like having to hide them. Specially my Phoenix when it is meant for surviving cervix cancer.
Awesome! I'd love to see that. My Mom's is a breast cancer survivor (she'd never get a tattoo though) I have 2 hidden from normal view but times have changed & I don't think people should have to hide them or their ear piercings when working with the public. It's not your look that makes you a professional, it's your behavior. I've been in customer service for 25 years.
I put it as my picture.0 -
people would be surprised to find that some of the most professional people out there are hiding tatoos under their clothes. I don't have any, and I do think some discretion should be used on parts of the body that aren't gonna be covered by your clothes, but as long as it's not something offensive, it should be okay.
the rule at my work used to be that they only had to be covered if they were offensive (I work in a Nursing Home) but there was a dispute over whether someone's tattoo was offensive (an angel with her mothers name and birth/death dates - so offensive, right!?) and they decided that it was too difficult to say what might be considered offensive, so they have to be covered, period. funny thing is, most of our male residents and even some female have tattoos and ask to see new tattoos when they hear someone has gotten one, it's not the residents who are offended, so what does it matter?0 -
Do they hurt?
Of course not buddy. I understand that you were roofied during yours but I SAID I WAS SORRY FOR THAT!!!!! :bigsmile:
Now I'm getting one that says "Exit Only"!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA0 -
Got one, want more, and I work for a lot of high ranking military officials, but I'm not military and don't wear a uniform. But I find it sort of awesome when I see a chick with one that is normally covered under a shirt or whatever.0
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Here are a couple more of mine...........
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tattoo threads are awesome 0 -
didn't read all the comments... but
I have 6 tattoos.... I love seeing people with tattoos in a work place... love being served my coffee but someone with an awesome sleeve!
I think places need to relax and let these things slide, they do not make the person! i mean yes if you have a swear word in plain sight then yeah but otherwise SHOW YOUR TATTOOS!
honestly if a work place has something against tattoos then i wont work for them.
Its one question i ask in any interview is what their opinion is with tattoos/piercings and hair colours....0
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