Tattoos. Curious

I have on on my left wrist and am going to get one on the other wrist soon. They are initials of my kids names in another language.

I plan on getting at least 2-3 more over the next few years.

I'm a stay at home Mom and plan on running my own business with my husband within the next 5 years. So I really don't have to worry about tattoos in the work place.

The answer to your question lin for me, my job title is Medicare Claims Analyst.. but where I work it doesnt matter what your title or proffession is, if you have tattoos, they have to be covered up. I don't question it. I am just thankful to have a job this day and age and just go in and do my work.

I have a fair-sized tattoo on my right upper arm/shoulder that I got 9 years ago, a bit larger than my palm. It's high enough up that it is covered by a short sleeve dress shirt and even most t-shirts unless I stretch my arms back over my head. It's not visible for work, and I don't tend to flaunt it, but I got this tattoo for myself, not for others to look at! Funny enough, I occasionally forget I have it, and that's usually when I flash it and someone will be like "When did you get a tattoo?!?"

I work as a business technology consultant for a major firm. The tattoo is not a big deal when I'm in the home office, but when on client site I make sure to keep it covered, as I'm representing my employer and they're a bit old fashioned.

I understand that Tattoos have been here for the thousand years, but I don't remember seeing that many tats in old movies. Definitely not on Scarlett o'hara and Rhett Butler

Picking fictional characters is perhaps not the best way of illustrating your point-- and anyway, if you haven't seen them naked, you can't know for sure. Besides, I'm not really sure what your point in asking about this is. Are you trying to prove a correlation between social position / occupation and tattooing? Between age and tattooing?

I have one tattoo on my back near the base of my neck; it's not visible under most shirts and/or with my hair down. I've had it almost 8 years.

Since you're so insistant, I am a graduate student at a large public university, where I teach undergrads in literature, history, French, and writing. I have plenty of colleagues and professors who are more tattooed than I am; most of those tattoos are hidden under professional clothing. I have also worked as an assistant manager at a bookstore, a cafe barista, and an admin assistant in a bank, among other jobs. The idea that tattoos are limited to a certain sector of the population is, I think, disproven in the responses here. Tattooing is, however, more mainstream, and more widely accepted-- and more people have realized that modifying your body is not necessarily a reflection of your capacities and qualities.

I'm 38 and getting #3 done this week. I've never had any issues with jobs or anything else. My family dr has one

I got my first tattoo 6 years ago, when I was 16. Due to my age my mother required that they be hidden so they are on my back.
My lastest on that I've had for 7 months is on my wrist. It hasn't given me trouble at work but ive started a job search so I may have an issue now.

I have quite a few, 9 to be exact. Each of mine are where I can hide them if need be.
I got my first tat when I was 20 and have never had a problem getting a job or keeping it once they see them.
I am a professional working in a hospital.

My shoulders and back are covered in tattoos, I have one on my stomach and one on my leg that I just got 3 weeks ago. I'll be 42 in September. I started getting tattoos when I was 21. I run the grants office at a multi-campus university. I can cover them up if I choose to but most people are aware that I have them.

I have six. All of them are able to be covered. I have never had a problem getting a job with these, however, that is because they are covered. I did get denied a job because I have a tiny tragus piercing on my ear that I forgot to take out. I also know people that have been skipped over for job promotions because they have visible tattoos and/or just don't cover their tattoos. Tattoos are not new, they have been around for a very long time, however, it has become more social acceptable to have them now. There is even a name for being sexually attracted to tattoos (Stigmatophilia), which is common now in the younger generations.

I got my first one 15 years ago, it's on my calf. My second one came about a year later then I got my 3rd about 5 years after the second. The second one is over my heart and the third on my shoulder. At the time I was a Lead Orthodontic Technician. Our doctor didn't mind as long as they weren't visible to patients.
On Friday I am getting 2 more tats, one on my ankle and one on the outside of my hand. I am self-employed at the moment so it's naturally not a problem. I want a fairly large memorial piece on my forearm later this year.

When I got my first ink almost 2 decades ago, it was considered being a rebel & anyone "professional" who saw it would think less of me, that I was a bad apple.
Now a-days, it's viewed as just a normal thing, like piercings. Amazing how the world views have changed on personal expression in the last couple decades (just look at media on local television!)
Keep in mind, as many have said, tattoos have been around for millenia, in many cases a cultural base, in many the growing, turning points or rights of passage (look at the African tribes with piercings & tattoos - it is a beautification process for many!)

With that said, I got my ink for me, each one is self-designed & has personal meaning for that point in my life (unfortunately I haven't had a new one in over 10 years due to cost & not finding a good enough artist!). I work in a professional industry but they are easily covered with clothes (I usually wear slacks & a shirt as mine are on my ankle, legs, arms & back). I don't "hide" them, to me they are my personal art, for only those who need to see them. I'm proud of them & the times I survived in my life, but I also don't need people asking personal questions when they don't know me or what obstacles I've overcome - again, I work in a professional industry, no need to mix personal & professional

I have 22 all over my body, from behind my ears to my toes (so far) and I've never had a problem. I can cover every single one of them if needs be when it comes to interviews so noone needs to be any the wiser. I am, however, very lucky where I work, I am customer service desk in a store and I can have most of them, and my piercings, on display and noone bats an eyelid. They are often a conversation point between my customers and myself lol . Not to mention the fact I have purple hair!

I have 3.. i got my first one when i was 19 and I'm now 22.. i have one over my heart that I try to cover when i have interviews, but its so "normal" now days that a lot of employers dont mind that you have them.