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[jaxs mom]

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@esmeraldagooch wrote:

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@JAXS Mom wrote:

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@SydneyH wrote:

It limits job options, this much I know for a fact.

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I'm sorry your tattoos have limited your work choices. 

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Saw  a woman at Costco checking reciepts with a bandage on,   NO tattoo showing rule there.

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I see them everywhere now, unlike when I got my first one. I worked at a bank but with the dress requirements of my job it was not an issue to cover them up. It's not like I'd wear a top with no sleeves while working at the bank. 

[jaxs mom]

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@SydneyH wrote:

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@JAXS Mom wrote:

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@SydneyH wrote:

It limits job options, this much I know for a fact.

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I'm sorry your tattoos have limited your work choices. 

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?? Huh.  I was not referring to myself, thank you for your concern anyway, lol.......

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ahhh ok. 

[SydneyH]

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@Plaid Pants2 wrote:

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True, there are SOME companies that won't hire if they see a single tatt, but, more and more companies ARE hiring people who have tattoos.

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If you say so, I'm seeing more companies listing their requirements on their applications.  If you are working with the public, image is still important to some..........

[missy1]

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At  my chain grocery store I was surprised to see someone working there will full tattoo sleeves, in visible sight.

[Stray]

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@Plaid Pants2 wrote:

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@Puzzle Piece wrote:

For me I am concerned about their future.  Accidents and illness happens.  If they ever needed a skin graff or a tram flap to rebuild a breast due to cancer.  The tattoo would be quite an issue.  Tissue for the face or areas where we are exposed would also look awful.  Some may say that they can get cadaver skin, etc. but not always does the body accept the transplants and not always does the graff look right. 

Another danger is hepatitis - very real.

No thank you. 

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A reputable tattoo artist, worth their salt, ALWAYS uses new needles for each client.

The risk of getting hepatitis is low.

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Actually, it isn't always true "reputable" yes but many young people go for price point or design.  I handled the blood drive for my Company which is located in NYC.  If you have a tattoo in NYC, a donor can not give blood for a period of time because the studios are not regulated but if you got a tattoo in NJ, you could give blood....so all tattoo places are not equal. 

[jaxs mom]

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@missy1 wrote:

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At  my chain grocery store I was surprised to see someone working there will full tattoo sleeves, in visible sight.

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I see that all the time, and I live in a really conservative area. I also see lots of piercings in retail workers. 

[Stray]

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@orangegarnet wrote:

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@Marp wrote:

I have a tattoo question.  Would the picture below translate well as a tattoo and how would it hold up over time?

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@Marp, you find the right tattoo artist to translate that & it would be gorgeous and  believe it would hold up over time.  I am not a tattoo fashionista nor do I have tattoos (call me a chicken) but have seen some that are well translated.

Those on people's face, not so much.. especiall when they have those metal gear things done.. 

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I happen to like tattoos but not in excess.  I had a beautiful black cat and would have loved her tattoo.  But, it wasn't fashionable when I was young and too old now but as the skin changes, so will your tattoo.  If your skin sags, it will as well and over time, it will get lighter.  I have seen some old tattoos and not so pretty but I imagine, your look will depend upon how your skin ages.  I am not an expert, jmho 

[Plaid Pants2]

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@missy1 wrote:

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At  my chain grocery store I was surprised to see someone working there will full tattoo sleeves, in visible sight.

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Right! There are a couple of cashiers at my local grocery store that visible tatts, also, and as I said, the young man that I saw working at my local DMV, had quite a few visible tatts.

So, obviously not all employers are offended if their employee, or even potential employee has  visible  tatts.

I have a sneaky, suspicious feeling that quite a few bosses have tatts themselves, so it kinda would be hypocritical of them to demand "No tatts!" if they have tatts themselves.

[Lipstickdiva]

I think there are a lot of professional, more conservative offices that don't want and won't allow visible tattoos.  I work for a law firm.  Yes one of my bosses has a tattoo but it's on his upper arm so it will never be visible.  I can guarantee that if any employee walked in here with a visible tattoo, it would be frowned upon and I can guarantee that if someone showed up for an interview tatted up or with multiple, visible piercings, they wouldn't be hired. 

I have a relative who is a partner in a large, prominent law firm.  She said they will not hire people who come in showing tattoos or have eyes, nose, lip, etc. piercings.  They interview them but it's a waste of time because they aren't getting the job.

[jaxs mom]

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@Lipstickdiva wrote:

I think there are a lot of professional, more conservative offices that don't want and won't allow visible tattoos.  I work for a law firm.  Yes one of my bosses has a tattoo but it's on his upper arm so it will never be visible.  I can guarantee that if any employee walked in here with a visible tattoo, it would be frowned upon and I can guarantee that if someone showed up for an interview tatted up or with multiple, visible piercings, they wouldn't be hired. 

I have a relative who is a partner in a large, prominent law firm.  She said they will not hire people who come in showing tattoos or have eyes, nose, lip, etc. piercings.  They interview them but it's a waste of time because they aren't getting the job.

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All that is, is an example of prejudice. Employers can ask that a tattoo be covered, but instead they'd rather use prejudice in hiring decisions. Tattoo cover makeup has been out for a very long time. I know someone that covered their tattoos with makeup for their job, in the 1980s. There is no reason to not hire someone with a tattoo regardless of the job.