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Chris
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Why is it hard to gain a career by having tattoos and or piercings??
I understand having vulgar tattoos may make it difficult.
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Michelle M.
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Hello, Chris !
It's not always difficult to obtain a career if you have tattoos, but it depends on which field of work you're referring to. There are certain fields of work that overlook and do not judge people if they have tattoos. I worked in social service non-profits and had many co-workers with not only tattoos, but piercings and large ear gauges.
Some other flexible fields of work that don't discriminate about tattoos are most careers in the arts and any form of work in which a person doesn't have heavy public contact should possibly be fine. Many people also do not have visible tattoos so it wouldn't matter. I think that in the corporate world, owners or managers prefer not to have employees have anything provocative because it might be a way of accounts or customers making decisions that would cause the company to not draw in revenue. This definitely is true for dress codes, too. Some places have a more relaxed dress code and some have one that is business suit corporate. It just depends on which type of work you're thinking about. Personally, I am not bothered about it. A dental assistant I had a couple of years ago had a sleeve and other tattoos and she was the nicest person ever. I guess it depends on the person and managers make assumptions based on just wanting the best chances for their company.
I have left some links to some reading material for you below and I also want to add an article at the Tat Ring Website. The URL for that article is
https://tatring.com/getting-tattooed/Where-Can-You-Work-and-Show-Your-Tattoos and it talks about types of work that are tattoo friendly. I hope that this has been helpful. Best wishes to you in all you do !
TATTOOS IN THE WORKPLACE https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/starting-new-job/tattoos-in-a-workplace
BUSINESS INSIDER https://www.businessinsider.com/what-hiring-managers-really-think-of-your-tattoos-2016-1
WHAT EMPLOYERS THINK ABOUT TATTOOS https://ignitestudentlife.com/employers-share-their-thoughts-on-tattoos/
ARE TATTOOS STILL A BURDEN IN THE WORKPLACE ? ARTICLE https://stories.uh.edu/2022-tattoo-study/index.html
ARTICLE IN INC MAGAZINE https://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/do-your-tattoos-mean-you-wont-get-hired-studies-say-yes-unless-this-happens.html
It's not always difficult to obtain a career if you have tattoos, but it depends on which field of work you're referring to. There are certain fields of work that overlook and do not judge people if they have tattoos. I worked in social service non-profits and had many co-workers with not only tattoos, but piercings and large ear gauges.
Some other flexible fields of work that don't discriminate about tattoos are most careers in the arts and any form of work in which a person doesn't have heavy public contact should possibly be fine. Many people also do not have visible tattoos so it wouldn't matter. I think that in the corporate world, owners or managers prefer not to have employees have anything provocative because it might be a way of accounts or customers making decisions that would cause the company to not draw in revenue. This definitely is true for dress codes, too. Some places have a more relaxed dress code and some have one that is business suit corporate. It just depends on which type of work you're thinking about. Personally, I am not bothered about it. A dental assistant I had a couple of years ago had a sleeve and other tattoos and she was the nicest person ever. I guess it depends on the person and managers make assumptions based on just wanting the best chances for their company.
I have left some links to some reading material for you below and I also want to add an article at the Tat Ring Website. The URL for that article is
https://tatring.com/getting-tattooed/Where-Can-You-Work-and-Show-Your-Tattoos and it talks about types of work that are tattoo friendly. I hope that this has been helpful. Best wishes to you in all you do !
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