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And all I am saying is that I think that really depends what that higher paying job is and is not a good blanket statement.
Can you give some examples of jobs that would care? I work in consulting and travel to customer sites constantly. My employer has no rules re: tattoos other than I need to comply with the customers' wishes/dress code while on-site.
Can you give some examples of jobs that would care? I work in consulting and travel to customer sites constantly. My employer has no rules re: tattoos other than I need to comply with the customers' wishes/dress code while on-site.
I work in corporate finance. Showing up with a visible tattoo would more times than not hurt your chances. Does that mean always? Certainly not. Depends on the company and the people doing the hiring. But on average I would say you would definitely be hurting your chances.
I work in corporate finance. Showing up with a visible tattoo would more times than not hurt your chances. Does that mean always? Certainly not. Depends on the company and the people doing the hiring. But on average I would say you would definitely be hurting your chances.
Hurt my chances of what? Getting hired at your company?
Actually, my bf who does not care for tattoos told me that he would get one tattoo. He actually likes the tattoos that resemble wedding rings.
In his line of work, I would think that would be a good idea, and I have seen some really intricate ones. I would still want him to have a real ring though...
YES! We can go get it together and be tacky together!
But seriously, I got my tattoos knowingly. I did get a tattoo on my wrist knowing darn well YOU CAN SEE IT and this was before I entered the big girl job world. I could wear a watch, bracelets, or use make up to cover it, but lucky for me the guy botched the job and I had tattoo excision. Not really lucky because I have a faint scar but nothing too noticeable. The point is most people know tattoos can be seen and we do it anyway. You dont have to like it and if it bothers you dont look at it. If you judge the person by the tattoo then I find that extremely closed minded and unfortunate. Do I regret my tattoos? No. Will I get more? Absolutely. Will they be able to be hidden by a t-shirt? Probably.
YES! We can go get it together and be tacky together!
But seriously, I got my tattoos knowingly. I did get a tattoo on my wrist knowing darn well YOU CAN SEE IT and this was before I entered the big girl job world. I could wear a watch, bracelets, or use make up to cover it, but lucky for me the guy botched the job and I had tattoo excision. Not really lucky because I have a faint scar but nothing too noticeable. The point is most people know tattoos can be seen and we do it anyway. You dont have to like it and if it bothers you dont look at it. If you judge the person by the tattoo then I find that extremely closed minded and unfortunate. Do I regret my tattoos? No. Will I get more? Absolutely. Will they be able to be hidden by a t-shirt? Probably.
I grew up seeing my uncles with tattoos. I had also seen some obscene tattoos throughout the years. I imagine I may have judged those with tattoos on the neck, lets say, for example.
This was before I had even thought of getting a tattoo. Then I thought of getting one in my 20s. My ex husband and I went into a tattoo parlor and just the sound of the tattoo gun made me feel ill. I did not find myself back in another parlor for about 8 years or so.
My first tattoo was a mistake, and I can admit that. I was in a place in my life that wasn't a great place, but was a better place than I had been in the past.
I did not research my artist and I did not put a lot of thought into the tattoo. I also broke the rules and I got a name. I had to wear that mistake for 4 years.
I fell in love with a wonderful man and he did not care about the tattoo one way or the other. I cared. I thought it was very unfair for him to have me on his arm as we walk through our lives together and I had another mans name on my arm.
The day I got it covered I was overjoyed. He didn't even care that it was there. He just loved me for me. That, in itself, is a wonderful thing.
These days, I have a good artist, and I have things drawn. If I don't like it, it is changed. Those days...not so much.
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