Visible Tattoos vs. Employment
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
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if they don't employ you it's not the right place for you. I had a teacher with his whole body done even his neck.
+Thibault haha very true
I do feel like times are changing (not quickly) but I myself am going into the education field and I have many friends in teaching jobs with tattoos, where their school doesn't mind them being visible (the only discrimination being if it's something "obscene" as in sexually or violently obscene) so that gives me hope for getting my elephant tattoo to make my friends' that they all got one as a group and I couldn't because 1. fear of my parents' disapproval/disownment 2. my fear of needles (which has SUBSTANTIALLY dropped after watching 5 friends get tattooed in a row and watching tattooing videos) 3. worry about placement and getting a job with a tattoo...
Kevin Pickford no Ontario Canada.
same he was cool af
in tenth grade my math teacher had his back and his arms covered up to about 6 in into his forearm
Ugh yes this topic is the bane of my existence!!! I love tattoos and want them so bad but I want to be an elementary school teacher in the American south so I basically can't 😭
Still probably gonna get hidden ones tho 😏
I had an Art teacher who had her whole back and half sleeve tattooed and she wore sweters during class even in summer, I knew that she had tattoos bc a classmate saw her without the sweter when she was leaving school. But we kept the secret. Also my science and English teachers had tattoos in the back and stomach.
Tania Castro dang even your art teacher had to cover up?? That's brutal. Our art teacher was pretty heavily tattooed on her arms and showed them but then again she was like a real life Zooey deschannel/panic pixie dream girl so like who was really gonna fire her? But that really sucks that your teacher had to suffer for her tattoos like that. I live in Georgia so I think you would actually die if you had to wear sweaters in the summer haha
I'm from Chile and we have really hot summers, I think that she really didn't bother to hide them but of course she was hot. Also, my school was a nun school, so probably in those kind of school you will have more problems for having tattoos.
Tania Castro ooooooooh gotcha. Yeah at catholic schools they can and will fire you for that kinda bullshit. I grew up in inner city public schools :P
Idk why tattoo can prevent you from getting a job! It's art!
West Himestry because it’s their company and they have the right to choose who represents THEIR company.
Mel fuck their company
jdl 68
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jdl 68 well with that attitude im sure the company wouldn’t want you. Who wants to hire a rebellious idiot? The military has rules, jobs HAVE to have rules. If they don’t have rules then what’s next? people can come in and just steal, rob and kill because why have rules ? Idiot
I know one reason some jobs don't allow tattoos is because they can distract patients. For example if you're a psychiatrist you deal with mental people and if they see your tattoos it could affect them in a certain way which isn't always a good thing.
It's so sad that people judge you just because of what you have tattooed on your skin and not by your skills...
+ginebRaa93 Judging people based on appearance is sadly nothing new... it's so ridiculous!
It's not about the tattoo. It's much deeper than that. Denis Rodman played decent basketball yet he is not employed and hasn't been for years. He got to play on a great team but he wasn't a "team member" for many reasons in addition to his attire but his tattoos were first to make him odd. The Tattoo fab is a limited group of folks, most of the public don't have them thus, minority in the pack. When you plan to get tattooed, you have to consider the risks of employment so, they would likely be best hidden vs. in the face of your employer. Food service is one area tats aren't welcome according to employers.
One version about them here if you might worry about getting a job or keeping one when dealing with the public:
www.returnofkings.com/95002/5-ways-visible-tattoos-will-negatively-impact-your-life
Garth Clark i like what you said about not common amongst the general public. People seem to think that oh everyones getting them and sure that many apply to maybe ONE or TWO tattoos that are hidden but when you start getting your arms done you will notice the lack of people going that far with it. Sure its way more common than years ago and you wont be shunned for it because its much more seen but still look at the people around you and youll realize its still taboo
If angelina jolie ate a turd sandwich & it was promoted in the media it'd be on the McDonald's menu in a month ...& they'd be a lineup out the door to buy one .
you do not have a right to a job, if someone doesn't like you and your tattoos that is their choice you must cater towards them not the other way around. Most people don't mind tattoos but if you do it without tact then you end up making yourself look like a freak.
you should bring your friend that's a tattoo artist and have her in a video and talk about being a tattoo artist and how to get into the business I'd be very interested in that!! and thank you for answering my question in your email!
Morgan w I'd love to see that too :)
I wouldn’t !! Lol. Have a nice day. You don’t need the internet learn how to tattoo. Just get them and it will be obvious
It's also dependant on what country you are in! For instance, I live in New Zealand and because Maori culture is so accepted and that involves visible/facial tattoos (moko) and we have a high population of Pacific Islanders (Samoan, Tongan, Fijian etc) for whom tattoos are also culturally significant, it makes more sense that anyone with tattoos, visible or otherwise, is more accepted. Hell I literally work for the government and soooo many people have full sleeves and neck tattoos. I have noticed that it's generally of a more modern style though; old school lettering/black-and-white-heavily tattooed folk still get discriminated against cos tattoos of that nature are still associated with gangs and prison.
My doctor has a sleeve.
I've never seen a medical doctor with visible tattoos.
jeffw1267 that doesn’t mean they don’t exist
@@jeffw1267 I'm a medical student currently debating getting tattoos!
@@Danielle-pr2jn
Unless you intend to have a private practice, I would advise against visible tattoos; unfortunately it is highly taboo to have tattoos-especially in the medical field. So, it would limit your opportunities in residencies and jobs.
You and I are in the same boat, we both are aspiring to professions that borderline abhor body art. I intend on studying forensic psychology, which means that in my career I would have to present myself before a court. Although I am an assertive individual, with a tattoo it would be more difficult to attain the respect of the judge, jury, and prosecutor (or attorney if (s)he happens to be my adversary). Therefore, I can't justify a visible tattoo 😑.
On the plus side, nothing is permitting me from marrying a man with full sleeves
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Capn Cook I don’t ever want to see your doctor
I realised how immensely close-minded we are here in Spain when I visited Stockholm this past summer. Here it is impossible to see a girl with body modifications working at a high end store; not even someone with an "unusual" hair colour. I strongly think that whatever tattoos/piercings I have or don't have does not mean I will perform better or worse at a given job, but that's something most of the companies here don't seem to understand :(
Eva Albaladejo Na bro me acuerdo de un vasco que conocí que tenía las dos mangas tatuadas y era profesor de primaria .. eso si no pasa aquí en 🇺🇸
I remember going into a surgery and a scrub nurse asked past me and he both sleeves done. I was so shocked but at the same time so happy cause he ended up being the art in the horrible white hallway I was waiting in ☺
I work in a nursing home for elders and they dont mind my tattoos. Some of the elders might say "urk, you young people and your tattoos" but they seem to understand that it does not stop me from doing a good job. Im glad different jobs now are okay with tattoos.
LillyPointedEd Me too! I'm a Physical Therapist Assistant in the nursing home setting and 9 times out of 10, the residents will say "I would rather just see your tattoos than have you bandage them like you're infected with something, or wear clothes that make you burn up while you work..." Also our elderly population is getting less and less WWI generation and more Woodstock/Baby Boomer generation so I think that's going to start making a huge different in the LTC settings. Of course you'll always have people that oppose but I don't think it's as prevalent as it used to be due to the changing of the generations.
I'm in Health Care as well and have been so, for 10 years. Health care, in Canada, is very accepting of ink. There is a lot of heavily tattooed folks in Health Care, where I live.
My residents (the woman) love my ink. Mostly because my sleeve is colourful and mostly flowers...lol.
Hi I'm Airiel :) I have a tattoo appointment that I don't want to get discouraged to go through with cause I've been wanting it for about 2 years now. I'm a PT graduate and I was wondering if you could tell me if you know some PTs that also have visible tattoos like yourself, especially in the hospital setting o: I'm going for a half sleeve full of roses taking up the space on my upper arm and people are stressing me out about the consequences when looking for a job. Hope to hear from ya soon!
Hi I'm a student in Health Care and I'm so happy that tattoos are accepted in this industry because I love tattoos (I have one but i want more) and I love helping people
I hope so much that it's the same or it's gonna be in Switzerland (I live in Switzerland) 🙏❤️
They mind them they just tolerate them and they're being nice because your young and your a human.
Slowly but steadily people are seeing that tattoos are an individual right and must be respected by other people and corporations. The professional competence and skills must not be measured by what's going on people's skin. Well made tattoos are works of art and difficult ones since to draw on a 3D surface is challenging. Google it and we can see masterpieces. Of course, there are horrible tattoos but that's a personal issue. In our competitive world, what matters the most are the results, made by people with or without tattoos. I loved this new space, Kat: cozy, minimalist and professional. Big kiss from Brazil!
"must be respected by other people and corporations" there is no must. You do have the right to do what you will with your own body but that does not mean others should be forced to accept it, no one has to accept someone's tattoos and if they do not want to hire you then that is their choice. There are consquences to getting tattoos that is just the real world. I wouldn't hire someone if their entire face was plastered with tattoos all over them. That shows no tact and an attitude problem.
in my last surgery, the assistant surgeon had tattoos and plugs. This was in Germany. And I also had another surgery done in the US, I noticed the anesthesiologist had a visible quarter sleeve before I got knocked out. And this is one, if not, the highest paid position in the medical field. However, there are also strict suit & tie jobs, where you have to wear a suit or a long sleeve shirt, where you can get away with it anyway. There are bankers with tattoos, according to my dad. But generally, creative industries, design, media, fashion etc. are super open to tattoo and some even consider it part of diverse workforce and are happy with the individuality aspect of it. It really depends.
As long as a person can do the job, I wouldn't care how many tattoos they had. I don't discriminate against anyone. I don't have any myself, but I do enjoy the art of it. :-) People should always treat each other fairly and look at what's inside rather than outside....too bad the whole world cant be that way.
not everyone thinks the same way I certainly do not, tattoos tells you alot about someone's character and how they carry themselves and some people just end up making themselves look like utter freaks so I would never hire them. Most people wouldn't.
Humans have Intrinsic biases when it comes to appearance. It’s literally the first impression one has on an individual. Appearance instinctly tells us who we can trust and who we stay away from. Don’t let tatoos be what limit you
I haven't watched the video yet, but I did a 10 page research paper a few years ago on discrimination of tattoos/piercings (and even touched on hair colors) in the workplace for modern society, and this kind of shit gets me so pissed off. I am a big target for all of these (blue hair, stretched ears, shit in my face, etc.) but I my field of study is in 3d modeling for game engines/simulation so I typically don't worry about it, but I still find myself applying to companies thinking "they're not going to hire me because my hair is blue..they're all wearing suits in this picture, they're not gonna let me have a nose ring and take company pictures with their fancy suits!" The reality is, most employers honestly don't care if you have tattoos, that is if you're working in a low profile/non-customer service type of environment. Doctors, lawyers, teachers, waitresses, corporate businesses, or commission based incomes are typically handed the short end of the stick in these situations. Normally there are plenty of exceptions, even if your tattoos/piercings are visible, but I have never been able to understand how someone making a decision to put art on their body has to be ostracized by a big boss man because "it makes them look uneducated and irresponsible." It's funny because almost everyone I know with tattoos seem to be much deeper, more intelligent, less ignorant minded types of people. Not just because they have tattoos, but because typically to put tattoos on your body (especially if someone has as many as Katrin for example) they have put some amount of thought into it, or they have a passion for something. Clearly that's just my own personal anecdotal opinion, and there are plenty of people who just get dumb ass tattoos when they're young and wish they didn't have them, but that's not really what we're talking about here. This kind of shit just makes me so mad, that other people can literally judge us so hard based on what we want to put on our bodies that they can just choose to not give us a job. Just because I don't like Becky's ugly sweater, but that doesn't mean I can fire her, or ask her to take it off, because of it. I mean she did choose to wear it, and it looks really childish because of it's design, but it's okay because that's just Becky. You can't force someone to change their mind about tattoos though I suppose...they can't change yours either.
Same thing with school dress codes. Why ban someone for showing their midriff when they are only there for education?
This is the complete opposite of what I was hoping for . I'm laying with my husband rethinking my career choices and I'm heavily tattooed and thought this would be a pep talk . Lmfao
I work at the city council of nuremberg. There I am in a school secretary. I've never had any problems with my tattoos. It's pretty cool because you can be an individual working there (there are people with pink, green etc hair, people with body mods, some with suits at the city council)
Times are definitely changing and tattoos in the work place are becoming more widely accepted. I don't let my potential future jobs determine my tattoos. Other than neck and hands, I would wait on those until I was very certain about my future. I have accepted that some places will not allow me to show them. And that's their prerogative. I am okay wearing long sleeves and long pants every day if it's a job I want.
I'm a dentist and my forearm tattoo even helps me when i work with kids. They love it :) I have a family owl, an orange gerbera daisy and an eye. I guess I'm Lucky :)
oi man, this gives me hope! I'm third year dentistry student and I'm really struggling at the moment, trying to decide whether I should get any tattoos or wait until I am somewhat in a stable employment situation and then see what could work out. I actually have been thinking about making some sort of questionnaire among the patients at our university clinic to see how they feel about their doctors having any body modifications
You go girl! :)
I'm tattooed, and have a lot of visible ones (full sleeves and my fingers tattoed). I also have piercings in the face. I work at an elder home and have never been discriminated because of them. Sure, not everyone like it but I have never felt like it would make me unemployed. It makes me feel hopeful for the future, that I can look the way I want to look and not have to worry about not being taken seriously. But when I visited Japan and we're going to universal studios there, we had to cover up all tattoos with clothes because of them being scared that their children would get ideas. So I'm happy that I live in a country where I can be myself. (I live in Sweden)
I am going to be a lawyer, but that will never stop me from tattooing myself.
See this is my issue right now... how did that work out for you?
@@Cat-gj5yg Haha well…I ended up working at sea for two years after this comment. After that I applied to law school, but because of corona the requirements where far higher then usual, so I just barley was not accepted.
This year however I believe I will be accepted into law school. Its a 5 year degree so ask me again then, or just give it a go yourself.
If you can hide your ink its never an issue regardless.
A very known lawyer in my country has hand tattoos aswell. However he was an inportant guy before the ink. And deals mainly with criminals.
I like how you speak about such a complicated topic. And I couldn't agree more! I went with Option 4 until now and only got tattoos on my leg and back while going to university. I just got my first fulltime job and I'm very happy that my boss doesn't care at all what I look like😂 I even can have my piercings and (small) plugs in. My coworker even had blue hair at one point 😄 I love that I don't have to care about hiding anything but I would never put my tattoos/piercings over a good job to be honest.
Second! You and Sunny (Sonny?) are awesome. A whole week of tattoo videos is gonna be great!
I just had an interview with 'deutsche bahn' (Railways Germany basically) and I'd work in a position where I would work with people and well they said tattoos are not a problem, but my plugs are.. But when I said that I can remove them and tape them up when I'm working and they were very happy with my flexibility.. and added that in 5-6 years it also won't be a problem.:
But I'm currently working on a skill for a job where I am 'my own boss' as stupid as it sounds lol :D But yeah, no one will give a fuck that I'm tattooed..
Let's not forget that you CAN cover up tattoos with make-up if needed, yes it is a long process and you will have to wake up earlier for it, but IT IS POSSIBLE!
But yes, people should think before they ink..
Also: I have a lot of friends that are tattooed (even on their HANDS) and work in senior homes etc.. because the elderly totally don't care and even said they like the colours and enjoy seeing young people enjoying their lives to the fullest =)
+13thNemesis This are facts for your country :) remember that every country is different. But great that your employers are cool with it!
+Katrin Berndt these*
These are facts for just one employer in Germany =)
In my country (Slovenia) they differ heavy! It is either:"we don't care" or "No way!" ..
But most 'fancy' places will NOT employ someone with visible tattoos..
13thNemesis fancy places like Walmart or McDonald's? Because here in the states, you're turned away. This is such a general crap statement.
GLITT EROUS Well in our country, you can work tattooed in McDonald's but not in a high end restaurant.. it depends on the country.
I had a Job a few years ago and only ha 3 Tattoos. But def. visible ones. I had a lot of problems with my tattoos and piercings there. It was a library. When I quit working there, I felt weight coming off my shoulders. After going back to school for 2 more years I started working in the Film Industry and there its absolutly no problem beeing modificated. :) I feel very good and I got 4 new Tatts in the last 8 Months since I´m working in there. When I quit the job in the library I told myself wherever it takes me. I don`t want to work with someone who has a problem with my skin art. I knew I don´t want to work as a banker etc. But I told me if they have a problem - its not the right place for me. :) Thank you for your thoughts and the good content!
I'm studying psychology postgrades (not sure if thats correct in english) my hole right arm is tattoed and saving money for the other arm atm, we'll see how it goes.
You are one of the lucky ones as far as tolerant employeers. I work in a technical field and am presumed to be less intelligent because I have tattoos. It does feel good when I do prove the doubters wrong, but it shouldn't be an issue in the first place.
My personal scenario: Work in retail. Don't know what I want to do for a living. Only get tattoos that I can cover up with half sleeve shirts and shorts that go down to the knee. So far that's been my inner upper arm, inner lip and soon my sternum. I just think this is the best way to go for someone who wants to be tattooed but always be employable in many different work fields.
I work as a graphic designer and got a tattoo on my arm this past year. The dress code at work is super casual and the atmosphere is pretty laid back and creative. I often wear short sleeve shirts that show my tattoo at work and have never faced an issue. However, my job does require me to meet with clients and usually, I'll wear a longer shirt to cover it just in case. I do have colored hair (purple) and a nose ring and it's never been an issue.
I have wondered if getting more tattoos that were more visible would hurt my chances of landing a job in the future if I do decide to leave my current workplace... That thought does hold me back a bit.
Also want to add.. do you think that this will be an issue in the future? I personally feel that the younger generations are much more accepting of tattoos and body modifications even if they wouldn't get anything themselves. Or maybe that is just my experience? I would hope that in the future people don't have to worry as much about employment because of a tattoo.
Also want to add.. do you think that this will be an issue in the future? I personally feel that the younger generations are much more accepting of tattoos and body modifications even if they wouldn't get anything themselves. Or maybe that is just my experience? I would hope that in the future people don't have to worry as much about employment because of a tattoo.
+Naomi Mary In the future every boss in every business and every customer will have tattoos so I don't think it will be an issue at all ^^ as for your concern I think tattoos mainly are an issue BEFORE you get into the industry. If you are skilled and get good experience and people respect your work, no tattoos will stand in that was... at least in creative businesses. Getting your first job is the tricky one but after that it's easier to let your work speak for itself.
Totally agree. I'm a Graphic Designer myself, i work for a well respected Multinational company. My artist is actually a co-worker of mine, who became a very close friend over the years.
Everyone here is open minded, and as you said, there is a point where ur skill-set decides whether or not you get hired.
We all need to keep in mind, specially into the creative industry that money talks. Your ability to be more productive and creative will overrule almost all body modifications.
Note: There may be certain positions within a company that require you to go into public more often, and that may be a no-zone for a heavily tattooed person.
Employers have told me while they don't care about my tattoos or blue hair, the customers would be the ones who might have a problem and we don't want to offend them or make them uncomfortable...I feel like I deserve to openly express myself and employers shouldn't prioritize not losing customers just cause the customer is narrow minded, or is that silly? lol
It’s like the customer is more important than the employee. “Hey you can’t show off that tattoo because people who come in here might have a problem with it” Yea? Well what if I have a problem with the way THEY look?
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Costumers bring in the money not the worker. Workers are expandable because they can find someone else in a heartbeat.
I work in a nursing home and I am covered. And believe it or not I have gotten every job I have tried for and the old people are way more accepting than you'd think.
I work at a Tim Hortons in Canada and 3/3 of my managers have tattoos as well as 2/4 supervisors have them. That's not including 70% of my fellow employees including me. Every now and again we'd get a person that comes who thinks tattoos are the work of the devil or something. Like this one lady was causing a huge scene about one of my tattoos ( a dagger going through a hand with roses around it to be specific ) and the owner came out and just told her to get over it and leave lmao. I hope you all find a place to work with the same acceptance of your body art like I do here.
I love the background!
It's so... you :D
Tidy and professional looking..
You state your point in a very smart, sensible way. Loved this video. Keep fighting, every little step towards the goal of living in a society that embraces the way it's individuals choose to express themselves helps. I, personally, work in the software industry doing mostly r+d, so 'dress codes' are super relaxed and I'm incredibly thankful for finding a company that doesn't discriminate me because of my gender (very unusual in STEM) or my physical appearance.
i want to be an elementary school art teacher and i dont know if visible tattoos are going to hinder me getting a job. i mean i could always just wear long sleeves right?
+Alyssa R yeah I mean if you can cover your tattoos when following a potential dress code you're fine :)
Alyssa R I've also seen a wide range of make up lately specifically for covering up tattoos if that helps
Katrin Berndt thank you for responding! i hope to get some visible tattoos in the future. ps: i love your videos! :)
Alyssa R Ik it's not highschool but my highschool art teacher had a full sleeve tattoo, he was very creative and a very good teacher but idk about elementary I hope they do let you
Alyssa R my 4-5th grade art teacher had 2 full sleeves so hopefully you’ll be good
this is why I love my field of environmental conservation and restoration, trees don't give a fuck who you are !!
kat your recent videos have really been hitting home with me, thank you for doing what you do !
i love the way you say leave the battle or challenge to people like you whos got the ability to do it cause since young ive always been the one who stands out and fight for myself and things people judge but not understand. now that im living in a foreign country - japan, i have to tone it down 99 percent and i feel so judged and lost and having to watch your videos and hearing you say that just made me feel calmed and at ease.
I live in California and in certain areas you can work with visible tattoos but they can't be offensive. I've seen nurses with visible tattoos and I think it's awesome
My work is fine with tattoos so long as they aren't offensive. They aren't however okay with piercings :/ so I take them out before work and put them back afterwards.
+bella ruth Understandable. As long as they treat wedding rings and watches the same way they treat piercings (sanitary issues).
They actually don't! You're allowed to wear a wedding band or engagement ring. But no watches. :(
With 30 years in the corporate world and recently retiring from a C-Suite role, I can tell you that visible tattoos are a glass ceiling in the corporate world. I spent my last ten years in the board room observing the Board's recruitment and hiring of senior management and I can tell you that an executive headhunter had never presented an illustrated candidate for consideration.
My passion in my career is zookeeping and my first zoo had a strict no tattoo policy. By that time I only had a small tattoo on my wrist which I covered with a watch. Then I wanted my next tattoo (an otter) and chose to put it on my leg, because this same zoo didn't allow their keepers to wear shorts so it would always be covered. Same for my Beatles lyrics on my back between my shoulder blades, I would always wear a top so no one knew I had it. Then after 3 years I moved on to a zoo in the UK which had no problems with tattoos at all (people in the UK seem more accepting of tattoos in general) so I started an arm sleeve now :) I wouldn't be able to remove them anymore obviously, but I'm glad I sacrificed little things like covering my tattoos and dying my hair one colour to get 3 years worth of experience in my career of choice.
I have dealt with this a lot. I am in the medical field and luckily (at least in my area) hospitals are more open to having staff with visible tattoos. I am a surgical tech, so I assist physicians in surgery and any patient I see is already under anesthesia so they will never see my tattoos anyway, but its nice to be in a field that I love and one that is becoming more and more accepting.
Hi I'm Airiel! Do you know any PTs that have visible tattoos that have no problem getting a job? Fresh PT graduate with a tattoo appointment next week here lol
I'm in IT and tattoos (and piericings) are pretty acceptable there. Of course you have to be slightly careful if there's external clients around but amongst co-workers people already assume you're a bit quirky so tattoos (or piercings) aren't really a thing they mind. In my 20+ years in that business I've never really had anyone who took offense.
I currently work at a nursing home and thankfully I haven't had any problems showing visible tattoos and having a septum piercing. I've received many compliments on my tattoo from the elderly. If not many are just plain curious about it and ask if it hurt or what the process is like.
Jill Inciong I'm volunteering in the same kind of environment where you work. Good to hear that you've not had any seriously noticeable or lasting problems because of your tattoos. Perhaps I'll consider getting a visible tattoo, since it hopefully shouldn't lead to any issues with the elderly after all. I've been a little worried about it haha 😂
You never had a problem with getting a job because your beautiful plain and simple.
I work in an office and I love my job and I have a full sleeve and getting a chest piece and they dont care, Im so happy!!!
I think sometimes people will use the 'I didn't get the job because of...' excuse instead of just realising more often than not the job probably went to someone more qualified or better for the role. I applied and failed for jobs before getting tattoos because I just wasn't what they wanted but I've had tattoos since and not had issues.
I normally don't let people know that I have tattoos until I get the job. I had to cover them when the higher up people came for my job at CFA but now I am a preschool teacher and they just don't say anything about them ( I wear a sweater every now and then but overall I really just let it be)
thanks for making this video, really wanted to hear your oppinion on this
My sister got fired for covering up a tattoo, and she worked at In n Out. They are really strict about it
I honestly hate stereotypes about heavily/lightly tattooed people (I hate sterotypes in general). Not just because I'm going to get my first one in less than a week and I don't have a job currently, but because most people associate those with tattoos as horrible people and the worst thing I've ever done in my life is use my grams credit card to buy something online without her permission...
...and I paid her back the next day.
I have a large-ish tattoo on the back of my forearm. Working in customer service, I notice customers paying attention to it everytime I lift my arm to tuck my hair behind my hear. I always wonder what they think but luckily my boss isn't an asshole about it.
Today i went for an interview at Indigo airlines which is currently the india's largest low cost economy aviation company and as soon as i entered and met the interviewer he saw a tattoo at my hand and said this is not the job for you.... I mean they didn't even took my interview and i didn't even got to prove myself.........It is sad that there are many talented young person here in india but they never ever get any chance just because they have tattoo
Scenario three is me lol
However, an employer can and will deny you work if you have lots of tattoos if they disagree with their dress code. Most work in the service industry for instance can deny you if you come in with purple hair one day. Here in Norway at least and employer can order you to dye your hair in a more neutral colour, same goes with bodymods. Obviously you can't take away your tattoo, but you can be ordered to cover them up.
Kathrine L. well then i would not work there.their loss.
Very interesting video and relevant topic. I have some tattoos and I can easily hide all of them for the moment. I do have many tattoo plans for the future, and hopefully, plans including visible tattoos. But I haven't finished my studies yet, and even if the field of activity I hope to be working on (museums, basically) is quite open minded, we never know the rules of every institutions and I don't want to risk my future career - cause, as you said, it's important to be yourself but it is, also in my point of view, as important to have a job that you really like. So... for the moment, I get tattoos I can hide, and let's see what will happen in the future. ;)
I'm just going with scenario 2, hidden under a uniform. Tattoos are sadly still not accepted widely in the medical field.
Finally! A mature opinion on this topic! I would love to have facial piercings, coloured hair and tattoos, but there is no way my industry would allow it, and I respect that. But people have given me shit about it and said I'm fake and I should fight it ect ect. So annoying #firstworldproblems
Love this video,
My personal advice and what I am personally doing may not work for anyone but it’s worth a go: all of my tattoos end before my wrist so that I can wear long sleeves and hide them
I watch this youtuber cryy, makes me wanna tattoo my neck so bad but uhh kinda worried about career options, idk what I’m gonna do yet
I have a tattoo on my wrist that's pretty large - thank god I work for a company that allows visible tattoos. But I know that I one day want to be an actress so I've learned how to cover up my tattoo with heavy concealer and it's very convincing.
Sometimes i feel like your about to cry, but then u don't, then i realize that its just me but then it happens again so i came to the conclusion that its you... the expression u make and the tone of ur voice is what makes me think ur about to cry. All of this to try and say that ur pretty! 😄😄😄
+samfndz ummmm.... okay
I work a corporate hospitality job with very strict "grooming" rules so I stuck to getting tattoos that were easily covered by my work clothes. Recently my boss thought that they had changed our visible tattoo rule so I got my first "highly visible" tattoo on my shin. But apparently she was mistaken and now I either have to wear pants or tights to work. Le sigh. Such is life. Maybe one day my half sleeve dreams will finally come true.
i interned at an animal clinic where ALL the staff were heavily tattooed. i'm going to school to become a vet tech and i'm getting s future tattoo that is gonna fill up my right arm. i'm not really scared of how it will impact my employment and i also like to break social norms and stereotypes. as a kid, i always dressed as a "boy" and a "girl" the next and still do even though people feel it isn't right. my future tattoos may have an impact, but then again, the staff from my internship taught me that i shouldn't confide to other people's standards. i wish we didn't live in a world where people judge based off appearance. they always said "my tattoos don't define my work ethic"
To be honest in a lot of corporate jobs you have to wear a full-sleeved shirt anyway so most areas of skin are covered anyway :)
One of the administrators at my school (I'm in DC, so pretty liberal, accepting area) has 2 full arms of tattoos and no one really cares. I guess it all depends on where you live if people would care or not.
One of my friends is currently removing an ankle tattoo because she wants to be a flight attendant. I never would have expected that it is so expensive and sooooo painful... One of the removal sessions cost her around 600 euros - and it's a small flower with just the edges (no color or shadows)! And I think she has to get two or three more sessions...
So yeah I would advice getting your tattoos at a visible place when you have figured out your future plans etc. Of course that's not always possible but just something to consider.
For example I have four tattoos - one of them is on my wrist and it shows everyday. I work selling cosmetics and it has never been an issue for my customers or employers. I did have to take my lip piercing of because it is not allowed to have "disturbingly visible" piercings at my work place.
Im lawyer and work on the state (argentina), i have a complete sleeve on my left arm and i have to hide it with a long sleeve shirt.. but i have never showed it to my superiors.. probably they wont mind because they know who i am but the people who dont know me probably judge me and comunicate that to my superior.... who knows, one day i will wear a t shirt probably.
Your posts are so good...you are wise far beyond your years....and you're really funny too...I enjoy you so much!
I completely agree. It's my dream to become a physicist and as much as I love tattoos I'm not going to get visible ones bc I'd rather follow my dream, and well this decision makes my mom very happy tbh
im glad that being a tradie they dont mind people having visible tattoos
if an employer doesn't hire you because of your tattoos, it doesn't necessarily mean the employer him/herself is against tattoos, it depends on the job, if your job requires working with people then the employer might think someone with tattoos isn't the best candidate since non-tattooed people are more likely to not garner negative attraction from the general public, mostly from the older people.
This video was great!! This video was the reason I subscribed to you (after watching like 10 before this...but that's beside the point) This video was so helpful tho! Thank you so much.
I'm so glad you talked about this. I'm currently studying to be a forensic scientist so I can't have visible tattoos but I love tattoos so much but all of mine are hidden
I'm in the conundrum of wanting to be doctor and also be tattooed from head to toe... 😅
I would totally hire you.
Sameee!
I like your name. Sounds like a Star Wars character 👍🏽
I don’t understand what’s the problem with tattoos for a surgeon, like they literally do their job in uniform and don’t get seen by many people, like they don’t have to sell anything or something… They just have to do the surgeries covered head to toe in a sterile suit…
I have a full sleeve and work in the mortgage industry. Definitely acceptable now as I work sometimes showing my tattoos with no stigma or judging. I do think you have to to be coverable still. Hand tattoos and neck tattoos won’t get you a job still. at least a good job. Only time neck and hand tattoos are acceptable is if you’re a tattoo artist or barber lol
my 6 ft tall 250 lb bearded teddy bear boyfriend has a trench knife tattoo on his forearm with blood and teeth coming off the thing and he works in customer service. his job requires dress clothes but they never complain when he rolls up the sleeves. he works in sales.
I have a very large, colorful and visible forearm tattoo and I've had people grab me without asking (to turn my arm in order to see it) and stuff like that. it's weird. I hear mostly nice opinions on it but it's always comes off as a weird invitation for touching for some reason. anyone else?? my boyfriend hasnt experienced any of that..
I hide my tattoos and piercings when interviewing for a job, once I've started and got to know everyone a little I put my piercings back in and show my tattoos. I find this way people get to know me with judging a book by its cover, but I've actually listed a passion of mine being body art on my cv so people interviewing me should expect it really 😄
I work at an airport and have a half sleeve. I am planning to go full sleeve. At the moment there has been no problems, i just cover it with a nude sleeve under the work shirt and thats it. However, hands, neck, face and legs (would be weird if i wore coverups everywhere) are a nono. So tattoos for me have to be above my knees o easy to cover
3D art director/lead in video games & films, with full sleeves, chest, full back and both hands. Never been an issue, but of course video game industry is in general very openminded and quite used to nonconformists, weirdos of all sorts and extreme artistic personalities , especially in the art departments. As long as there's nothing offensive or racist or bad taste, you're good
Great video!! I’m going to be a CPA, and I’m getting hidden tattoos until I graduate and find a job. Hopefully I’ll find a place that will let me have the freedom to have visible tattoos. Or won’t discriminate because of my hidden ones.
Hey ! I actually work in a nursing home and I feel like i can share my experience. I have two visible tattoos on my arm, they take a lot of space but they're still "girly" and "dainty". so yeah, I've never had any problem with them, whether it be with my boss or my patients. Most of the time my patients are interested in them, want to know what they mean, tell me their opinion or simply try to rub them off (this happens a lot actually). From what I've seen, everyone is pretty open minded and doesn't care as long as I do my job well. :)
I've always said that I will get the tattoos I want, even if they're visible. I now work in a constructionshop and it's not a problem there. I am graduated in make up artistry and it's a very creative business so I don't think it would be a problem there either. And I also always said that if a place in make up artistry does not allow visible tattoos (maybe like a very strict old school lady perfume and make up shop) than it wouldn't be the place for me because I'm also very open with my make up.
I have hand tattoos, they have stopped me getting hired at stores (even tho they have ads where the models have tattoos)
I´m lucky to be working in a job (in an office) I love now where they don´t have an issue with tattoos.
My weird experience is when I was working as a backjack dealer I had to hidden my tattoos and take out my face piercings. Now I'm working at a fast food restaurant and they don't mind tattoos, but I have to take out my piercings only because of the bacterias.
i'm studying family social sciences and i want to work with youth in a mental health centre. i'm currently working on a sleeve i've accepted that i'm just gonna have to cover my arms up everyday!
Sometimes when you talk i don't even listen to you i just let sink in that beauty who sits right in front of me😂💚
Haha!
My brother is a software engineer at amazon and he has angel wings tatted on the back of his neck and also has a small tattoo on his forearm
Very sensible advice, weighs up the pros and cons well.
I am a psychotherapist and will soon be able to star my own business and be self employed if i want to and avoid all this stuff if there´s no way around it. But since i also work in psychiatric hospitals a lot, i would not get visible tattoos right now. i got the first one on my thigh, which i can easily cover up. now i am getting half sleeves, i can always cover up with a 3/4 long shirt (for summer). right now i am in a clinic whre people slowly got used to my appearance and i got to stretch the boundaries a little for doing a good job over the last 3 years but i don´t know if that will always be the case. right now i decide to which patients i can show my tattoos and when i need to flip my septum in ;) no will to fight any battles here, makes work too complicated.
I work in a 4 star hotel and have visible arm tattoos and facial piercings. Luckily I don't have much interactions with the guests but no one has said anything. No one else I work with has visible tattoos or piercings, so I'm not sure what the rule is on it. My boss has seen me multiple times and has never brought it up. I can easily hide them anyway, so it's no big deal if he says something.
I used to work for the Government and only got tattoos which are always hidden. Now I'm working as a hair stylist and finally got my first visible tattoo past weekend because in this industry it's really common to be tattooed and it's waaay more accepted. love it.
i love the way you made this video
I feel like you could get whatever you wanted on your arms in any field because you can just wear long sleeves (provided that it's not something where you'd be working with anything dirty that might get on your clothes), but it would be pretty hot lol
I currently work at a copy center. I was not informed of this at the time I was hired but apparently they have a rule about covering visible tattoos. In fact I asked the manager if they were okay with me showing them when I was hired and they said it wasnt an issue but I found out recently that apparently if you are hired with them it isn't much of an issue, however if you have worked there for a while an you have no tattoos/appear to have no tattoos and then get one that is visible they would be told they shouldnt have done that and to cover it up. Which makes no sense to me. If you are willing to hire someone who has visible tattoo and they dont have an issue with it, but then some one who has worked there for 5 years and they get a visible tattoo and they get in trouble.... I just dont get it
I live in Australia where tattoos are incredibly common and being heavily tattooed is becoming increasingly more common. However, there is still a lot of discrimination in the professional field - so I get my tattoos in hidden areas for the time being. As sad as it is, in most industries you are expected to not have any visible tattoos, and if you have any you are reduced to the retail, hospitality and labouring/manufacturing industries from what I noticed around me.
Sadly, unlike race, religion or ethnicity, most countries do not consider it illegal to discriminate against hair colour, tattoos or piercings in workplaces/job interviews. I've been asked to change my hair colour *after* I was hired, and I have been asked to remove my non-visible piercings before. I definitely understand that some tattoos are not appropriate in certain workplaces, but I still think that it's discriminatory to pass on someone qualified based on their appearance.
My high school teachers has tattoos and an insulin patch and it does not affect her job
im so torn. ive always wanted a forearm tattoo, but my job has a "client ready" policy which basically means tattoos need to be covered.
personally, i dont care for long sleeves. whenever i wear them, i push the sleeves up so its 3/4 length...and most of my shirts have no sleeves at all or theyre short sleeves and i wear sweaters over it. i feel like if i get the tattoo its going to be more of an inconvience than anything else, but at the same time its something i realllly want. i know i wont be at this job forever..but this problem could arise in future jobs as well.
i seriously dont know what to do. someone please help!
What did you end up doing?
Alex Peak i haven’t gotten the tattoo yet, but i’ve decided i don’t care anymore lol. i’m going to get it eventually, probably during my next tattoo appointment.
I work as a social worker in germany and here having no body modifications at all in that field is suuuper uncommon lol
I work as cabin crew/flight attendant which is a business where companies doesn't allow viable tattoos. (There are pretty strikt rules of how to look for both men and women). Then again us girls can get away with wearing boots or pants instead of skirts to hide any leg tattoos (I have a purser who's got tattoes over her entire leg but you can't tell since she always wears pants) and well placed watches and plasters goes a long way too... In the end the ppl who works as crew don't care if you're tattooed or not, they're some the most open minded ppl when it comes to most thing, so as long as you follow the rules you'll be respected regardless of how you look like in civilian clothing. However if it's your dream to work in the skies, be careful of where you put your ink because the ppl hiring will be a bit backwards about it.