ThePrincessKali
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In terms of questioning the professionalism of tattoos or if tattooed people can have professional jobs, I think they absolutely can. I remember a specific time when I met a woman in her mid 40s with full sleeves on both arms. She pulled into a high end shop in a trendy neighborhood in LA in a very pricy BMW with a little girl, who we found out later was her daughter. My friend completed her tattoos and she said, "When I turned 40 all of my friends were getting Botox and plastic surgery. I got tattooed." She ended up being the VP of a very high end company in LA. I also saw a doctor at my local hospital with tattoos on his arms. So I think that anyone can have tattoos and it doesn't make them any less professional or intelligent. I love mine and that's all that matters.
It depends. What about visible ink? A good tattoo artist will warn their clients about the possible societal repercussions of having ink on the hands, the neck or the face. I know some artists who absolutely refuse to ink the hands and face.
I have a friend who got drunk whilst on holiday in Greece and went to a late night tattooist to have a the side of his neck inked. He now has a very visible black dagger up his neck which can’t be covered by a shirt. On coming back to the UK he was immediately sacked from his job. He hadn’t read the fine print of his contract which clearly said, “no visible tattoos.” He has now been for over 50 interviews in two years and blames the tattoo for not getting employment. He’s also been pulled over by the police a couple of times and searched for drugs, something that never happened to him before the tat. He’s presently trying to save (though its hard when he’s unemployed) to have it removed.
There are too many tattoo artists that don’t give a single shit how the work they put on your will effect your life.
I live in a very open minded area of LA. Tattoos are not uncommon. A lot of my friends have visible tattoos, neck, hands, etc. For the most part they're all employed. I also hang out with mainly artists and creative people who work in creative fields so it hasn't been an issue. While I was waitressing I'm sure I got turned down for a few jobs in Beverly Hills bc of my tattoos but they were all places I wouldn't of wanted to work at anyways. Personally I don't care if someone's tattooed, pierced, or whatever as long as they get the job done. I knew a handful of guys who work in office settings that are tattooed, but they do computer/tech stuff. I also have a friend who works for a major TV network in an office and has his neck and hands tattooed. It could just be an LA thing though. People are pretty open minded here. What industry is your friend in? I'm shocked it took him over two years to find a tattoo friendly company to work for. Could it be another factor?
When I was in high school and living in a small town on the east coast I had a nose ring. I worked as a hostess at chain restaurant that catered to familes and older folks. My boss made me cover it with a little tint cut up piece of flesh toned band aid every time I worked. It was stupid and it looked stupid. Almost every person who came in and asked me why I had a tint piece of band aid on my nose told me they thought it was stupid. The only person who ever said they agreed with that policy was a woman in her 80s or 90s who came in every day for breakfast. So I'm sure it happens I just think, in the US at least, tattoos are becoming very common. I think more modern companies and younger people are understanding that you can be genius and still have tattoos. There's really no correlation. I mean there are defiantly tattooed idiots. But think how many non-tattooed dumb asses are out there too?
My friend manages a tattoo shop and is an artist. They close at 9pm and you must sign a form staying that you are not drunk or on any mind altering drugs before getting tattooed. I've never been reminded of the social repercussions before getting tattooed but I assume it's because I'm a consenting adult and they assume I've thought it through, as any person should. If I had a design picked out and I went to a shop and the artist said to me, "You know this could hinder you from getting a job. Are you sure you want to do this?" I would find it to be belittling. Like they think I can't make my own decisions. And I'm not sure about Greece but every repubtible tattoo shop I know of closes by 10pm unless the artist is staying late specifically for you. The only ones in my area that stay open really late are touristy shops that have terrible artists.
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