Comments on: To Ink or Not to Ink? http://offbeatink.com/general/to-ink-or-not-to-ink-tattoos-and-careers/ Tattoo Design Ideas by OffBeatInk.com Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:03:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: shutterbug http://offbeatink.com/general/to-ink-or-not-to-ink-tattoos-and-careers/#comment-267 shutterbug Sat, 17 Nov 2007 22:24:49 +0000 http://offbeatink.com/general/to-ink-or-not-to-ink-tattoos-and-careers/#comment-267 I think girls wearing tattoos look bloody stupid, personaly. It really is bad enough when they drill holes in their ears to hang jewellery onto themselves. There really is less than nothing attractive about tattoos. Cleopatra had a messenger put to the sword when she was given a gift of jewellery which required her body to be pierced. She found it offensive that anyone would consider her more attractive with bits of jewellery hanging from her than she was without. What will happen to tattooed people when they grow up and realise just what prats they were? I think girls wearing tattoos look bloody stupid, personaly. It really is bad enough when they drill holes in their ears to hang jewellery onto themselves. There really is less than nothing attractive about tattoos. Cleopatra had a messenger put to the sword when she was given a gift of jewellery which required her body to be pierced. She found it offensive that anyone would consider her more attractive with bits of jewellery hanging from her than she was without. What will happen to tattooed people when they grow up and realise just what prats they were?

]]> By: aaron http://offbeatink.com/general/to-ink-or-not-to-ink-tattoos-and-careers/#comment-87 aaron Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:34:06 +0000 http://offbeatink.com/general/to-ink-or-not-to-ink-tattoos-and-careers/#comment-87 Anyone who has gotten a visible tattoo has made a choice. It's not something to take lightly, and I hope they REALLY seriously considered all aspects of having visible ink. If your employer asks you to cover it up, that's how it's gonna be, or you're no longer going to have a job. It's not like a birthmark or something beyond your control. Before I got my forearm tattoos I thought long and hard about it. I figure that if I'm going for a job that's going to really care whether or not I have visible tattoos, I'm most likely going to be wearing a button down and a tie anyway. Look at the traditional Japanese body suits. A lot professional business men (and women I suppose) have them and you'd never know it. Anyone who has gotten a visible tattoo has made a choice. It’s not something to take lightly, and I hope they REALLY seriously considered all aspects of having visible ink. If your employer asks you to cover it up, that’s how it’s gonna be, or you’re no longer going to have a job. It’s not like a birthmark or something beyond your control.

Before I got my forearm tattoos I thought long and hard about it. I figure that if I’m going for a job that’s going to really care whether or not I have visible tattoos, I’m most likely going to be wearing a button down and a tie anyway. Look at the traditional Japanese body suits. A lot professional business men (and women I suppose) have them and you’d never know it.

]]> By: Joff http://offbeatink.com/general/to-ink-or-not-to-ink-tattoos-and-careers/#comment-86 Joff Wed, 07 Nov 2007 10:52:15 +0000 http://offbeatink.com/general/to-ink-or-not-to-ink-tattoos-and-careers/#comment-86 In business appearance is key for many roles so it's natural that something as personal as a tattoo would give a certain impression of that person on an employer. After all, that's what a tattoo is about isn't it? I have also seen candidates lose out on interviews because of their body jewellery and hair styles. Once you've got the job fine, but at interview stage keep it strictly professional. If you can cover up, do so and if you can't... well you'd better be bloody good at the job :) In business appearance is key for many roles so it’s natural that something as personal as a tattoo would give a certain impression of that person on an employer. After all, that’s what a tattoo is about isn’t it?

I have also seen candidates lose out on interviews because of their body jewellery and hair styles.

Once you’ve got the job fine, but at interview stage keep it strictly professional.
If you can cover up, do so and if you can’t… well you’d better be bloody good at the job :)

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