Professional dress code and Tattoos

  Throughout history tattoos have come a long way. They started off as "freak shows," where the people with them generally were in the circus. Then came the wave of sailors and marines sporting body art. After came the age of prison tattooing, followed by rebellious kids. 
  Nowadays, it is extremely common to find people with tattoos. Many corporations, even restaurants, ban  any form of visible body modifications, and many "higher-up" jobs ban any modifications all together. People risk their chances of obtaining a job, as 42% of managers have admitted that if they see body modifications, their opinion of you will decrease. People see tattoos as a sign of immaturity and of  being unprofessional.
 Despite desperate attempts to hide tattoos, if you are caught with one by a manager, they can fire you, for finding other reasons, or if you live in an 'at will' state, you can be fired right away without an explanation.

Analysis:
 This article puts a more negative spin to tattoos, stating ALL tattoos nowadays are  purposeless, immature, and rebellious. Corporations will find body modifications as offensive, tasteless, so this can affect your ability to obtain a job, and can be denied on the spot.




( PERSONAL OPINION TIME: This article is written by a manager, and they seem to be very....ignorant. The author states everyone with body modifications are un-educated, poor, or immature.)


Reflection Questions:
1. Do you feel that all tattoos should be banned from the workplace?
2. If you were a manager, how would you go about selecting people with body modifications, if they were fully qualified for the position?




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