To think tattoos don’t hold you back professionally?

[Fluffysparks]

... But the people who get them are more likely to be less qualified?

Aware that I’m about to get flamed here, and probably have to NC. Also, I am aware this is a MASSIVE generalisation based on the evidence of one thread.

But, reading another thread earlier, I couldn’t help but realise the grammar of those who claimed to have tattoos was (disclaimer: in general ) much poorer than people who didn’t. It just made me wonder, that’s all, as most of the employers said that a tattoo wouldn’t put them off.

I notice this on many threads, OP. Ones that spring to mind are the ones about fathers and Child Maintenance, Feminism-related threads, Trans Activism, I think I've noticed it on porn threads too. There are always notable exceptions, of course.
(No idea about tattoos, as most sensible people wouldn't have them visible at work).

Also "good job" or "highly qualified" is all subjective and relative. I often see people claiming they have/are one or both, whereas others wouldn't have classed that as such.

fluffy

Dh has a well paid professional job

He does have tattoos that a lot of people dont know about as it wouldnt go down very well with some of the partners

His grammar is shocking

My grammer and vocabulary is spot on in RL

Its dreadful on here...as is my spelling

You'd be amazed how many tattoos get an airing after boozey work lunches by people you'd never expect!

contortionist
I earn the same as those who are on the same pays grade as me regardless of tattoos or not!! I do not have low educational attainment and I have plenty of other ways to to express myself if I so choose, I choose to have a tattoos. Go peddle your psycho babble elsewhere, I'm sure you'll find plenty other outlets!!

Thank you fluffy.
I do tend to agree with poppy though, I think employer's judgement comes down to where the tattoos are and also, what they are of. All of mine are hidden on a day-to-day basis and I haven't seen any on my colleagues.

Agree with fekko

Thats one of the reasons dh didnt get the promotion in his old job

Not enough gravitas

Honestly, almost everyone I know has a tattoo. I'm 26, degree educated and in a professional role, so are most of my friends. In fact, even most of my friend's parents have tattoos!

My colleagues range in age from early twenties to early sixties and i will agree that once you get to about the 50 mark, tattoos are far more unlikely to be found.

Your theory might have stood up twenty years ago but I think they are very much the norm now for young people, 'qualified' or not, as easy, cheap and fashion-led as changing your hairstyle or colour. I don't know anyone in my halls of residence, for example, who got to the end of uni without one!

I don’t think it can be generalised.

My DH has a lot of tattoos, some of them are extensive and can be seen under white shirts for work. However, he is a graduate and is a manager at national level.

His tattoos have never been an issue.... they are often a topic of conversation though as many of his colleagues find them interesting.

However, he is a graduate and is a manager at national level. That could be anything from Halfords to the CEO of Barclays. One type of employee might possibly have tattoos, the other is highly unlikely to have tattoos.

Splinter, you sound lovely!!

I work in a university. Plenty of members of academic staff have tattoos. Some of them have piercings and other mods like stretched ears too.

I think 20yrs ago there was more of a class thing with tattooes, now they are just very common regardless of people's backgrounds or social economic status.
I'm not a fan but I don't think anything of anyone who has them really.

I think uou have a point. I work for a large corporation, it’s my third. Never have I seen an employee with visible tattoes. Of course they may have them, but they are not visible.

However I don’t think it’s a policy to exclude, because the reality is I’ve never seen a graduate apply to work for us who has visible tattoos.

I think it depends on the field. In a corporate environment I would think visible tattoes may be a hindrance.

There are tattoes and there are tattoes as a previous poster said though. I doubt a smalll dolphin on the ankle aka Sam cam would have anyone raise an eyelid. But a full neck tattoo and love and hate on your knuckles may well do.

Nomoretears56 Fortunately I care very little for faceless and nameless internet opinions. Furthermore I care less for how such persons arrive at opinions after one non judgemental comment.

I wouldn’t employ a person with visible tattoos

Splinterz

Nomoretears56 Fortunately I care very little for faceless and nameless internet opinions. Furthermore I care less for how such persons arrive at opinions after one non judgemental comment.

DITTO, for your opinion to have any impact on me I'd have to care about it and your comment was nothing if not judgemental, perhaps it would be better if you returned to your narrow minded little life and kept your mouth firmly shut in future!!

I think it depends on the job and which type of industry you are in tbh. There are lots of employers who would frown upon tattoos for sure.

Bumblebees, doesn't it bother you that you might lose out?

I know my DH would not employ anyone with visible tattoos. In fact the dress code there states no visible tattoos and no visible piercings other than one 'simple' piercing in each earlobe - the simple apparently is so that those large holes are not permitted.

Very highly qualified, on professional registers and with one (non visible) tattoo. Most of the young professionals I used to work with had tattoos, many of which were visible.

But the people who get them are more likely to be less qualified?

Well surely everyone is less qualified than someone else.

I mean, I don't have a medical degree. But what I do have is an excellent degree and various professional qualifications in my field.

I am director and founder of both my own company and two subsequent arms of the company.

I also have countless visible tattoos and piercings including tongue and nose

Posted too soon... my work place dress code states 'no new visible tattoos or facial piercings'. This is because there are some employees that have visible tattoos from before the academy takeover.

However the staff with visible tattoos are very much on lower pay grades....

I wouldn’t employ a person with visible tattoos
Suspect you're doing them a favour

Depends on the industry, depends on the firm, depends on the tattoos (type/location), depends on the individual. This is one of those impossible aibus to answer.