Facial Tattooes

[tillytoodles1]

Would you/ do you have one?

You cannot discriminate against people who have tattoos, to a PP. you certainly can't say you'd never employ someone with visible tattoos. More so, you shouldn't say that. Smacks of outdated snobbery.

I don't have tattoos, for disclosure!

No, they're chavvy and always look horrendous.

I have tattoos, so I'm not against them. But I've never followed a tattoo trend and I don't have them anywhere they can't be very easily covered up.

I am an academic and of my colleagues under 40 I'd say at least half have visible tattoos (by which I mean sleeves), wrists, ankles, legs rather than face or neck. All of whom are educated to PhD level.

Sounds like my work place. Not academia, but policy. As I say though, one does have a full facial.

A mum at school often has a child's 'pretend' tattoo placed at the same place on her cheek, right next to her nose. Last week it was a yellow VW Beetle. She's very pretty and somewhat eccentric, so somehow carries it off. Weirdly mesmerising when I talk with her.

Tattoos are not something I personally like or want, but I don't think badly of anyone that has them. I just let them live their life :-)

I haven't seen many people with a fa oak tattoo though, just one person, I don't think it looks nice, but he likes it so I guess that's all that matters.

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Hell to the no.

There are always people who pop up on these threads, claiming to be a professional or an academic (or both!) on 6 figures (obvs!) and everyone they work with is COVERED in visible tats. Yet every professional workplace I have worked in - or been in - no-one has visible tats. NO-ONE.

It's also only Brits that have loads. Been to Asia AND Southern Europe this past 2 years, and 95% of people who I met with tats were British..

Agree with a few pps... they do look quite common and chavvy. I don't ever look at someone with one and think 'hey YOU seem like an upper class professional on £200k a year!'

No, they're chavvy and always look horrendous.
I have tattoos, so I'm not against them. But I've never followed a tattoo trend and I don't have them anywhere they can't be very easily covered up.

People probably say that about your tattoos.And you sound very snobby.

When ever I read or hear someone buse the word chavvy, I mentally switch off, safe in the knowledge they have nothing of value to say.

It’s my company and I can employ who I like. It is very successful so I am making the right decisions. I do employ people of different colour race nationality religion gender but none have visible tattoos

Toodle pip then Emperor! I won't lose any sleep at you thinking I have nothing of value to say. Night night now ...

It’s my company and I can employ who I like. It is very successful so I am making the right decisions. I do employ people of different colour race nationality religion gender but none have visible tattoos.

Same here. I would never employ anyone with visible tattoos. It would give a very bad impression in my business.

Gives an impression of chavtasic and common to many people.

There are always people who pop up on these threads, claiming to be a professional or an academic (or both!) on 6 figures (obvs!)

Maybe because it is actually true (although academics don't strictly fit the criteria of a profession and none of us who aren't Vice chancellors are earning six figures), even if it doesn't fit with your image of the kind of person who has a tattoo.

I saw a girl the other day who had a tiny rose down the front of her ear. Looked nice. I didn't notice it until she tucked her hair behind her ears.

@EmperorTomatoRetchup Seconded. As soon as someone uses the word chav/chavvy my eyes gloss over.

I do employ people of different colour race nationality religion gender but none have visible tattoos

Are you actually looking for kudos for obeying the law?

There is only one person at my office with very visible tattoes. The others have them hidden. That one guy is such a whiny attention seeking prick. He probably fancies himself as a rebel type. No, I won't employ anyone with visible tats ever again. Shows bad judgment and couldn't give a fuck attitude no matter how clever.

There are always people who pop up on these threads, claiming to be a professional or an academic (or both!) on 6 figures (obvs!) and everyone they work with is COVERED in visible tats.

OK, putting the obvious exaggeration in your post (everyone? covered in them?), and the fact, that nobody mentioned salaries (academia and public sector not being renowned for the big bucks), why would someone make this up...?

I'm not tattooed, and I think 95% of tattoos look shit. But in summer at least, around my work place, it's obvious that every other person seems to have one. Most Some of them look downright grim IMVHO - but that doesn't alter the fact that the person sporting them is perfectly pleasant / up to the job they've been hired to do.

I'm not in the UK, either.

I took a psychology module at Uni, many moons ago, and I’m sure I remember facial tattoos being brought up as a symptom of deep psychological issues. I’d be pretty wary of anyone who had one, unless it’s cultural (such as Maori).

DP, who has worked in recruitment and has his own (high-earning) business, would never employ someone with a visible tattoo.

They are grim, imo.

I hate tattoos, and face ones seem particularly bad. However, I know a lot of lovely, intelligent, brilliant people with them so they wouldn't stop me employing someone. As long as they nothing offensive or very extreme like in the link posted.

@shamofamockery you said that you can't discriminate against people with tattoos but I'm pretty sure that isn't a protected characteristic. So I doubt you'd get anywhere taking a potential employer to court if they chose not to give you a job because they saw your tattoos.

I would wonder about someone's judgement at having something so permanent fully visible. If I can't see them then I'm none the wiser.

I have many tattoos on my body and even on my arms but none on my face. It is not even a matter of subjective discussion whether or not facial tattoos look good - they patently do not.

I have my eyeliner tattooed on....does that count?

Personally I always wonder at exactly what point you give up on every having a job and get a face tattoo?

I work in health in a highly paid job. I have visible but tasteful tattoos as do a lot of those I work with. It's not an issue in my experience these days. The face though? That's different