Thought I'd ask the early sub-14, six figure income bunch who are now CEOs their thoughts.
What is your goal here?
It is crystal clear that people with visible tattoos are discriminated against when it comes to hiring in most situations. It is crystal clear that tattoos on the face, neck, and hands are more problematic with regard to getting hired.
I'll take it a step further and suggest that if you have tattoos on your face, neck, or hands that even if you are offered a job, it is likely you are offered it at a lower salary than would be the average, and that is simply because tattoos on the face, neck, and hands (at least in the United States) indicate a lower class. If you want to limit your earning potential, get tattoos on your face, neck, or hands...oh, and put gauges in your ears too and maybe some aggressive face piercing.
My childhood best friend has all the tattoos you mention and is currently a VP at P&G in Cincy.. maybe you need to relook at the workforce?
Exceptions don't disprove the rule.
This is becoming less and less true every day. There's definitely still places where it will hurt you, I heard someone gossiping about someone at their finance firm having 2 piercings in one ear as if it was a bad thing. But even the relatively stuffy corporate office I'm at seems to not really care, I see a lady with a neck tattoo at work all the time. But it's hard to not see the tide slowly shifting towards, "Yeah, don't care, can you do the job well?"
depends on what the tattoos are and if they look good. are they done well or do they look like any regular ol' tattoo artist did them? Did this person go to a good artsist or no?
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It depends on the industry. Is it investment management? Of course not. Is it a non-conservative clothing brand? Of course. Conservative industries is a no, no. Fluffy marketing based artsy industries it's a yes, yes.
Thought I'd ask the early sub-14, six figure income bunch who are now CEOs their thoughts.
Yes if they can make my company better; no, if they cannot.
As a tattoo artist, an artistic position, one where there's little interaction with the public, or a job where interaction with a demographic where tattoos are the norm? Yes.
For something professional, in a position where they're interacting with the public representing the company? Maybe not.
It also depends on the tattoo. Is is small, inconspicuous, benign? Or is it large, offensive and impossible to cover?
My childhood best friend has all the tattoos you mention and is currently a VP at P&G in Cincy.. maybe you need to relook at the workforce?
Exceptions don't disprove the rule.
I have 2 tattoos between my fingers, I am very successful and work in politics where I wear a suit every day. Many of my colleagues do as well. I also sign the front of multiple employees paychecks.
Your opinion is exactly that, your opinion. It's not a rule to which there is an exception. You also are kind of an a-hole. Again, an opinion.
I'd hire the best candidate to get the job done (regardless of tattoos) and I'd pay them accordingly to ensure I retain them; rather than incur the costs of turnover.
This is becoming less and less true every day. There's definitely still places where it will hurt you, I heard someone gossiping about someone at their finance firm having 2 piercings in one ear as if it was a bad thing. But even the relatively stuffy corporate office I'm at seems to not really care, I see a lady with a neck tattoo at work all the time. But it's hard to not see the tide slowly shifting towards, "Yeah, don't care, can you do the job well?"
Yep. It's not a rule anymore. I work in a white collar office and roughly half of the people under age 40 have at least one tattoo. Although nobody has one on their face...
I have 2 tattoos between my fingers, I am very successful and work in politics where I wear a suit every day. Many of my colleagues do as well. I also sign the front of multiple employees paychecks.
Your opinion is exactly that, your opinion. It's not a rule to which there is an exception. You also are kind of an a-hole. Again, an opinion.
I'd hire the best candidate to get the job done (regardless of tattoos) and I'd pay them accordingly to ensure I retain them; rather than incur the costs of turnover.
Good for you. Sorry to hear you have to wear a suit every day, but if that's your idea of success, ok. What I have stated here is the truth. If you have tattoos on your face, neck, or hands, you limit yourself economically. The MORE your face, neck, and hands are tattooed, the more limiting it becomes.
My opinion on this is the majority opinion. Go Google "hand tattoos job stoppers" and see for yourself. The thing too is that the OPINION that this is the case manifests into action. I don't make the rules, but I clearly see the rules.
This is becoming less and less true every day. There's definitely still places where it will hurt you, I heard someone gossiping about someone at their finance firm having 2 piercings in one ear as if it was a bad thing. But even the relatively stuffy corporate office I'm at seems to not really care, I see a lady with a neck tattoo at work all the time. But it's hard to not see the tide slowly shifting towards, "Yeah, don't care, can you do the job well?"
Yep. It's not a rule anymore. I work in a white collar office and roughly half of the people under age 40 have at least one tattoo. Although nobody has one on their face...
Having a tattoo is not the subject of this thread. It is having tattoos on your HANDS. As societal norms are always changing, it could be that one day ALL tattoos regardless of theme or location will be deemed acceptable, but that day is NOT today.