eastcoastS14

Any of us who have or got or considered getting a tatoo have heard the statement "you wont be able to get a real job". I think that it is a lot of peoples impression that if you want to get some serous ink you wont be able to get a serious job...Just wondering what some of you out in the "real world" think about this. I have always loved tattoos and will be getting one for sure once i come up with the right one, after all i dont want to be stuck with something I will regret. So how many of you have tattoos especially clearly visible ones and office jobs, or know someone who does and do you think the statement that visible tattoos = no job is true?

Bryants95240sx

I believe it really all depends on the buisness that is hiring, but i also believe that mostly the older generation wont accpet it. Just my 2 cents.

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InspireMS

i have a friend who has many tattoo's and holds a respectable job(Teacher).

i plan on getting inked when i turn 18. like posted above me, i think that its the older folk that dont really like the ink.

eastcoastS14

yeah i mean i think its fair to assume that its the older generation thats not in favor of tattoos and it definitely depends on where you work. I think tattoos are so common place now im wondering if it will even matter in the near future who has one

bigOdom1

if your worried and still want some ink just get it undera t shirt and shorts and you will be A ok

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that good review thread

eastcoastS14

yeah true...i always wanted like half sleeves lol...should probably get one first tho hahaha but i always liked the way they looked

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Matej

First of all, I've never had the desire to get a tattoo, but I know many tattooed people, and it's weird how there are people whom you'd never think to have a tattoo (teachers, businessmen, managers, etc.). One of my math teachers had a huge eagle piece on his back, haha. If you want to have tattoos and a nice job, it's pretty much a matter of hiding them well with common sense.

HalveBlue

Common sense is key here.

Place the tat where it's to hide if you're worried about how it'll affect your job prospects.

Then again, in another 20 years or so, it'll be hard to find someone in the job market without tattoos. So, who knows?

S13SilviaGirl

Lets put it this way. The Coast guard will not even entertain the thought of someone joining let alone staying in if they have in visible in a T-shirt and shorts. The rest of the military is going to the same thing. To me that says something. Not professional. I have a tat. I love them. But it is not somewhere that is visible. I say get the tat. but don't hurt the possibilities of a job by making it a tat that is visible to others when in a working uniform.

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Frosty_spl

dont get a big spider on your face and you should be fine.

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Farzam

I got my tat clearly visible.

And I never get $1 tips from the bitches. Straight Benjamins.

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ls180sx

Get your lip done, no one will ever know unless you want them to. I did it because i was bored

eastcoastS14

^^ ahahaha nice tat lol i think a girls expression the first time she went down on you would make that completely worth it hahaha

jrmiller84

I have three tats on my arms. I am a software developer for a pretty large company. I didn't mind wearing long sleeve shirts and since I like tattoo's so much, it was my only choice. With my last job, as soon as everyone knew I had them it wasn't that big of a deal. As long as I was wearing a polo shirt and no one important was around, it was cool. It depends on the people.

Hopefully in a few years it will be normal, but I doubt it.

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McRussellPants

old people suck.

4thHorse

Don't get a tattoo in an area that can't be covered up. As stated earlier it depends on your line of work. I found out that being bald is not p.c. in the lawyer world, unless you are going bald. Thats hair now imagine tattoos. I work at a company where honda boys stole the whole "vtec" inside logo. Well you don't see people sporting tats in the business areas, upper management kind of stuff. Below that it is all different. There was a guy that teaching and running the upgarade to data entry software(company wide project by the way) with full sleaves. I work with a guy that has a tattoo of the company logo on his arm , a tattoo which he got on the day he hit the Million dollar club. In the end it just matters what you get and where.

91CRXsiR

if you plan to being a professional .. i would avoid it.

i would never hire a lawyer / doctor / accountant / adviser who was tatted up..

of course there are exceptions.. like armed forces tattoos or something along those lines..

but a snake tatted on ur neck?... no.

Sil-Abc

most employers see tattoos as rebels and bad people so they make assumptions and thus lower ur chances of having a high paying or high positioning job since they dont think ur qualified or will take that position seriously. just get it somewhere where they wont see it. back, front, legs wherever they cant see

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It looks like plankton from sponge bob....

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Jefferson

The only reason the older generation does not like tats is simply because way back when the only people who wore tats were criminals and badasses.
I simply have my tats on my back and you don't really see them unless i have no shirt or maybe a wifebeater on and since I have to wear button up long sleeve shirts at work, none of the higher up bosses really see them. As long as there covered up it would be ok
It sucks though that people can instantly get a misconception of you just because you wear art on your skin.

ronmcdon

i agree with the concensus, don't get something that can't be covered up. its just not worth compromising your career if thats important to you. which indirectly, isnt such a bad idea. i think one would eventually get really tired of say having your whole sleeves and neck done.

the most I'd ever do is something that covers the whole back and extends to the shoulders. just enough that can be covered by a short sleeve shirt at work.

gorgasm

people are getting alot more lenient with this kind of stuff these days, since tats are getting more and more common.

i work in a pharmacy where having a visible tattoo is blasphemy, but ive seen people with tattoo's on their hands & wrists getting jobs no problem, even people with full sleeves as long as its covered, piercings too.

if you want that shit, get it.

s13gold

well dont get a jailhouse tat..on ur face..

haha

zenki-217

Im in the middle of a red sleeve.. I personally dont give to shits what anyone thanks and if it should ever keep me from getting a job then its on them .. Because there the ones missing out.. I think if you get a tat on your neck or your face then yeah it could be a little much and keep ya from getting a job or a bunch of prison tats then yeah your gonna have some probs.. Im a welder so no one gives to shits about my tats..

s13rookie

i think just as important as where the tat is located, is what it actually is. I think the older generation (aka: supervisors) would be much more lenient with say, an irishman getting a celtic design or something, than a tatoo of a naked women. some tats are tasteful, some are just tacky.

Just dont get a mike tyson style one and you should be ok

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azanprophet

I have my family name in Chinese (I'm Chinese) on my right shoulder about 4"x4"and I'm a lawyer here in Houston. I don't make a point of showing it to my clients and none of them has ever asked if I have any, and if they did I would show them and tell them what it is. It's not like it's gang affiliated or the devil or a naked woman or anything and I'm not ashamed of my tat because it actually means something (to me anyway).

My brother did go a little overboard with his. He has "strength" on his right forearm and "wisdom" on his left forearm, like a stone obelisk type thing on his spine just below the collar line, a kabuki mask on his left calf, a dragon that goes from his left shoulder blade on his back over his shoulder across his abdomen to his right hip and the family name like mine on his right pec.

He's a physicians assistant at a major hospital in the Houston Medical Center. He has to wear long sleeves to work under his scrubs to cover the ones on his arms, which can be a pain in the Houston summer, but other than that no one gave him any trouble about them while he was in school or while he was searching for a job.

The question about tattoos is usually covered in a company's dress code but I have never heard about someone not getting hired or getting fired for having tattoos.

Like everyone else said...keep it tasteful and away from your face/neck/head area and you should be okay.

Zetto*

There is always the option of using UV Blacklight Ink.
You can see example work and get very basic information here.
http://www.tattooartists.org/Gal3975...klight_Ink.asp (As far as I can tell the link is safe for work. However I can make no guarantees.)

Farzam

Almost correct.

Transistor.

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Brian

Oh holy shit! Thats so cool.
Ed Templeton is awesome.
Have you sent him that picture?

I met him a while ago right after he broke his neck in France.

I just stumbled on his blog stuff through the Toy Machine site.

anyways... ummmm cool tatoo

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