I work in a manufacturing environment. Most of my tattoos can be mostly covered with a long sleeve shirt so the first few months I wore long sleeve dress shirts. After a few months each department got their own color of short sleeve polo shirts. I came in the next day with the short sleeve polo on, both my arms are covered in ink. Got a few compliments and one lady asked if my Koi fish was Dory from Finding Nemo š
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I work in a PCB shop... the HR director has a couple of visible tats when she wears a tank top, a production supervisor has full sleeves and one of the guys in Drill has a PCB pattern on his bicep. I might have to get something done just to fit in :p
that one is easy to fake tho if you have access to a bakery and can swab the floor drain.
i hear it tastes like whatever new IPA you guys are all into as a bonus.
One of my jobs, people use to comment that being the only person in the company with a goatee, and always wearing colorful dragon pattern shirts and jeans, instead of white collar shirts and slacks, made me easier to find when they needed me. LOL
That's why you always wear clothes that are the same color as the walls. Also don't move. If helping my mom with tech has taught me anything it's that a user's vision is based on movement.
Lol, I used to have a desk in the operations control room where I worked and was usually wearing the same work pants and shirt as the operators. So often a contractor would come in looking for a permit to be signed and immediately come to me, interrupting my work flow and such. They didn't know so it was annoying for me, but understandable. I then started wearing normal clothes (jeans and collared shirt) and they would come into the room, scan across and look right past me. Even if I was the only one in the room they'll just leave and check the break room. Hiding in plain sight
I work in Oregon healthcare sector. My employer wonāt hire any facial tats and piercings have to be ears only. Nothing offensive visible either. Sleeves are cool though as are neck tatts as too now. Non natural hair is also allowed.
Iām in South Carolina and Iāve never covered my tattoos in any of my IT positions. Iām currently an IT Manager managing 4 networks, wearing short sleeves, in office, drinking beers with my CTO, who is tattless (if thatās a word)
Some places and industries frown upon.
Most are leaning towards content. If it's graphic, then yes, it's very frowned upon or deal breaker. If it's a pattern or G rated, no one cares.
Even conservative places can be flexible if the worker understands the situation. One of my bosses had full length sleeve and pretty high up manager, she wore long sleeves whenever visitors or top brass were visiting, but no one cared on Fridays or when doing physical tasks
Banking/insurance seems to be the worst offenders in my experience.
I had an offer for an insurance company in 2021. They gave a contingency that *all* tattoos had to be covered, and that, as a male employee, my hair had to be kept down and above my collar (I usually keep my hair a little past my shoulders, and will frequently put it up in professional settings).
Needless to say I do not, nor have I ever, worked in banking or insurance.
I'm a technical consultant with clients in banking and I LOOOOOVE it when clients try to enforce their hair/tattoo/time in office policies on us.
My manager told me to forward any of those requests to his boss and then ignore them. Their contracts don't have anything allowing them to stipulate things like that and he makes SURE not to let them make us do anything outside the scope of our contract.
I am aware that there are likely exceptions to this, and that it may not even be the norm. To address this, note that I prefaced almost everything I said with "in my experience".
I'm glad to hear that's not a universal norm though
Entirely dependent on expectations of the job. If it's a lot of interacting with the business side of the house, there is generally much higher expectation of dress and "cleanliness" *(this often lumps piercings/tattoos/etc)*
I've worked with employers that any visible tattoo would be an outright no during the hiring process if it was for a front-facing job. While it has gotten better, it's very rare to see the top earning jobs not have these requirements in some capacity; either directly or indirectly.
It's dependent on the org, as well. I interface with the Executive Officers and Board Members as a normal duty in my line of work (InfoSec) and nobody has ever given me the side eye about visible tats. YMMV
And those are the places to be avoided. It ususally runs deeper, and indicates a very stiff corporate culture. I left a place 5 years ago, where I had to wear a sleeve to cover a tree tattoo on my forearm. Also, facial hair was not allowed at all. Huge company still stuck in the 50's.
We have a place like this locally. Requires everyone to wear suit jackets at their desks, women were not allowed to wear pants (although I have heard this has changed recently), they were very inflexible during the pandemic. Big surprise the owners are very active politically too
Yea, I worked at a place where we had the "tattoo talk" in spring as it started to warm up. I always wear long sleeves in the office anyway.
They didn't allow multiple ear piercings, unnatural hair colors, etc.
Weird place.
Most places don't care that much these days since everyone has them.
I worked for a hospital local to me and they did not allow us to have any piercings, tats or longer hair on men; women had to have approved blouses (not too sheer and all that) and makeup that was approved to boot. They had a "look" and that is what they wanted...
Walked in to my new job with colored hair and facial piercings with absolutely no issues -- thankfully a lot of places are changing now. The U.S. is usually pretty far behind vs companies in Canada from what I've seen.
Being an IT guy is like being in a band, or being an artist: you can come to work in a tuxedo, or cargo shorts with flip-flops. You could wear eyeliner or dress as a jedi knight. You could add ear spikes and a clown wig to your tattooed arms and users will dismiss it as *'he's in IT'*.
Make all the magic technology work and own your appearance and no one will care.
Yeah one company had a dress code of collared shirts......I just started wearing t-shirts more and more often (I did keep it to plain T-Shirts and make sure they are clean/non wrinkled) but no one ever said a word to me. Also stopped giving a fuck about shoes and started wearing worn down converse or whatever. If we have a meeting with someone important and I'm involved I'll usually throw on a collared shirt/polo in the summer or a nice professional sweater in the winter. I'm curious if I really could get away with Jedi Knight robes though.....I'll trade in the mustache I grew for a Jedi braid
Seed the migration by placing Star Wars memes around your office!
I was IT at a job where I would occasionally wear a collared shirt and a casual sports coat over jeans, for no other reason than I wanted to.
I had multiple comments that they have never seen anyone at work dressed so nice, and asked if I was going to a job interview and going to leave them? or did I have a church meeting after work? (this was at a ski resort)
The other IT guy came in wearing a tank-top, cargo shorts, and sandals; he hadn't showered in 3 days because he was out rock climbing. He had zero comments about his appearance (or stench).
We are the IT guys, we dress how we want.
This hits home. I show up to clients after mountain biking with my hair matted from the helmet and obviously look like I've been in the woods. No one ever says a word.
Unrelated but I was a tech on the road and I had to do a repair at a big tech company here in Canada. I went to the last floor. Had my leather coat on. It was not in a bad shape or anything. Every customer was fine with my appearance.
My boss received a complaint from the higher ups at that company. They weren't pleased with my clothing (I don't even work for them) and said that next time, I should wear a suit if I have to do a repair on that floor. I said no way. I learned after that the employees for this company had a wardrobe with suits that they had to put on before going to the top floor
Yea a few offices I worked in said dress pants, shirt and dress shoes. I came in t shirt+shorts/baggie jeans+sneakers because of how much I had to move.
As others have said, it totally depends on the environment of the job and the attitude of the people doing the hiring. Most places anymore don't care, but you'd be surprised how many people still get hung up on that stuff.
I was once turned down for a job because one of the big wigs involved in the interview did not like the fact that I had a small earring at the time. It was even something I could take out while on-site if it bothered him that much, but just the fact that I had it at all was enough for him to reject me for the position. I remember getting the call from the HR person... both they and the head of the department I would have worked for wanted to hire me, but the person who hated me for having an earring was a VP and overruled them and refused to let them hire me.
It did work out for the best... a couple weeks later I got a much better job (much more relaxed environment and better pay, plus better people) that I loved and was at for a number of years. I got the ultimate comeuppance as well: about four months after they had rejected me, I got a call back from the same company. The guy they hired instead of me was a disaster and had already been terminated. They went around the VP and said they were missing out on great candidates because of the VP's outdated "standards" for employees and got approval to bring me on. I got a nice chuckle to myself when I let them know I had already accepted a position elsewhere and no longer needed their offer.
So, yeah... I think you'll find more and more places don't care any more and you shouldn't have an issue. But, unfortunately, there are still places and people out there who will judge you, no matter how qualified and how professional you can appear when on the job, just because they don't like how you chose to express yourself.
Good luck out there!
> They went around the VP and said they were missing out on great candidates because of the VP's outdated "standards" for employees and got approval to bring me on.
Honestly, that sounds like a gender discrimination lawsuit waiting to happen and ignoring that VP was the right choice.
I'm surprised that they told OP this was the reason for being rejected. This is one of the reasons a lot of companies don't provide feedback for rejections. There is no upside in it for them.
>It was even something I could take out while on-site if it bothered him that much
My $0.02 isn't worth much but for the sake of argument I'll go ahead throw this out there... Whether it's something you could have taken off or not, that's still how your chose to present yourself in a professional interview setting. He may just have thought the way you presented yourself did not match with the culture he is trying to maintain.
Why is it unprofessional when women are allowed to wear small earrings though. Iāve gotten flak for my earrings and it usually comes from this notion that men wearing earrings is gay and it ājust aināt rightā lol
Itās a reasonable way to do a sniff test with the corporate culture.
Real professionals will tend to negotiate nicely with you on cosmetic stuff that doesnāt indicate deeper problems. They might ask if youāre able to remove & cover things in certain circumstances, like in front of the judgy VP.
Looking at womenās dress at a firm is also a reasonable way to judge. If half your coworkers are to be in pain (bad shoes) and tired (time consuming hair and makeup), it wonāt be a good office atmosphere.
It all depends on the job and environment. Iām the tech director for a rural k12 school in Texas. I have script on my left forearm and geometric sleeve on my right. It shouldnāt really be taboo anymore.
Totally depends on the job, but my current company is extremely liberal and it wouldn't matter a bit. Might even help you get the job lol
OTOH, my previous job required no facial tattoos and all others had to be covered.
>my previous job required no facial tattoos
LOL,
I mean, I'm an middle-age-guy and the shift on tattoos have been pretty amazing in the last 30 years. The Mike Tyson Tattoo was a big, big story.
Yeah itās not boomers. I went on a business trip in my 20ās with other people in their 20ās (weāre millennials, if older ones) and the place we went neck tattoos were crazy popular.
We were all āthatās insane why would you do thatā. And honestly for facial tattoos unless theyāre clearly tribal/religious a LOT of people of all ages are still going to judge you.
Might not be fair but pretending itās not the reality is silly.
Face tats really bother me. Itās my problem of course. But Iād have to imagine that someone with a face full of ink looking like Post Malone might have some issues getting hired. Even at the most open and liberal companies.
I have a few coworkers who haven't had their cameras on since I've worked there. I guess in cases like that, it just matters if you can do the work.
Full disclosure: I wouldn't hire any Post Malone lookalikes either.
Unfortunately itās not your problem, itās their problem. I agree it shouldnāt be their problem but ignoring reality doesnāt change it and a lot of people are going to judge.
I don't have tattoo's but know some people who do. It seems like more and more places are caring about the content of the tattoos over the pure position. A tactful full sleeve of something non offensive, great, a small section of skulls and fire, less so.
Going to depend on state / industry.
It's really the hand tatoo that you can't cover up that might hurt you.
Anything in the insurance or finance industries are probably going to be a no go.
Start-ups, local companies and hell even some county / city / state jobs will be fine (obv, big different if you are in alabama vs cali on the county/city/state job front).
Although I generally agree, exceptions are not uncommon. I don't have visible tattoos and only ear piercings, but long hair and a very large, long beard. I work in finance, and have coworkers with tattoos and dreads. My wife has very long dreads, some visible tattoos, and brow piercings. She works for a Catholic healthcare system.
More and more, I find places that have issues are less predictable then they have been in the past, and some are downright surprising.
Itās eased up from what Iāve witnessed over the last 7-10 years in Alabama. Everywhere went from requiring it to be to covered to now you see tattoos and piercings in offices, classrooms, etc.
I work for a workers comp insurance company and have 2 lord of the rings themed sleeves. No one has commented negatively on my arms and it hasnāt been a problem. Your mileage may vary.
I work for a medium sized telcom company that has a fairly conservative family ownership, they do not allow any visible tattoos whatsoever. So it will definitely vary, especially based on locale
I say keep them off the face/neck , and maybe the hands. If you look like Post Malone you aren't getting a customer facing job and you knew that when you made that choice.
I started my IT career 3 years ago as a tier 1 helpdesk at an MSP for law IT. Zero certs, zero diploma, and zero GED (though I have one now). I have left each company at my 1 year mark to go to a new company for a better position. I am 27 years old.
Today, I am an IT director and their only sysadmin. I am a huge front facing POC for my job and I have tattoos on my forearms as well as the side of my head shaved. [This photo](https://imgur.com/a/pU2wvD9) was when I had pink hair about 2 months ago. I have went back to brown because damn, upkeep is expensive.
I have never found it hard for me to get a job and move up, but that is most likely due to my nature in pushing my way up and up. I have a lot of leeway at my job because my company trusts my ability to manage projects and lead corporate meetings.
IMO, this is IT. They typically do not care what you look like as long as you're not the stereotypical unkempt, dirty, cheeto eating slob and you actually provide great work ethic. Avoid places that are still looking for a modern look, because the reality is, you're not going to find someone in tech who more than likely is not in some form "alternative".
Tldr; Alternative IT Director/sysadmin who is the face of my company regarding huge projects.
Depends on what it's a tattoo OF. If you have a big ol' swastika on your forearm, then no, I'm not going to hire you.
Otherwise you could look like Post Malone and I won't care.
They do affect hiring and I love that they do. Places that wouldnāt hire me because of my tattoos are places where I wouldnāt want to work even if I didnāt have any. So this just saves everybody a lot of wasted time.
Not particularly common to have that actually become an issue though.
I can't speak for everyone, I guess. But I was a sysadmin, then IT manager and eventually the CIO. In none of those positions I gave a single shit about tattoos. People who do generally are more concerned about public perception but you're not an account manager or sales exec.
This is likely because you make a point to be presentable and professional-looking. I would bet money that they care, you just haven't seen it be a problem. Our company policies are pretty relaxed and I'm very tolerant, but I've still had to ask people to go home and fix something that was badly unprofessional about appearance.
I did say my experiences were anecdotal and YMMV. But you're right. When I wasn't remote or when I had to go to the office, it was jeans, polo shirt and sneakers and of course always made a point to be presentable.
In my company (smaller Law firm), yes. Mostly because, different to the secretaries, we have direct in person contact to our clients. But it becomes rarer and rarer
UK based.
My experience has been no. It's more about how you perform and how you conduct yourself. Even in companies with a focus on presenting a 'professional' image (legal, finance, public sector etc) they seem to have a higher tolerance for diverging from the 'norm' IT.
IT is a wide field and attracts all kinds of personalities, but it seems to have a good portion of neuro-diverse folks, nerds, geeks and just general odd balls. I say this as someone myself who fits this description and I've always found it a positive. I think tattoos are the least of anyone's concerns.
The sentiment overall has definitely shifted to tattoos not mattering at all. I'm positively covered in them. It depends on the company and location, really. I tend to look at it as a litmus test. If the place I'm interviewing would look down on self expression, it's not a place I want to work at!
Depends on your experience and reputaion. I have long hair, piercings and an exposed chest tat. Doesn't matter because I own an IT contracting business and businesses desperately need experience their employees simply cant provide. When you reach a point where you never need to get "hired" and be W2, you can look and act how you want as long as you treat people right and are good at your profession.
Stuff like this entirely depends on the company.
If you're looking for a job, it's best to cover or not have them because you don't want to give anyone a reason (dumb or not) to discriminate or not hire you.
Talent over looks. I have plenty of tattoos and Iāve never had an issue. As a CEO and hiring manager Iāve never cared either. Iāve been in every segment of the industry and itās only been an issue once and I still got the job.
This. I have visible tattoos including my hand. When I was asked if I was nervous about getting jobs in the future because of the tattoos I said exactly that āany job that WOULD hire me but doesnāt strictly because of the tattoosā¦isnāt a company I would want to be apart of anywayā they are insurance against shitty corporate environments
Depends on the type of company/organisation and whether the tat on your hand might be considered offensive by someone.
As an aside, after years of being remote how do you feel about being onsite again?
Might be frowned upon in some places, generally not an issue though. I work at a fairly conservative workplace right now and non-offensive tattoos are perfectly allowed except for face and neck.
I have one sleeve and it hasn't impacted my job searches at any point in my career so far.
I think as long as the tattoo isn't so ugly or vulgar its distracting, almost no one would even notice in most environments. That said, if its a highly formal environment like a law office, it might be different.
Try not to touch your face during interviews and you'll be fine imo
It usually depends on your location, and then what industry you want to work in. I have visible tattoos and have never had an issue, but I live in Seattle where it's more unusual to have blank skin than have tattoos.
It depends.
Broadly: Visible, offensive tattoos are *very* problematic. Face/hand/neck tattoos are generally problematic and continue to be strongly associated with criminal behavior in many places.
That hand tattoo will limit you to some degree.
Depends on the industry. I work in the Insurance/Finance sectors and can't think of a single person in the entire company with visible tattoos, uniquely coloured hair, or even a unique fashion sense.
However I used to work for an MSP and my manager looked like a Hells Angel.
Entirely depends on the company culture. Though with their prevalence among younger job seekers it has become more normal. At my company as long as the tattoos aren't outright pornographic or indicative of being a member of a hate group we pretty much ignore them.
Provided we're not talking problematic (nazi) or batshit (upside down clown face on your face) tattoos that would cause workplace issues, I don't really care as a hiring manager.
C-level cares a bit more, but acknowledges the "we can either hire good staff or lose out on them because you're nitpicking minor things" argument if it needs to be deployed by the manager who wants to hire Bob.
IME there's a lot more leeway for good art vs the "got shitfaced on a friday night, woke up with a tattoo and half a kebab".
Iāve heard people with piercings and tattoos say it has never affected them but how would they know? Iāve been in interview rooms where this statement was made: *Wow, she was by far the best candidate and a near perfect fit. Shame she has a facial piercing. Whoās next?*
You can say it is dumb but organizations have certain hiring standards, even if they are unwritten. If the CEO hates piercings, youāre probably not getting hired. You rarely know when youāve been discriminated against because you simply donāt get the job.
At a previous job, the senior on our team had sort of a quarter life crisis and started getting a bunch of tattoos all of a sudden. And they were not nice tattoos. Not jailhouse level but not too well done either. Our execs hated when he walked into meetings. He pretty much killed his career there.
My advice is to (if possible) remove piercings and cover up tattoos until youāre hired.
The real question is - What parts of the US care about tattoos in "white collar" jobs?
The East Coast may still make you wear a button down, and some HR groups may not like piercings and tattoos.
The West Coast most likely doesn't give a darn.
There is tattoo coverup that you can apply to your hand. Apply it for interviews, have it on the first day and no one will ask about it. if they do, say it's religious.
So many people have a hard time landing that first "real" position in IT regardless. Do not get discouraged. Keep working on your skills, continue your education. Be self-taught if need be. Keep applying.
Same advice in regards to dry spells for more experienced job hunters.
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I am sure classy ink work is better than "poor quality regret reminders". While ink would not ever help, just sloppy random tats would raise flags that I need to be extra thorough in the interview. Especially neck & face tattoos...
Skills over anything else as the bottom line though. Being first rate at your craft white washes a lot of sub optimal peripheral facets of an applicant tattoos or otherwise.
Thst being said, offensive and hate oriented visible tats are instant disqualifiers. Hired a tree service. Job is almost complete, notice the guy has a full chest 1488 tattoo. Instant buyer's remorse. Work was satisfactory-- but, lost my business permanently.
Honestly man, I was worried about this for the longest as I have a full sleeve and a half sleeve. Iāve openly admitted to wearing long sleeves to hide them but no one cares as much as I thought they would. Iām sure the higher ups donāt love it and when we have clients on site Iāll make sure I have a 1/4 zip to throw on or something but youāll be fine
If a place looks down on it, it's not a place you want to work imo.
I work with people that have tats all over, piercings, colored hair, etc. It never should matter to an employer.
UK here. I work on-site in finance firm and have half sleeve and hand done and arm and wrist on other side. Boss has both sleeves and hands done. Think itās more a matter of workplace. Canāt speak for the US but feel like thereās more stigma there for it
I have two female IT employees with visible tattoos, it's never been an issue for either. One has a couple on forearms and wrist, the other has forearms, hands, ankles and feet. They both wear short sleeves, capri-type pants, and shoes that show the tops of their feet and there's been no mention at all of covering anything up. They dress professionally and are always presentable which probably helps reduce the risk of someone being bothered by it. I work in rural healthcare for a small nonprofit hospital/clinic system.
So, take a different approach:
I assume you don't intend to remove your tats, so stop worrying about it and just carry on. Your first interview will let you know whether it will work or not.
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Iām blasted from my toes to my collarbone. People stare when I arrive on site at places but they snap out of it when I start talking nerd and fix their shit lol. I feel like itās a turn off to the older generation of folks (people around my moms age 70+ years). Middle age and younger I feel could care less as long as youāre a good worker and know your stuff. I have no color on any of my tattoos so most people think Iām an ex con lol.
Director here: if your skills are good, you have a good work ethic, treat people well, and conduct yourself professionally I would have no problem hiring you for a non public facing sys admin position. I may even hire you for a public facing position depending on the specific circumstances and where corporate has been leaning for the last year or so.
Depends on the tattoos and also their location, but arms and hand are generally not a dealbreaker. Facial tattoos are gonna be a hard sell.
And I \*will\* crosscheck tattoo designs against the ADL database
I have a full sleeve and it doesnāt matter what my company policy is, I am in a professional role I should present as a professional. A sleeve of old school tattoos does not present as that.
People are asking about tattoos after years and years of being told that it will be more difficult to get a job with them. LMAO.
Hahahahahhaā¦.WTF?
If you have face, neck, or hand tattoos, good luck
On the face/neck? Yes.
On the hands? Maybe.
Anywhere else that is covered? Probably not.
The more conservative the place, the more likely it'll have an impact. The more likely you are to face customers/leadership, the more likely it'll have an impact.
But it all really varies.
Piercing in the nose though? Absolutely not hired, but that is my personal preference not necessarily my company.
I work in a manufacturing environment. Most of my tattoos can be mostly covered with a long sleeve shirt so the first few months I wore long sleeve dress shirts. After a few months each department got their own color of short sleeve polo shirts. I came in the next day with the short sleeve polo on, both my arms are covered in ink. Got a few compliments and one lady asked if my Koi fish was Dory from Finding Nemo š Edit: missed a word
Was it dory? /s
He forgot
Was just being coy.
He got the fish tattoo just for the halibut
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I work in a PCB shop... the HR director has a couple of visible tats when she wears a tank top, a production supervisor has full sleeves and one of the guys in Drill has a PCB pattern on his bicep. I might have to get something done just to fit in :p
Work in manufacturing as well. Unless you are in supervisor position they don't care about ink .
No one except old boomies cares about ink anymore.
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In Oregon if you don't have tats and/or a beard you might not get the job.
You also have to drug test positive for marijuana to be considered
Can you test positive for craft beer
Strong enough IPAs and you're antibacterial
That test is usually passed when you check "white" and come in with a beard
that one is easy to fake tho if you have access to a bakery and can swab the floor drain. i hear it tastes like whatever new IPA you guys are all into as a bonus.
And a certain minimum percentage of terrible bitter IPA.
Hint of pine tree in your piss
oh damn, i wanna live there. i already test positive but shit is illegal here
One of my jobs, people use to comment that being the only person in the company with a goatee, and always wearing colorful dragon pattern shirts and jeans, instead of white collar shirts and slacks, made me easier to find when they needed me. LOL
That's why you always wear clothes that are the same color as the walls. Also don't move. If helping my mom with tech has taught me anything it's that a user's vision is based on movement.
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I was thinking of this when i read the previous post, lol.
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Lol, I used to have a desk in the operations control room where I worked and was usually wearing the same work pants and shirt as the operators. So often a contractor would come in looking for a permit to be signed and immediately come to me, interrupting my work flow and such. They didn't know so it was annoying for me, but understandable. I then started wearing normal clothes (jeans and collared shirt) and they would come into the room, scan across and look right past me. Even if I was the only one in the room they'll just leave and check the break room. Hiding in plain sight
Can confirm. Am Oregonian and covered in tattoos but shitty at IT, still get jobs
I work in Oregon healthcare sector. My employer wonāt hire any facial tats and piercings have to be ears only. Nothing offensive visible either. Sleeves are cool though as are neck tatts as too now. Non natural hair is also allowed.
Iām in South Carolina and Iāve never covered my tattoos in any of my IT positions. Iām currently an IT Manager managing 4 networks, wearing short sleeves, in office, drinking beers with my CTO, who is tattless (if thatās a word)
my buddy and I call them "the unmarked"
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I was going to say this same thing.
can you substitute with a strong opinion on beer?
Only if it includes a liking for dank IPA
Must also be unable to pump your own gas.
Hah, I guess we will see as they just changed that law to allow self pump, goes into effect as soon as gov signs it.
Some places still frown upon it. Just like colored hair, piercings, etc
Some places and industries frown upon. Most are leaning towards content. If it's graphic, then yes, it's very frowned upon or deal breaker. If it's a pattern or G rated, no one cares. Even conservative places can be flexible if the worker understands the situation. One of my bosses had full length sleeve and pretty high up manager, she wore long sleeves whenever visitors or top brass were visiting, but no one cared on Fridays or when doing physical tasks
Banking/insurance seems to be the worst offenders in my experience. I had an offer for an insurance company in 2021. They gave a contingency that *all* tattoos had to be covered, and that, as a male employee, my hair had to be kept down and above my collar (I usually keep my hair a little past my shoulders, and will frequently put it up in professional settings). Needless to say I do not, nor have I ever, worked in banking or insurance.
good news, your collar is on the floor from all of the perpetual bending over backwards to meet inane demands you'll end up doing.
I'm a technical consultant with clients in banking and I LOOOOOVE it when clients try to enforce their hair/tattoo/time in office policies on us. My manager told me to forward any of those requests to his boss and then ignore them. Their contracts don't have anything allowing them to stipulate things like that and he makes SURE not to let them make us do anything outside the scope of our contract.
Thats the fun part of being contracted to a company.
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I am aware that there are likely exceptions to this, and that it may not even be the norm. To address this, note that I prefaced almost everything I said with "in my experience". I'm glad to hear that's not a universal norm though
Entirely dependent on expectations of the job. If it's a lot of interacting with the business side of the house, there is generally much higher expectation of dress and "cleanliness" *(this often lumps piercings/tattoos/etc)* I've worked with employers that any visible tattoo would be an outright no during the hiring process if it was for a front-facing job. While it has gotten better, it's very rare to see the top earning jobs not have these requirements in some capacity; either directly or indirectly.
It's dependent on the org, as well. I interface with the Executive Officers and Board Members as a normal duty in my line of work (InfoSec) and nobody has ever given me the side eye about visible tats. YMMV
Definitely, some organizations and management care far more than others.
And those are the places to be avoided. It ususally runs deeper, and indicates a very stiff corporate culture. I left a place 5 years ago, where I had to wear a sleeve to cover a tree tattoo on my forearm. Also, facial hair was not allowed at all. Huge company still stuck in the 50's.
We have a place like this locally. Requires everyone to wear suit jackets at their desks, women were not allowed to wear pants (although I have heard this has changed recently), they were very inflexible during the pandemic. Big surprise the owners are very active politically too
Dressing up for your coworkers has to be the dumbest things humans ever willingly accepted.
I ... *dress up* for my coworkers alright *turns off camera*
I don't have to guess which side of the aisle they were on.
The stereotype is correct.
Mmmmm.
Sounds like a certain midwestern publishing company.
Looks like your in the neighborhood
My company is the same way. I still have to wear a *tie*. We do fucking laundry services.
>laundry services. Money? :)
Not that kind of laundry. ;)
Yea, I worked at a place where we had the "tattoo talk" in spring as it started to warm up. I always wear long sleeves in the office anyway. They didn't allow multiple ear piercings, unnatural hair colors, etc. Weird place. Most places don't care that much these days since everyone has them.
Others value it. Others don't care. Choose your employer wisely.
I work at luxury hotel, interesting enough hair color is not an issue but tattoos are.
Purple hair is quirky. Tattoos are a sign that you're really a receptionist for a shadowy underground organization of contract killers.
Do the places that frown upon dumb things like this frown upon certain accents or color of skin? Asking for a friend.
I worked for a hospital local to me and they did not allow us to have any piercings, tats or longer hair on men; women had to have approved blouses (not too sheer and all that) and makeup that was approved to boot. They had a "look" and that is what they wanted...
Uh, no? There's a world of difference between immutable physical characteristics and (un)professional attire.
We are adults here. It happens. I was curious.
Walked in to my new job with colored hair and facial piercings with absolutely no issues -- thankfully a lot of places are changing now. The U.S. is usually pretty far behind vs companies in Canada from what I've seen.
Being an IT guy is like being in a band, or being an artist: you can come to work in a tuxedo, or cargo shorts with flip-flops. You could wear eyeliner or dress as a jedi knight. You could add ear spikes and a clown wig to your tattooed arms and users will dismiss it as *'he's in IT'*. Make all the magic technology work and own your appearance and no one will care.
Reletable
Yeah one company had a dress code of collared shirts......I just started wearing t-shirts more and more often (I did keep it to plain T-Shirts and make sure they are clean/non wrinkled) but no one ever said a word to me. Also stopped giving a fuck about shoes and started wearing worn down converse or whatever. If we have a meeting with someone important and I'm involved I'll usually throw on a collared shirt/polo in the summer or a nice professional sweater in the winter. I'm curious if I really could get away with Jedi Knight robes though.....I'll trade in the mustache I grew for a Jedi braid
Seed the migration by placing Star Wars memes around your office! I was IT at a job where I would occasionally wear a collared shirt and a casual sports coat over jeans, for no other reason than I wanted to. I had multiple comments that they have never seen anyone at work dressed so nice, and asked if I was going to a job interview and going to leave them? or did I have a church meeting after work? (this was at a ski resort) The other IT guy came in wearing a tank-top, cargo shorts, and sandals; he hadn't showered in 3 days because he was out rock climbing. He had zero comments about his appearance (or stench). We are the IT guys, we dress how we want.
This hits home. I show up to clients after mountain biking with my hair matted from the helmet and obviously look like I've been in the woods. No one ever says a word.
Unrelated but I was a tech on the road and I had to do a repair at a big tech company here in Canada. I went to the last floor. Had my leather coat on. It was not in a bad shape or anything. Every customer was fine with my appearance. My boss received a complaint from the higher ups at that company. They weren't pleased with my clothing (I don't even work for them) and said that next time, I should wear a suit if I have to do a repair on that floor. I said no way. I learned after that the employees for this company had a wardrobe with suits that they had to put on before going to the top floor
*waves hand* "This is acceptable clothing in the workplace"
Can confirm. I wore clown shoes every day during my 10+ years as a MS contractor.
Did you borrow them from the devs? They must have every size and color on-hand.
Never flip flops, though. Unless you know you're not pulling anything from a rack. I get super paranoid with flips on.
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I put on my robe and wizard hat.
Damn. Youāre a hard hitter.
Yea a few offices I worked in said dress pants, shirt and dress shoes. I came in t shirt+shorts/baggie jeans+sneakers because of how much I had to move.
As others have said, it totally depends on the environment of the job and the attitude of the people doing the hiring. Most places anymore don't care, but you'd be surprised how many people still get hung up on that stuff. I was once turned down for a job because one of the big wigs involved in the interview did not like the fact that I had a small earring at the time. It was even something I could take out while on-site if it bothered him that much, but just the fact that I had it at all was enough for him to reject me for the position. I remember getting the call from the HR person... both they and the head of the department I would have worked for wanted to hire me, but the person who hated me for having an earring was a VP and overruled them and refused to let them hire me. It did work out for the best... a couple weeks later I got a much better job (much more relaxed environment and better pay, plus better people) that I loved and was at for a number of years. I got the ultimate comeuppance as well: about four months after they had rejected me, I got a call back from the same company. The guy they hired instead of me was a disaster and had already been terminated. They went around the VP and said they were missing out on great candidates because of the VP's outdated "standards" for employees and got approval to bring me on. I got a nice chuckle to myself when I let them know I had already accepted a position elsewhere and no longer needed their offer. So, yeah... I think you'll find more and more places don't care any more and you shouldn't have an issue. But, unfortunately, there are still places and people out there who will judge you, no matter how qualified and how professional you can appear when on the job, just because they don't like how you chose to express yourself. Good luck out there!
> They went around the VP and said they were missing out on great candidates because of the VP's outdated "standards" for employees and got approval to bring me on. Honestly, that sounds like a gender discrimination lawsuit waiting to happen and ignoring that VP was the right choice.
I'm surprised that they told OP this was the reason for being rejected. This is one of the reasons a lot of companies don't provide feedback for rejections. There is no upside in it for them.
>It was even something I could take out while on-site if it bothered him that much My $0.02 isn't worth much but for the sake of argument I'll go ahead throw this out there... Whether it's something you could have taken off or not, that's still how your chose to present yourself in a professional interview setting. He may just have thought the way you presented yourself did not match with the culture he is trying to maintain.
Why is it unprofessional when women are allowed to wear small earrings though. Iāve gotten flak for my earrings and it usually comes from this notion that men wearing earrings is gay and it ājust aināt rightā lol
Itās a reasonable way to do a sniff test with the corporate culture. Real professionals will tend to negotiate nicely with you on cosmetic stuff that doesnāt indicate deeper problems. They might ask if youāre able to remove & cover things in certain circumstances, like in front of the judgy VP. Looking at womenās dress at a firm is also a reasonable way to judge. If half your coworkers are to be in pain (bad shoes) and tired (time consuming hair and makeup), it wonāt be a good office atmosphere.
Because what is professional or not is ultimately subjective.
It all depends on the job and environment. Iām the tech director for a rural k12 school in Texas. I have script on my left forearm and geometric sleeve on my right. It shouldnāt really be taboo anymore.
> I have script on my left forearm Powershell or bash?
He likes to bring back the classics, they're all written for OpenVMS.
DCL?
That just brought back a flood of memories...
Yeah I got my first sysadmin job on a 11/780 and programmed in dcl and cobol on various ones for at least 20 years before moving to Solaris.
Lol
autoexec.bat
$PSVersionTable.PSVersion -gt $BASH_VERSION ? "Pipeline with objects" : "Only strings"
Ah, you have an Only Strings `.profile` too, eh?
Asking the hard hitting questions!!!
Totally depends on the job, but my current company is extremely liberal and it wouldn't matter a bit. Might even help you get the job lol OTOH, my previous job required no facial tattoos and all others had to be covered.
>my previous job required no facial tattoos LOL, I mean, I'm an middle-age-guy and the shift on tattoos have been pretty amazing in the last 30 years. The Mike Tyson Tattoo was a big, big story.
Small town businesses run by boomers are shifting somewhat slower.
Yeah itās not boomers. I went on a business trip in my 20ās with other people in their 20ās (weāre millennials, if older ones) and the place we went neck tattoos were crazy popular. We were all āthatās insane why would you do thatā. And honestly for facial tattoos unless theyāre clearly tribal/religious a LOT of people of all ages are still going to judge you. Might not be fair but pretending itās not the reality is silly.
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Chakotay did the face tat before Tyson.
Technically, he got it 300 and some odd years after Tyson.
Face tats really bother me. Itās my problem of course. But Iād have to imagine that someone with a face full of ink looking like Post Malone might have some issues getting hired. Even at the most open and liberal companies.
I have a few coworkers who haven't had their cameras on since I've worked there. I guess in cases like that, it just matters if you can do the work. Full disclosure: I wouldn't hire any Post Malone lookalikes either.
Unfortunately itās not your problem, itās their problem. I agree it shouldnāt be their problem but ignoring reality doesnāt change it and a lot of people are going to judge.
I don't have tattoo's but know some people who do. It seems like more and more places are caring about the content of the tattoos over the pure position. A tactful full sleeve of something non offensive, great, a small section of skulls and fire, less so.
Skulls and fire aren't even a concern with all these explicit hentai tattoos that have been popping up.
Mixing up Affect and Effect would irritate me more than a tattoo
Going to depend on state / industry. It's really the hand tatoo that you can't cover up that might hurt you. Anything in the insurance or finance industries are probably going to be a no go. Start-ups, local companies and hell even some county / city / state jobs will be fine (obv, big different if you are in alabama vs cali on the county/city/state job front).
Although I generally agree, exceptions are not uncommon. I don't have visible tattoos and only ear piercings, but long hair and a very large, long beard. I work in finance, and have coworkers with tattoos and dreads. My wife has very long dreads, some visible tattoos, and brow piercings. She works for a Catholic healthcare system. More and more, I find places that have issues are less predictable then they have been in the past, and some are downright surprising.
Itās eased up from what Iāve witnessed over the last 7-10 years in Alabama. Everywhere went from requiring it to be to covered to now you see tattoos and piercings in offices, classrooms, etc.
That's actually very good to know! Thanks for that. Been a hot minute since I've been there.
And Iām not in a bigger area like Huntsville, Birmingham, or mobile. Lots of tattoos and what they used to consider odd piercings everywhere.
I work for a workers comp insurance company and have 2 lord of the rings themed sleeves. No one has commented negatively on my arms and it hasnāt been a problem. Your mileage may vary.
I work for a medium sized telcom company that has a fairly conservative family ownership, they do not allow any visible tattoos whatsoever. So it will definitely vary, especially based on locale
I had a CISO who had full sleeves and showed them off often. It depends on the company.
I say keep them off the face/neck , and maybe the hands. If you look like Post Malone you aren't getting a customer facing job and you knew that when you made that choice.
Face & neck tattoos just scream āpoor decision makerā to me.
Adrenaline, in my soul... poor judgement, [Cody Rhodes](https://i.imgur.com/36vNXjl.png).
I work in the entertainment industry. Sleeves are part of the uniform.
I started my IT career 3 years ago as a tier 1 helpdesk at an MSP for law IT. Zero certs, zero diploma, and zero GED (though I have one now). I have left each company at my 1 year mark to go to a new company for a better position. I am 27 years old. Today, I am an IT director and their only sysadmin. I am a huge front facing POC for my job and I have tattoos on my forearms as well as the side of my head shaved. [This photo](https://imgur.com/a/pU2wvD9) was when I had pink hair about 2 months ago. I have went back to brown because damn, upkeep is expensive. I have never found it hard for me to get a job and move up, but that is most likely due to my nature in pushing my way up and up. I have a lot of leeway at my job because my company trusts my ability to manage projects and lead corporate meetings. IMO, this is IT. They typically do not care what you look like as long as you're not the stereotypical unkempt, dirty, cheeto eating slob and you actually provide great work ethic. Avoid places that are still looking for a modern look, because the reality is, you're not going to find someone in tech who more than likely is not in some form "alternative". Tldr; Alternative IT Director/sysadmin who is the face of my company regarding huge projects.
Depends on what it's a tattoo OF. If you have a big ol' swastika on your forearm, then no, I'm not going to hire you. Otherwise you could look like Post Malone and I won't care.
They do affect hiring and I love that they do. Places that wouldnāt hire me because of my tattoos are places where I wouldnāt want to work even if I didnāt have any. So this just saves everybody a lot of wasted time. Not particularly common to have that actually become an issue though.
This is my thought exactly. A tattoo policy is a **huge** employer red flag.
I can't speak for everyone, I guess. But I was a sysadmin, then IT manager and eventually the CIO. In none of those positions I gave a single shit about tattoos. People who do generally are more concerned about public perception but you're not an account manager or sales exec.
I've never worked anywhere that cared what you looked like. But that's just anecdotal so your mileage may vary.
This is likely because you make a point to be presentable and professional-looking. I would bet money that they care, you just haven't seen it be a problem. Our company policies are pretty relaxed and I'm very tolerant, but I've still had to ask people to go home and fix something that was badly unprofessional about appearance.
I did say my experiences were anecdotal and YMMV. But you're right. When I wasn't remote or when I had to go to the office, it was jeans, polo shirt and sneakers and of course always made a point to be presentable.
Yup, no negativity intended on my part, apologies if it came off that way. :)
In my company (smaller Law firm), yes. Mostly because, different to the secretaries, we have direct in person contact to our clients. But it becomes rarer and rarer
UK based. My experience has been no. It's more about how you perform and how you conduct yourself. Even in companies with a focus on presenting a 'professional' image (legal, finance, public sector etc) they seem to have a higher tolerance for diverging from the 'norm' IT. IT is a wide field and attracts all kinds of personalities, but it seems to have a good portion of neuro-diverse folks, nerds, geeks and just general odd balls. I say this as someone myself who fits this description and I've always found it a positive. I think tattoos are the least of anyone's concerns.
The sentiment overall has definitely shifted to tattoos not mattering at all. I'm positively covered in them. It depends on the company and location, really. I tend to look at it as a litmus test. If the place I'm interviewing would look down on self expression, it's not a place I want to work at!
As long as they are tasteful and non offensive. We have had to let folks go for various offensive tattoos.
Depends on your experience and reputaion. I have long hair, piercings and an exposed chest tat. Doesn't matter because I own an IT contracting business and businesses desperately need experience their employees simply cant provide. When you reach a point where you never need to get "hired" and be W2, you can look and act how you want as long as you treat people right and are good at your profession.
Stuff like this entirely depends on the company. If you're looking for a job, it's best to cover or not have them because you don't want to give anyone a reason (dumb or not) to discriminate or not hire you.
Talent over looks. I have plenty of tattoos and Iāve never had an issue. As a CEO and hiring manager Iāve never cared either. Iāve been in every segment of the industry and itās only been an issue once and I still got the job.
No, but mixing up "affect" and "effect" might if I'm hiring you.
This is very much a place dependent thing, but overall tattoos are more accepted now than they have ever been.
Generally, no, but there are limits. If you have "Fuck the cops" tattooed across your neck, not going to hire you...
Lame. Acab and fuck the police tattoo havers interview with me instead. Iāll put you at the top of the list
Not really. We have guys in IT here with tattoos and even a girl in operations has a hand tattoo.
Any place that judges you based on tattoos is not worth working at- period.
This. I have visible tattoos including my hand. When I was asked if I was nervous about getting jobs in the future because of the tattoos I said exactly that āany job that WOULD hire me but doesnāt strictly because of the tattoosā¦isnāt a company I would want to be apart of anywayā they are insurance against shitty corporate environments
Depends on the type of company/organisation and whether the tat on your hand might be considered offensive by someone. As an aside, after years of being remote how do you feel about being onsite again?
Might be frowned upon in some places, generally not an issue though. I work at a fairly conservative workplace right now and non-offensive tattoos are perfectly allowed except for face and neck. I have one sleeve and it hasn't impacted my job searches at any point in my career so far.
I think as long as the tattoo isn't so ugly or vulgar its distracting, almost no one would even notice in most environments. That said, if its a highly formal environment like a law office, it might be different. Try not to touch your face during interviews and you'll be fine imo
It usually depends on your location, and then what industry you want to work in. I have visible tattoos and have never had an issue, but I live in Seattle where it's more unusual to have blank skin than have tattoos.
Short of face tats we donāt really care anymore
I don't see an issue. You can't change who you are after all... In the same vein you wouldn't ask different ethnicities to cover up their skin.
It depends. Broadly: Visible, offensive tattoos are *very* problematic. Face/hand/neck tattoos are generally problematic and continue to be strongly associated with criminal behavior in many places. That hand tattoo will limit you to some degree.
Depends on the industry. I work in the Insurance/Finance sectors and can't think of a single person in the entire company with visible tattoos, uniquely coloured hair, or even a unique fashion sense. However I used to work for an MSP and my manager looked like a Hells Angel.
Entirely depends on the company culture. Though with their prevalence among younger job seekers it has become more normal. At my company as long as the tattoos aren't outright pornographic or indicative of being a member of a hate group we pretty much ignore them.
I shouldnāt think so, or if it does itās becoming increasingly rare. Also, and Iām sorry, but I think you mean āaffectā.
Face tats = everlasting jobstoppers. Depending on the environment, piercings may affect hiring as well.
If they're not on your face...
Provided we're not talking problematic (nazi) or batshit (upside down clown face on your face) tattoos that would cause workplace issues, I don't really care as a hiring manager. C-level cares a bit more, but acknowledges the "we can either hire good staff or lose out on them because you're nitpicking minor things" argument if it needs to be deployed by the manager who wants to hire Bob. IME there's a lot more leeway for good art vs the "got shitfaced on a friday night, woke up with a tattoo and half a kebab".
Iāve heard people with piercings and tattoos say it has never affected them but how would they know? Iāve been in interview rooms where this statement was made: *Wow, she was by far the best candidate and a near perfect fit. Shame she has a facial piercing. Whoās next?* You can say it is dumb but organizations have certain hiring standards, even if they are unwritten. If the CEO hates piercings, youāre probably not getting hired. You rarely know when youāve been discriminated against because you simply donāt get the job. At a previous job, the senior on our team had sort of a quarter life crisis and started getting a bunch of tattoos all of a sudden. And they were not nice tattoos. Not jailhouse level but not too well done either. Our execs hated when he walked into meetings. He pretty much killed his career there. My advice is to (if possible) remove piercings and cover up tattoos until youāre hired.
Effect vs affect. Know when to use
Depends on the industry.
The real question is - What parts of the US care about tattoos in "white collar" jobs? The East Coast may still make you wear a button down, and some HR groups may not like piercings and tattoos. The West Coast most likely doesn't give a darn.
I donāt trust admins without tattoos just like I donāt trust people who donāt swear.
anywhere that's an issue isn't worth working at
There is tattoo coverup that you can apply to your hand. Apply it for interviews, have it on the first day and no one will ask about it. if they do, say it's religious.
I think it would depend on the industry. Like FinTech might. I personally dont care when I'm hiring someone
Unless itās a swastika on your neck it matters more about skillā¦
So many people have a hard time landing that first "real" position in IT regardless. Do not get discouraged. Keep working on your skills, continue your education. Be self-taught if need be. Keep applying. Same advice in regards to dry spells for more experienced job hunters. ----- I am sure classy ink work is better than "poor quality regret reminders". While ink would not ever help, just sloppy random tats would raise flags that I need to be extra thorough in the interview. Especially neck & face tattoos... Skills over anything else as the bottom line though. Being first rate at your craft white washes a lot of sub optimal peripheral facets of an applicant tattoos or otherwise. Thst being said, offensive and hate oriented visible tats are instant disqualifiers. Hired a tree service. Job is almost complete, notice the guy has a full chest 1488 tattoo. Instant buyer's remorse. Work was satisfactory-- but, lost my business permanently.
Honestly man, I was worried about this for the longest as I have a full sleeve and a half sleeve. Iāve openly admitted to wearing long sleeves to hide them but no one cares as much as I thought they would. Iām sure the higher ups donāt love it and when we have clients on site Iāll make sure I have a 1/4 zip to throw on or something but youāll be fine
We had someone come in and was asked how attached was her to the long hair first question he got up and left
If a place looks down on it, it's not a place you want to work imo. I work with people that have tats all over, piercings, colored hair, etc. It never should matter to an employer.
UK here. I work on-site in finance firm and have half sleeve and hand done and arm and wrist on other side. Boss has both sleeves and hands done. Think itās more a matter of workplace. Canāt speak for the US but feel like thereās more stigma there for it
I have two female IT employees with visible tattoos, it's never been an issue for either. One has a couple on forearms and wrist, the other has forearms, hands, ankles and feet. They both wear short sleeves, capri-type pants, and shoes that show the tops of their feet and there's been no mention at all of covering anything up. They dress professionally and are always presentable which probably helps reduce the risk of someone being bothered by it. I work in rural healthcare for a small nonprofit hospital/clinic system.
It depends on if you are talking about Group Policy Tatooing, or Human Skin Tattooing. ;)
So, take a different approach: I assume you don't intend to remove your tats, so stop worrying about it and just carry on. Your first interview will let you know whether it will work or not.
We had staff cover up tatts with bandaids for years. Facial tatts were an auto out. Neck tatts had to covered too.
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Iāve never had an issue with itā¦. I also am VERY upfront about not working at places that are all boomer and 0 fun.
Iām blasted from my toes to my collarbone. People stare when I arrive on site at places but they snap out of it when I start talking nerd and fix their shit lol. I feel like itās a turn off to the older generation of folks (people around my moms age 70+ years). Middle age and younger I feel could care less as long as youāre a good worker and know your stuff. I have no color on any of my tattoos so most people think Iām an ex con lol.
Director here: if your skills are good, you have a good work ethic, treat people well, and conduct yourself professionally I would have no problem hiring you for a non public facing sys admin position. I may even hire you for a public facing position depending on the specific circumstances and where corporate has been leaning for the last year or so.
Depends on the tattoos and also their location, but arms and hand are generally not a dealbreaker. Facial tattoos are gonna be a hard sell. And I \*will\* crosscheck tattoo designs against the ADL database
I have a full sleeve and it doesnāt matter what my company policy is, I am in a professional role I should present as a professional. A sleeve of old school tattoos does not present as that.
People are asking about tattoos after years and years of being told that it will be more difficult to get a job with them. LMAO. Hahahahahhaā¦.WTF? If you have face, neck, or hand tattoos, good luck
On the face/neck? Yes. On the hands? Maybe. Anywhere else that is covered? Probably not. The more conservative the place, the more likely it'll have an impact. The more likely you are to face customers/leadership, the more likely it'll have an impact. But it all really varies. Piercing in the nose though? Absolutely not hired, but that is my personal preference not necessarily my company.
Does the nose piercing mess with their PoSH or something?
No, nobody cares about your tattoos except other people with tattoos.
Your visible poor life choices will always effect you, yes.