<p>Getting a tattoo in white ink is a good option as well for subtle reminders and such. I’m interested in getting a white ink tattoo of a meaningful quote.</p>
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<p>Disney has a relatively conservative dress and grooming code. “Tattoos must be discreetly and completely covered at all times.”</p>
<p>[The</a> Disney Look | Jobs and Careers | Walt Disney World Resort](<a href=“http://wdw.disneycareers.com/en/working-here/the-disney-look/]The”>http://wdw.disneycareers.com/en/working-here/the-disney-look/)</p>
<p>^ I’m really not sure that the “Disney Parks & Resorts” dress code is referring to engineers…</p>
<p>I am aware of Disneys dress code, which is why I was considering the top or side of my foot, which would be hidden by shoes.</p>
<p>Mowc is correct, we’ve had this discussion on CC several times.
Some people have a visceral reaction against it, others don’t care what you do with your body.
It sounds like you have carefully considered it & your choice actually seems pretty conservative to me.
It does not matter one whit whether it had meaning for others for as you say most of the time it will be covered anyway.
But it sounds like that it has meaning for you and that is what counts.</p>
<p>To those that worry that you will regret it I say- so what?
Don’t we all have things that we regret but they have made us who we are.
Perhaps we would even be better off if our decisions had a visual reminder. ;)</p>
<p>Anyway, I don’t know anyone who regrets their tattoos & at the end of their life I daresay most people regret the things they * didn’t do * more than the things they did.</p>
<p>For instance, I’ve wanted a nostril piercing since I was 16 but I never got one.
Then my youngest got one when * she * turned 16. For me to do it now ( 40 years later) would feel anti climactic.
However, I have almost decided what kind of tattoo I am going to get!
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<p>No tattoos for me. I get tired of my wall paint after 4 years so I can imagine I would get tired of anything like a tattoo. I know I would even get tired of a henna tattoo after several days.</p>
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Apparently disagreeing with you is considered stupid. I never called you any names, I just simply have a difference of opinion. So sorry that offends you.</p>
<p>The OP asked for opinions. There will always be people who don’t like tattoos. If he/she is okay with that, then go for it. But insulting those whose opinions differ is not going to change the fact that tattoos are not wildly accepted. </p>
<p>It doesn’t matter how many times we have this discussion: there will always be people who like tattoos and those that don’t and I can’t see how calling people names is going to change their opinion. Probably quite the contrary.</p>
<p>Wouldn’t it be more like wearing the same set of underwear every day?</p>
<p>No because that’s not hygienic.</p>
<p>I just saw a headline that Miss America is pretty inked.</p>
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<p>A contestant. The pageant is Sunday night. Interesting girl, and clearly not the typical pageant contestant.</p>
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<p>^^ Nope. I’ll never understand how anybody thinks that’s attractive. It’s like scrawling graffiti on the side of a beautiful building.</p>
<p>Many people where the same watch every day- or a treasured piece of jewelry. To me, a tattoo of what I would consider a reasonable size is not all that different. I think emeraldkitty’s post is excellent. We do all have regrets. That’s part of life.</p>
<p>When people say things like no one with a tattoo would be allowed to work in their house, to me that is stupid. I accept disagreement, but I don’t like your sanctimonious attitude. </p>
<p>I actually feel that way about smokers. However, two of the ladies caring for my elderly mother right now are smokers. That is a huge negative, but since we don’t have your narrow-mindedness, we are able to work around this and have lovely caregivers.</p>
<p>Thanks for the correction, always :). Just saw the headline quickly lol</p>
<p>I would also not allow a smoker in my home. I don’t consider that being narrow minded, but considerate of the health of those in my home. Many people I know feel the same. Luckily my “sanctimonious attitude” is my right to have, contrary to your opinion. You seem to accept disagreement as long as nobody disagrees with you. </p>
<p>I will continue to not allow smoking in my home, and not hire those with visible tattoos. Luckily I still have that right.</p>
<p>Of course you have the right, 3bm. But there’s a difference between not letting someone smoke in your home, given that second-hand smoke is actually detrimental to one’s health, and having a blanket intolerance against a harmless stylistic choice.</p>
<p>Small tattoos, at least in certain segments of society, have become widely accepted even for educated people with professional aspirations. I have an astrophysicist friend with a small infinity symbol on her ankle. There’s a woman in my PhD program with a tiny heart on her wrist, and another who has her late mother’s name on the underside of her forearm. And no, I don’t respect someone who wouldn’t hire any of these women because of inconspicuous ornaments.</p>
<p>Indeed, while I know this isn’t your intention, I think in some areas, a blanket policy of excluding anyone with a tattoo could have a discriminatory effect, particularly if tattoos continue to become more acceptable. In my experience, most men with tattoos have the kind of fairly large images that are still associated with a lower and, more often than not, non white-collar professional class. I don’t know a single male professional or male with professional aspirations who has one (I’m sure they exist, but I suspect it is a comparatively small number). On the other hand, because a small tattoo may be seen as aesthetically and stylistically equivalent to other kinds of accessories typically worn by women, plenty of educated, professional or pre-professional women of a certain generation have them.</p>
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<p>I don’t really care one way or the other if someone has tattoos – my “judgment” of them is that it’s an aesthetic choice I don’t care for because I have never seen a tattoo, no matter how small, discreet or personally meaningful, that I consider attractive – to me ink on skin is just always unattractive (sorry MOWC!). But, I mean, so what? People may not like my haircut or my sweater or my shoes either, and the world continues to turn. I do think there’s a different message from a small, discreet tattoo and the full-sleeve-of-ink look and I think most people who dislike tattoos do at least acknowledge the difference. To me, it’s an aesthetic choice I don’t care for - which is fine - coupled with the permanence of it - because I can change my hair style or sweater or shoes a lot easier than I can remove a tattoo. And for someone who has to work with the public, I do think it’s wise to consider the “coverability” of it.</p>
<p>I did say “visible”. And probably even visible if it were tiny and on their ankle. But I will not hire someone with a sleeve or neck tattoo for fear of offending our customers. I would also not hire someone with a pink mohawk or a nose piercing for the same reason. Nor do we allow our employees to come to work in cutoffs or midriff tops. Even if it were acceptable to me, I do not want to risk losing customers in this economy so that others don’t judge me as being “sanctimonious”. </p>
<p>I guess I also don’t understand how it is acceptable to call people names just for disagreeing, I’ve not been rude or attack anybody. I simply disagree. For that, the string of insults have been continuous. </p>
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I don’t believe that tattoos are yet protected under employment law. If they become so, we will certainly follow the law. Until that time, we have the right to hire based on what we would like our corporate image to be.</p>
<p>“Many people where the same watch every day- or a treasured piece of jewelry. To me, a tattoo of what I would consider a reasonable size is not all that different.”</p>
<p>That’s what I feel as well. A full sleeve of kitschy images, OTOH, is like an ugly shirt that the wearer is stuck with 24/7. </p>
<p>Here is an interesting article about Olympic swimmers:</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/24/sports/olympics/for-us-swimmers-olympic-rings-tattoo-is-badge-of-honor.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/24/sports/olympics/for-us-swimmers-olympic-rings-tattoo-is-badge-of-honor.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0</a></p>
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<p>I have seen some around the computer industry.</p>
<p>Tattoos seem to be common among professional athletes.</p>
<p>3bm103 – I ask this completely respectfully – what kind of business are you in? Are your customers extremely conservative?
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<p>I understand not wanting to lose customers, and I presume you know your customer base, but I just wonder if perhaps you might be assuming a certain reaction from them that may not in fact be the case? I totally understand if you would prefer to err on the side of caution – once you lose a customer, it’s hard to get them back – but is this based on a previous negative response from a customer? Just wondering.</p>
<p>For the record, I do not have tattoos (childbirth was painful enough) but I think people who want to have them (and have thought about it and understand the permanence of them) should get them. Some tattoos are quite delicate and pretty; others aren’t. To each his own.</p>