has a tattoo or piercing ever worked against you?

younghoss
Tue, 09 Nov 2010 15:09:10 +0000

To respond to MOWC’s query in post 44:
“Geez. And we would all comment if we thought our cute haircut or our nice blazer got us hired or got us a promotion? How about how fast we run a marathon? It is not “telling” at all!”

In theory I suppose, people could have answered the Op’s question with just a yes or no. But people haven’t. Not many do in a discussion forum like this. Most have expanded their answer to include more details, and some personal experience. Some have said they hid their tatts. Others said a tatt likely would work against them. Some have said it depends on the size and location of the tatt. Others still have said showing their tatt led to no hardship. Some have commented on the tradition of service men(mostly sailors) and their tatts. So, everyone that has answered here has offered the Op and viewers much more than just the yes or no that would have answered the Op.
I don’t think it unreasonable for someone to have offered how a tatt helped, if it had. Would all say that, as you asked? Not likely imo, but I sure expected someone to say so if they’d had such an experience, and no one has to this point.

As for your example of a “nice blazer” not being mentioned here, I would not expect that here in a thread about tatts and employment. But I do think it reasonable about the blazer if the Op had asked “Does ‘dressing down’ hurt at an interview?” With a question like that, the responses would likely expand beyond yes and no, into suggestions of what to wear or what not to wear.