Tattoos have been around for quite some time now and play a major part in society. However, there is an unwritten law stating that tattoos in the work place are unacceptable. In the United States 42% of adults have at least one or more tattoos. Yet, 73% of people say they would hire staff that had visible tattoos. Discrimination of tattoos in the work place is an outdated trend among companies in today’s society. Professionalism should not be determined by how you look because it is how you treat and interact with people that determine professionalism.
The word “tattoo” originates from the Tahitian “tatu” which translates to “to mark something.” Each cultural had its own reason for tattooing. For example, in Egypt woman had tattoos to indicate …show more content…
Examples of some of these companies are MetLife, All State Insurance, National City Bank, Wells Fargo, and Apple. All of these companies have CEO’s, CFO’s, and upper management with visible tattoos. And there is no reason to question the professionalism of Apple.
When asked “why did you get a tattoo?” people answer “to make myself more beautiful.” Wouldn’t this bleed into the same reason of why people get plastic surgery, breast implants, and fake nails?
Society today, companies to be specific, need to start to relook at the problem of tattoos in the workplace. In 2012 21% of people in the United States had at least one or more tattoos. That number has doubled sense. This problem of “your tattoos make you less qualified” is becoming obsolete and is limiting the number of quality employees
There are many arguments against tattoos. The first one is that tattoos will scare away customers. According to FOX news, 97% of customers polled said they will stay with the same company whether the employees had tattoos or not. The customers also commented on the topic, as long as they treated with respect and dignity they will not change companies because of employee. These customers support the fact that professionalism does not correspond with the way the employee looks but rather on how they are treated and interacted
The word “tattoo” originates from the Tahitian “tatu” which translates to “to mark something.” Each cultural had its own reason for tattooing. For example, in Egypt woman had tattoos to indicate …show more content…
Examples of some of these companies are MetLife, All State Insurance, National City Bank, Wells Fargo, and Apple. All of these companies have CEO’s, CFO’s, and upper management with visible tattoos. And there is no reason to question the professionalism of Apple.
When asked “why did you get a tattoo?” people answer “to make myself more beautiful.” Wouldn’t this bleed into the same reason of why people get plastic surgery, breast implants, and fake nails?
Society today, companies to be specific, need to start to relook at the problem of tattoos in the workplace. In 2012 21% of people in the United States had at least one or more tattoos. That number has doubled sense. This problem of “your tattoos make you less qualified” is becoming obsolete and is limiting the number of quality employees
There are many arguments against tattoos. The first one is that tattoos will scare away customers. According to FOX news, 97% of customers polled said they will stay with the same company whether the employees had tattoos or not. The customers also commented on the topic, as long as they treated with respect and dignity they will not change companies because of employee. These customers support the fact that professionalism does not correspond with the way the employee looks but rather on how they are treated and interacted