Individualism In Workplace

A tattoo is a mark on an individual 's body which is an ingrained design by inserting pigment punctures into the skin. It is an ancient art that is still expressed to this day and is becoming more common. It is a form of self-expression, a reminder of something, or anything the artwork is portrayed as to the canvas. As it is turning more popular in today’s culture, there is an uproar in the profession spectrum. There is a debate as to rather if having tattoos in the workplace is acceptable, or unprofessional. Half of the disputers see tattoos as a negative accessory to one’s body in the workforce and are completely unacceptable, while the other half find that tattoos make zero of a difference and should not make an impact for an employer. I stand on the stance of the belief that tattoos are completely acceptable when …show more content…
Ink on one’s body exemplifies individualism which is exercised from the first amendment with the idea of “freedom of expression”. The population of those who are against tattoos in the workplace have given a clear message on how serious they feel to their belief. There are several real life situations where employees were terminated or resigned from their jobs. A woman of age 35 who was employed as a mid-day assistant at an elementary school had resigned from her job due to her having a plethora of tattoos that had caused issues in the personnel: “He had called me in to have meetings with personnel over the issues I