Everyone knows someone with body art, also known as tattoos. Tattoos come with certain stereotypes, especially in a social aspect. They have had a detrimental history of harming employment opportunities. Since tattoos are more prevalent in today's (our?) society, employers should become more lenient. In the past tattoos have been a mark of immaturity, and were looked down upon harshly. Although many environments and jobs are different, tattoos should not be a reason to fire someone, and employers should not force employees to cover them. Although tattoos are starting to gain popularity, people that have them are not treated the same as those without; people should not be forced to cover up their differences, they should be allowed to have
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If your employer has a tattoo, it could be a vital icebreaker in the first interview. Even if your employer does not have a tattoo, it could actually help your career, providing common ground with customers. In the past this has not always been the case. In an article written by Julian March, a pastor named Curtis Vann was interviewed and stated, “Waitresses often have tattoos visible, which he said was unheard of 10 years ago” (2).Today, if a server had a tattoo at a restaurant, and I would still walk in and notice it, although I might strike up a conversation with that employee about their tattoo, thus leading me to leave a larger tip than normal. Tattoos can help employment opportunities, however, there are still regulations and people who think differently. According to Dan O’Regan, Sailor Bill Johnson said, “Yes, tattoos are becoming more acceptable in the workplace” (3). Johnson is the vice president of the National Tattoo Association. I think that tattoos are okay for an employee to have, and that they should not be required to be covered. Johnson also said “Businesses are going to be losing a lot of employees if they’re going to have to start making requirements (against tattoos]” (3). If employees have to go out of their way to conform their self image to reach employer specifications, they will feel discriminated. This means that they may not enjoy going to work like they should. Workplace discrimination is a problem of its own, and seeing as it is well known to be illegal, I believe that rules about tattoos should not be
If your employer has a tattoo, it could be a vital icebreaker in the first interview. Even if your employer does not have a tattoo, it could actually help your career, providing common ground with customers. In the past this has not always been the case. In an article written by Julian March, a pastor named Curtis Vann was interviewed and stated, “Waitresses often have tattoos visible, which he said was unheard of 10 years ago” (2).Today, if a server had a tattoo at a restaurant, and I would still walk in and notice it, although I might strike up a conversation with that employee about their tattoo, thus leading me to leave a larger tip than normal. Tattoos can help employment opportunities, however, there are still regulations and people who think differently. According to Dan O’Regan, Sailor Bill Johnson said, “Yes, tattoos are becoming more acceptable in the workplace” (3). Johnson is the vice president of the National Tattoo Association. I think that tattoos are okay for an employee to have, and that they should not be required to be covered. Johnson also said “Businesses are going to be losing a lot of employees if they’re going to have to start making requirements (against tattoos]” (3). If employees have to go out of their way to conform their self image to reach employer specifications, they will feel discriminated. This means that they may not enjoy going to work like they should. Workplace discrimination is a problem of its own, and seeing as it is well known to be illegal, I believe that rules about tattoos should not be