Tattoos: Painful Or Harmful To Have Done?

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Lets start off by saying getting tattoos can be extremely painful to have done. Tattoos can cause people not to be hired for jobs they are qualified for, It's not an image that some corporations care for. I believe that if you would like to get a tattoo, make sure that it's hiding. Exposed tattoos may hinder ones chances to be hired.

To begin with, " A 2011 study by CareerBuilder shows that 31 percent of surveyed employers ranked having a visible tattoo as the top personal attribute that would stop them from promoting an employee." (Padowski 1) With as many people and businesses that are on CareerBuilder, 31% is a massive number. You might also have stipulations on your apparel, such as, you have to wear long sleeves all the time because

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