Importance Of Tattoos In The Business World

Register to read the introduction… Why? Many Businesses see tattoos as an ‘unprofessional appearance, and usually have a policy against them. Tattoos are a self representation through art. It is a self expression, and it is something personal. Why should a business get in the way of my personal life choices? I have decided to interview my mother, my boyfriend, and my manager; all who have worked in professional environment, to see what their point of view is on tattoos in the work place. I first interviewed my mother, who has worked for many companies that require face-to-face interaction with many clients. My mother is thirty-seven years old. She has her own business that requires her to do people’s taxes, translations, bankruptcies, divorces, and child custody. My mother has four tattoos; one on each of her arms, one just above her breast, and one on her calf. I asked my mother at what age she got her first tattoo. And what the reason was for her to decide to get one. “I got my first tattoo at the age of 29.I decided to get it because I had just graduated from college and during my four years in school I always prayed to my favorite Catholic saint: Saint …show more content…
I thought it was a good point that he made, that he did not want to make a mistake on deciding on a tattoo. It goes back to my point of people getting tattoos with sentimental value and others just for fun. I do however believe that Cris’s mom had some influence on him with his opinion on tattoos, because although he sometimes is open to tattoos, he criticizes many of them. Whether he is criticizing the appearance of a tattoo, or the placement of it, he will always find something to say about it, usually bad. Cris however made a similar point to my mother’s; they both mentioned the inappropriateness of a tattoo in the work environment. An inappropriate tattoo is a really good point to consider when working a professional