Do tattoos have a negative impact on your
future career?
By Tayler Fought
There has been a huge increase in the
popularity of tattoos and the desire to want them have increased as well
however, as it increases a certain question arises to the more clever and
determined minds: Will this affect a possible career someday? It’s unfortunate to
say but, in some cases, the answer is yes it will. You can/will be turned down
from a major company because of tattoos. There are certain companies that have
a strict policy against any visible tattoos no matter what the meaning behind
it is. But this could be because most of these types of companies are the ones
that deal with the public.
When Human Resource managers were questioned
about the hiring a possible employee with visible tattoos versus a possible employee
with no visible tattoos, the majority of the HR would choose the more clean cut
applicant with no visible tattoos.
After reading an article called “Buisness
Tips”, it shows that tattoos have an interesting background..
1850 - 1900 - Tattoos used to be the bastion of carnival
freak shows, with people flocking to the circus to see the amazing tattooed
Lady.
1900 - 1950 - Tattoos in the early 20th century indicated
a Sailor or Marine. In these cases, they did not have any social stigma,
except that tattoos were generally indicative of enlisted men. Few Navy
or Marine officers dared to draw on their body.
1950 - 1960 - In the early 1950's, tattoos became popular
with the criminal element, mostly outlaw bikers, social outcasts and the
mentally ill. It was during this time tattoos took on a more ominous
reputation.
1960 - 1990 - This was the age of "prison tats"
where having a tattoo indicated to some people that you were a tough, ignorant,
convicted felon.
1990-2008 - Today we see hordes of low-class young
people drawing on themselves with free abandon, (almost 30% of people in the
1980's). These people do not understand that a tattoo may effectively
prohibit them from pursuing a professional career, regardless of their other
qualifications.
The author of this article must have a biasd
opinion because it seems as if he doesn’t approve of tattoos.
Smaller
businesses are more lenient with tattoos so , visible tattoos are usually more
accepted, due to the more informal surrounding and a friendlier environment.
Though the first amendment of the Constitution
says citizens have the freedom of expression however, companies still have a
right to ban and turn down employees with tattoos in the workplace. Companies
that ban them disregard the quality of work the employee could bring for their
company. Most companies do believe that
people with visible tattoos can have a negative impact on the company.
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