Why do many people say tattoos are “unprofessional” when police officers and other professions have tattoos?

[Walamagicc]

Anyways, it’s 2021. Who tf would not hire someone all because they have a tattoo? Tattoos don’t define you as who you are as a person internally. Many heavily tattooed people are viewed as having a bad personality or looking “suspicious.”

[ChrisMaster69]

I have a girl and guy on my team with fairly visible Tats and piercings.

I recruited them for their skills as managers not on their looks.

the only real rule I have is when in meetings with customers that we know live in the dark ages, then simply cover a bit more and if possible remove or tone down some piercings lol.

rest of time and with suppliers I don’t really care, I want them working as managers, results not Tats n piercings is what’s important.

Also it is biased a lot of the time against girls with visible tattoos.

Also having been in military, things like parades etc are obviously tattoo free zones lol.

however on Ops etc, no one cares, and tbh become talking points about history of why that specific tat etc.

i admit I do have a bit of a fetish for Tats lol

[mortonc57]

I totally agree... I don't understand the "unprofessional" part. I was let go from a Physical Therapist position b/c when I wore the company polo, most of my bunny tattoos were visible. The owner was upset b/c she thought it presented a sleezy and tacky image to the clients. I told her I'd love to take them off during work hours, but unfortunately I can't. That was my last week.

[Walamagicc]

Well with body modification of getting tattoos is a personal choice that is stuck for you on the rest of your life so you attempting to move them would be a horrible painful idea anyways and would hurt more than getting the tattoo itself. Anyways, I wouldn’t want to work for a company who wouldn’t hire me because of a fucking tattoo. It’s nobody’s business what you put on your body. It’s your choice and if having art work is considered “unprofessional” by a job then I don’t wanna work for them anyways!

[sheikalana]

I think it depends on your job. It can look unprofessional on certain jobs but I think in the future it will be more acceptable.

[Smashingdoozy]

I still get weird looks at work if people see my tattoos but im professional and they get over it

[Walamagicc]

I guess it depends on the job that you do. I work in retail and this one girl has a tattoo above her eyebrows and nobody cares. My other coworker has piercings all over her face and gauges and nobody looks at her weirdly. I mean, it’s 2021! Everyone either has a tattoo or a piercing or something.. people shouldn’t judge on tattoos or piercings

[Smashingdoozy]

I'm a receptionist in real estate so I guess people think I look like I don't belong with my colored hair and tattoos

[MeghanL]

While it's 2021 many people were raised in the 1950s & 1960s. So they have views reflecting their times.

Many may not have a problem themselves with tattoos but have clients who dislike them. So there are dress code rules against visible tattoos in the workplace.

I don't have any myself but my husband has one on his upper arm. It's visible if he wears a muscle tee or no shirt but in his normal business wear it's covered.

[jasco]

All business's are customer base used. Therefore there simply doing what the customer would like, and if the customers don't like tattoo's than they don't hire people with tattoo's

[OlderAndWiser]

If a police officer murders his wife, does that make murder "professional?"

[Walamagicc]

Murder literally doesn’t correlate with tattoos.

[OlderAndWiser]

Of course they are different. Duh! But you are suggesting that if cops have tattoos, then they are professional. I'm just checking how far that rule extends.

[Walamagicc]

I didn’t say that a cop having a tattoo is “professional.” I said that why do people see tattoos as “unprofessional “ if people such as (police officers for a prime example) and a police officer is a more of a professional job. Nobody is directly talking about police officers and them having tattoos. It was just an example of someone having a tattoo.

[OlderAndWiser]

Right.

[Maspolomas]

I would not hire anyone with visible tattoos weather they are qualified or not it’s my company not theirs.

[Walamagicc]

Why not?

[nachosaresexy]

"weather"

Because he's an old crusty guy who has trouble with both grammar and tattoos. Both his own fault.

[Maspolomas]

Well first it’s this piece of crap iPhone autocorrecting words and I think tattoos are disgusting. And again if I owned a company it’s my name my face of the company. Most people in my family have tattoos including my kids. My kids tattoos are hidden so they don’t get ridiculed at jobs for them

[Gwenhwyfar]

They mean white collar professionals