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smirkymonkey

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65. That is pretty much how I would see it.

Reply to hughee99 (Reply #57)

Mon May 21, 2018, 01:23 PM

May 2018

The dirty T-shirt isn't going to make a favorable impression either.

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I can't get hired because of my throat tattoo [View all] Demovictory9 May 2018 OP

What the fuck did Grandpa do canetoad May 2018 #1

change yer shirt, try again. nt yonder May 2018 #2

There's always make-up. Control-Z May 2018 #3

yes, Cover it up with Makeup and once he gets the job take it off JI7 May 2018 #5

Uh, no. Keep it covered until past the first couple of performance reviews. Hekate May 2018 #27

I agree. Keep it covered until he's of more value to them Control-Z May 2018 #35

Right use make up vlyons May 2018 #30

I don't think they sell that kind of makeup at Macy's jmowreader May 2018 #40

I wonder if he's considered radical noodle May 2018 #4

depends. most don't have a tattoo like he does JI7 May 2018 #6

I wonder what kind of job he's applying for? radical noodle May 2018 #7

if it's a white collar office type job or one that involves customer service i can see it hurting JI7 May 2018 #9

doubtful he's looking for white collar jobs lakawak May 2018 #16

we had a guy at our office who had a tattoo sorta like that unblock May 2018 #19

Some people collect garden gnomes as a hobby. I'm not sure if this is a good recommendation for you uppityperson May 2018 #29

Yeah, the shirt. tavernier May 2018 #45

That's clearly a pic taken AT the Tat Parlor, probably by the Artist ... mr_lebowski May 2018 #76

Why didn't he get it on his arm? cwydro May 2018 #8

Seriously. But that would take some thought. Hekate May 2018 #32

Try a turtleneck... should cover it. InAbLuEsTaTe May 2018 #10

that doesn't really work for certain white collar jobs. unblock May 2018 #21

Well then, if it's really such a problem, maybe that's not the kind of job he belongs in anyway... InAbLuEsTaTe May 2018 #22

Well, most people I know who got neck tattoos, unblock May 2018 #25

There you go. InAbLuEsTaTe May 2018 #26

My first reaction to seeing the tattoo was "what is that supposed to be?" RockRaven May 2018 #11

yes millennials..your actions DO have consequences lakawak May 2018 #12

Pretty much anybody can be trained to perform a job. Sound judgment and workplace safety paramount. TheBlackAdder May 2018 #20

Bring the water to a boil again, then lower the heat to a bare simmer. uppityperson May 2018 #28

I have a large birthmark on my face, I didn't choose to have it, I don't want to risk surgery ck4829 May 2018 #50

You were born with the birthmark, he decided to put the tattoo where he did. LastLiberal in PalmSprings May 2018 #67

You would be wrong. Ms. Toad May 2018 #71

My lawyer has a huge birthmark on the left side of her face. Frustratedlady May 2018 #77

Hey Lakawak WhiteTara May 2018 #70

I don't know why you had to make this a generational thing. BlueStater May 2018 #80

Well, that throat tat is better madamesilverspurs May 2018 #13

lol. poor guy. Demovictory9 May 2018 #23

Turtleneck and/or Dermablend tammywammy May 2018 #14

Have we learned nothing from TBBT? Fla_Democrat May 2018 #15

not a new invention. I had one of those back in the 70s Demovictory9 May 2018 #24

I'm embarrased to say I had two of them back then. yonder May 2018 #68

I had a white one. absolutely necessary for wearing a jumper dress Demovictory9 May 2018 #72

I think this kid lacked guidance, or didn't follow advice. LuvLoogie May 2018 #17

Couldn't put that near his heart or somewhere else ? lunasun May 2018 #18

Well, yeah. Iggo May 2018 #31

I once saw a psychologist on some talk show, so take this with skepticism. Laffy Kat May 2018 #33

Yes it does make sense radical noodle May 2018 #37

At first glance/from a distance many see a tat like that and think gang member or neo Nazi TeamPooka May 2018 #74

It makes perfect sense ... we ARE ANIMALS, and that is obvious in so many ways ... mr_lebowski May 2018 #79

Wow.. Good Luck to Cha May 2018 #34

A neck tattoo means... Atman May 2018 #36

From a distance, it could look like his throat is cut out. miyazaki May 2018 #38

Hopefully he didn't show up in that dirty T-shirt Raine May 2018 #39

He says that he thinks it's discrimination... and he's right FBaggins May 2018 #41

This article is from last year oberliner May 2018 #42

lol, discriminated against for being an idiot is not discrimination... beachbum bob May 2018 #43

Hey sport, the filthy shirt doesn't help either. Vinca May 2018 #44

I'm assuming that's the shirt he got tattooed in Codeine May 2018 #48

My sister MFM008 May 2018 #46

I really like tattoos, but even I Codeine May 2018 #47

Sorry dude, actions have consequences. Should have thought ths one through. Ferrets are Cool May 2018 #49

Perhaps potential employers don't see the tattoo specifically as the problem, but rather as an hughee99 May 2018 #57

That is pretty much how I would see it. smirkymonkey May 2018 #65

Extremely possible. Like it or not, there is a stigma. nt Ferrets are Cool May 2018 #66

There's a reason even many tattoo artists... vi5 May 2018 #51

People who dress badly for job interviews are "discriminated against" also. n/t PoliticAverse May 2018 #52

Tattoos are more or less another form of dress Lee-Lee May 2018 #62

I always get interviews too, and then seldom get the job... dawg day May 2018 #53

Imagine that! Potential employers don't like his tattoo..... ollie10 May 2018 #54

This whole thing could be a case study based on Erving Goffman's "Stigma" ck4829 May 2018 #55

I'm sending this to my 18-year old. Prominent, un-hideable tattoos indicate lack of foresight flibbitygiblets May 2018 #56

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2018 #58

I see employed people in the process of having gang tattoos lasered off. hunter May 2018 #59

he can always try to be a keeper, Man City's Ederson has a large neck tat, lolol Exotica May 2018 #60

I am sure it's less about the tattoo and more about the judgement it displays Lee-Lee May 2018 #61

Has he considered wearing a turtleneck sweater or shirt to interviews? karynnj May 2018 #63

he says the wings of the tattoo poke out of shirt Demovictory9 May 2018 #73

"insists he doesn't regret getting the extreme body art..." Henry Krinkle May 2018 #64

Sorry... Buns_of_Fire May 2018 #69

Perhaps the young man should have Bettie May 2018 #75

And it's not even attractive. Lil Missy May 2018 #78