Man feels misled, frustrated that tattoos cost him job

[Man from Pickens]

56. Tattoos are a sign of poor judgment

and neck tattoos a sign of extreme poor judgment

I'm sure people will have all sorts of justifications for having them - believe me, I've heard them all.

The messages they actually send go along the lines of the following:

"I have no respect for my own person (and thus am quite unlikely to respect your person)."

"I have a yearning need to fit in to a subculture where tattoos are common."

"I have spent or plan to spend a lot of time in prison."

"Deep down I know there is nothing at all special about me, so let me put marks on my body in a desperate attempt to establish some level of individuality."

"I have no idea what the long term is."

etc.

I'm sure I'll be told I'm a terrible person for this post; regardless, this is the reality of how you are perceived when you tattoo yourself up.