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Dorian Gray

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84. In Brooklyn

Fri Oct 24, 2014, 06:35 AM

Oct 2014

I often feel like the minority because I don't have tattoos.

But, still, most of the people with visible tats are in business where it doesn't matter. And those who are in businesses where it matters are able to cover them, like you.

It's prudent to be thoughtful about it when doing it.

Does that make it right? No. It's just life.

I had a conversation with a friend that actually shocked me (last summer). He's from LA, and he said that people with tattoos frightened him. I was like: Really? Why? I know they're more ubiquitous in Brooklyn than West LA, but, there are plenty of artists and whatnot in LA to get over that fear. It just surprised me.

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Man feels misled, frustrated that tattoos cost him job [View all] n2doc Oct 2014 OP

Dress code violations that can't be changed... pipoman Oct 2014 #1

In Brooklyn Dorian Gray Oct 2014 #84

Tats are prolific on the west coast too.. pipoman Oct 2014 #97

The age thing is probably Dorian Gray Oct 2014 #113

I made sure all my tattoo's aren't visible Revanchist Oct 2014 #2

Maybe they fired him for not being able to predict the obvious. nt Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2014 #3

He could apply for a job at hot topic Travis_0004 Oct 2014 #4

or trader joe's lame54 Oct 2014 #14

Or Whole Foods Liberal In Texas Oct 2014 #26

or the Harley-Davidson dealership/parts supplier Blue_Tires Oct 2014 #74

It's always amusing when people who look like the Illustrated Man wonder why they aren't hired. Vinca Oct 2014 #5

Yeah, giant gauges are the dumbest adornment of all IMO pipoman Oct 2014 #99

The mistake here isn't tattoos. It's the TV station deciding to run with this after he contacted it. Brickbat Oct 2014 #6

I need to agree with you here. :-) n/t seaglass Oct 2014 #16

They'll run with anything that will get views... Lancero Oct 2014 #25

His confusion over this matter is a sign the company made a good call. NCTraveler Oct 2014 #7

His confusion seems warranted: morningfog Oct 2014 #9

As in many businesses they often use the "legal" excuse not to hire someone. NCTraveler Oct 2014 #11

What an entitled idiot. eom TransitJohn Oct 2014 #8

He needs to re ink his position. kairos12 Oct 2014 #10

:) pinboy3niner Oct 2014 #20

lol Sparhawk60 Oct 2014 #89

Tattoos look terrible to me but then I am an upaloopa Oct 2014 #12

Right there with ya. As long as they don't screw with me I could care less about appearance. raouldukelives Oct 2014 #13

I've never seen a tattoo that enhanced anybody's looks (in my worthless opinion, of course) Arugula Latte Oct 2014 #15

I have once tabbycat31 Oct 2014 #18

You can't imagine... Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2014 #31

Oh Jesus. AngryOldDem Oct 2014 #87

Wow. Those are disgusting on a visceral, molecular level. hifiguy Oct 2014 #112

Well, I'm not entirely sure they're not just photoshop, actually ;) Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2014 #120

I don't have tattoos Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2014 #30

It's only when I became an old fart that I felt safe to get tattoos pinboy3niner Oct 2014 #21

Ha. 50% off is great anytime. In_The_Wind Oct 2014 #34

A couple of guys got the Purple Heart tattoo in the vivid color ink they have now pinboy3niner Oct 2014 #46

Two good choices. In_The_Wind Oct 2014 #50

I've never understood the purple heart blackcrowflies Oct 2014 #62

The point is to recognize sacrifice pinboy3niner Oct 2014 #64

I think... GummyBearz Oct 2014 #65

Sigh. More French bashing. thucythucy Oct 2014 #109

"always seems out of place on a progressive site" Completely agree. FSogol Oct 2014 #110

Excellent post, through and through. nt Hekate Oct 2014 #117

Old fart here myself, and I agree. phylny Oct 2014 #85

I hear this, 'imagine how it will look when the person is old' pipoman Oct 2014 #101

I don't give a shit, either, and yes, people have phylny Oct 2014 #119

I'm of the generation that has tattoos tabbycat31 Oct 2014 #17

Of coarse some people get them to make a statement, most get them for very personal reasons pipoman Oct 2014 #103

Ink embedded in the skin. JEB Oct 2014 #19

Never understood why anyone would get highly visible tattoos. FLPanhandle Oct 2014 #22

Wear a long-sleeve shirt, Cletus. True Blue Door Oct 2014 #23

That was my first thought. tammywammy Oct 2014 #29

I am a moderately old goat hifiguy Oct 2014 #24

also old...I associate tatoos with hepatitis risk... HereSince1628 Oct 2014 #27

I associate tattoos with old people Retrograde Oct 2014 #78

I am considering irisblue Oct 2014 #28

Right there with you. azmom Oct 2014 #59

I guess I'm really getting old, because I just don't care if someone has ink REP Oct 2014 #32

I agree laundry_queen Oct 2014 #98

Well, that's one way to get yourself politically involved... TeeYiYi Oct 2014 #33

If he's serious hifiguy Oct 2014 #38

if employers practiced that policy in my town, G_j Oct 2014 #35

Ha! nt ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #37

I always try to keep the small mindedness of others in mind ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #36

How you choose to look is part of character Lee-Lee Oct 2014 #39

What method should a person use to determine what is true? nt ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #43

It then begs the question, what specifically does a tattoo say one's character? LanternWaste Oct 2014 #47

That's a red herring, of course. Orrex Oct 2014 #52

Still considered unprofessional my many, me included. nt Logical Oct 2014 #55

When you work for a company, how you present yourself matters. Adrahil Oct 2014 #67

Yes, because so many people are small minded. ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #71

To be fair, so do you. Orrex Oct 2014 #95

I agree that uniforms communicate an assumed role. ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #111

For the record, Orrex blood is delicious. (nt) Orrex Oct 2014 #115

I know. ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #116

Waiting for retirement GOLGO 13 Oct 2014 #40

Certain communities are more progressive than others. dilby Oct 2014 #41

Hell, I thought tattoos were de riguer in Bakersfield. kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #42

My SIL has a *ton* of tattoos -- over 100 at last count. woodsprite Oct 2014 #44

One of my friend's saw a guy bend over Jenoch Oct 2014 #45

The tattoo taboo is rapidly failing Johonny Oct 2014 #48

Pretty much what my 19 year azmom Oct 2014 #53

Tattoos are a sign of poor judgment Man from Pickens Oct 2014 #56

LOL, you can't be serious azmom Oct 2014 #57

I am quite serious Man from Pickens Oct 2014 #61

LOL Iggo Oct 2014 #60

I know of an incident in which Jenoch Oct 2014 #66

Kind of like short skirts are tight fitting pants right? dilby Oct 2014 #76

I'm kind of surprised by azmom Oct 2014 #77

I am not, the older generation equate tattoos to loose morals and criminal activity. dilby Oct 2014 #79

Really? Exactly Which Generation? ProfessorGAC Oct 2014 #88

You're not your generation. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2014 #93

Wow, Was That Convenient ProfessorGAC Oct 2014 #102

No, sadly, you don't. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2014 #104

I still say that about Elvis... He was awful! ;) Adrahil Oct 2014 #91

Where? the 909/951? Sen. Walter Sobchak Oct 2014 #73

well, once all the superstar athletes started getting them Blue_Tires Oct 2014 #75

Here is a similar story about a trainee teacher IcyPeas Oct 2014 #49

Another case of, "you didn't see that coming?" Adrahil Oct 2014 #68

I don't have tattoos but my children do bowens43 Oct 2014 #51

Our company will not allow visible tattoos. I agree with the policy. nt Logical Oct 2014 #54

Depending where you're at pipoman Oct 2014 #105

Well, seems not to be a problem now. 150 applicants for every opening. But this is a professional.. Logical Oct 2014 #118

oh, you said visible tattoos pipoman Oct 2014 #121

If they don't show in business clothes we don't care. nt Logical Oct 2014 #123

all he needs is long sleeves and some consealer makeup for the neck tats. Liberal_in_LA Oct 2014 #58

I've never seen a tattoo that wasn't ugly. blackcrowflies Oct 2014 #63

This guy got struck by lightening and his scar (which looks like a tattoo) is very cool riderinthestorm Oct 2014 #82

I certainly have, even though they are not my thing. Adrahil Oct 2014 #90

Here is one of the two worst tattoos I've ever seen. Jenoch Oct 2014 #69

I presume this is the other one... JHB Oct 2014 #94

Actually, I was referrng to the son of the Jenoch Oct 2014 #122

He's living in the wrong city or applying for the wrong jobs. hunter Oct 2014 #70

The article said he was applying for work in the medical field cemaphonic Oct 2014 #80

What's really funny is that the same people who demand that Phil Robertson has a "right" alp227 Oct 2014 #72

My company wouldn't hire someone with a... Adrahil Oct 2014 #92

Yeah that is the reason not whistler162 Oct 2014 #81

Hi, I'm here for the interview Revanchist Oct 2014 #83

those will look really awesome when he 60... ileus Oct 2014 #86

You can sure tell.. sendero Oct 2014 #96

When my daughter entered college, we were warned by the college prez Maeve Oct 2014 #107

Did he think that tattoos would help him find work? SoCalDem Oct 2014 #100

Irony... pipoman Oct 2014 #106

Those of you who sit and judge him CreekDog Oct 2014 #108

I wouldn't mind PasadenaTrudy Oct 2014 #114