2BOYMOM said:So how is the person doing the hiring to know if a person has a tatoo or not? Ask them to strip?
I guess this is the part I'm not understanding. What type of image are you referring to? I don't see how myself, or anyone else that I work with that has tatoos, are doing anything to lower the image of the company I work for. Which happens to be one of the largest manufacturers of lawn, garden and commercial lawn equipment in the world. And no, I don't have a manufacturing job. Fortunately, the company feels the same way I do! I think employees with tatoos are the least of their worries!
I agree. The owner of my husband's company had tattoos and a ponytail, GASP, and he just sold the company for 45 million dollars. He built a successful telesys firm even with an image that some here seem to think is sleazy. Since most of his clients were Dept of Defense I think he did pretty well. I couldn't imagine judging someone by their looks. Saying you wouldn't trust someone that had a tattoo is just as bad as saying you wouldn't want someone that is overweight. I'd love to live in their perfect world.