Originally posted by Sysman
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Contractor dismissed over Body Tattoo's - the tattoo debate
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It used to be a lower class thing, but now I see it more as people being pretentious. Like they're trying to prove some kind of point: "Yeah! So what. I have a tattoo. Don't judge me for expressing my individuality". In reality nobody cares, and someone who expresses their individuality by doing exactly the same as everybody else clearly is too much of a dullard to care about anyway.
My boss has a tramp stamp, so I guess I'm safe if I wanted to get one.Will work inside IR35. Or for food.Comment
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Originally posted by vetran View PostI think concealed and preferably tasteful tattoos are a personal choice. I like some, I think the general consensus is that publicly viewable tattoos are lower class.I'm Spartacus.Comment
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surely it is discrimination as it has no bearing on someones ability to perform the tasks needed to achieve the goal.
what it is is middle england thinking that people with tattoo's are bad and people without tattoo's are good.
going back 20 years having a 'skinhead' was bad now it goes unnoticed.Comment
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Originally posted by original PM View Postsurely it is discrimination as it has no bearing on someones ability to perform the tasks needed to achieve the goal.Will work inside IR35. Or for food.Comment
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Originally posted by VectraMan View PostIt's back to the question of whether an employer has any right to demand a certain standard of dress or appearance. If it's okay to say you need to wear a suit, then it's okay to say you can't have visible tattoos.
"Do I want to offer my services to people who feel that a piece of cloth around someone's neck makes them a better person and more able to do the job or does it just satisfy an outmoded concept of conformity and uniformity"
From there you can do what you want really.Comment
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Originally posted by VectraMan View PostIt's back to the question of whether an employer has any right to demand a certain standard of dress or appearance. If it's okay to say you need to wear a suit, then it's okay to say you can't have visible tattoos.
That's just life - employers are generally free to specify a desired appearance for their employees. If you don't like it, get a job sweeping the streets rather than a high profile sales job.
Personally I quite like artful tattoos displaying a high level of skill on behalf of the artist. Not enough to go through the pain of having one myself mind.I'm Spartacus.Comment
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Originally posted by zeitghostWell you know you're onto a winner if the lady wears a tramp stamp.Comment
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If I were a lady , I would get 'by invitation only' tattooed just below me belly button
especially if that assange bloke was around(\__/)
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