Impact of tattoos in a professional environment

I have 3 tattoos.


I guess I'll just go panhandle right now.

Tattoos are trashy as frick

just coincidence

if the guys with the ink brought in a Master Service Agreement with 7-figures of annual fees, he would be up the ladder in a heartbeat

it's been so long since we've done this

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and all the important positions are filled by those without one.

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bunch of arse kissing vaginas too afraid to express themselves with a bit of ink

i can tell you 90% of the trash in the oilfield has tattoos, while those who move up the ladder, are the 10% who do not

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I'm sitting here at work (large engineering firm), and I couldn't help but notice this. Seems that anyone with a tattoo holds a lower paying/non essential position, and all the important positions are filled by those without one.

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depends on the job place

i worked with a Linux engineer that had a full sleeve...and he wore short sleeve shirts on the reg...one of the smartest and highest paid individuals on that team...if you know your job...and have a fricking masters....most employers wont give a frick....if they do, i wouldn't work for them...i have a lower arm tattoo as well...not a full sleeve, and haven't had not one employer mention it...

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and all the important positions are filled by those without one.

Is this because tattoos are unprofessional/trashy, or just coincidence?

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No. It's because they are smart enough to not get it in a place that will be visible at work. They have them to.

I think that's because they're not considered trashy by the younger crowd, who would tend to hold more of the entry-level positions.

I was raised that they were for sailors, bikers, and convicts, but times have changed, though I still can't imagine anything I'd want marking my body like that for life (and I can sure as hell guarantee that whatever I would have thought was cool at 21 isn't something I'd feel that way about now).