Tattoos And Its Effects On Society - 1355 Words

Tattoos have been around for ages they are done either for cultural expression or religion. Tattoos for most people is a way to express themselves, some people even get them in memory of a loved one that is not around anymore. People with visible tattoos are facing issues in getting hired and keeping a job. Every employer has different policies and rules about visible tattoos in the workplace and is allowed to enforce it any way they can to keep their positive company image. It is important how a person presents themselves for an interview and even for work, first impressions are important. Tattoos, while still considered a taboo by many are becoming accepted, causing corporate America to re-evaluate their views on them. Tattoos go back†¦show more content†¦In today’s society tattoos have become popular, but most employers still look down on a person with visible tattoos. Some employers will not even look at the person’s skill and work history but only at their appearance. Usually an employee appearance has nothing to do with how well they perform at work. In certain jobs allowing employees to dress how they feel comfortable can better how they perform the job. For example, if a person works in the kitchen as a dishwasher and does not deal with customers they should be able to wear comfortable clothing as opposed to a person that serves the people food should have any visible tattoos covered up and follow the dress code. There really should be some kind of law that involves discrimination towards tattoos, and just because a person has visible tattoos they should not be judged on that but on how well their job performance is. Dunkin Donuts has a policy in place that states â€Å"all tattoos must be covered up†. Employees with visible tattoos must wear long sleeve shirts to cover their tattoos. Depending on the shift they are working they can get away with having them showing. Overnight employees do not deal with that many customers are allowed to have their tattoos uncovered. During an interview with Lisa Bashore a Dunkin Donuts employee she stated that if one of her employees comes in with a new visible tattoo she would tell them that it has to be covered up.