HMV staff write open letter over tattoo ban

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When HMV issued a new appearance code for staff, effectively banning their staff from having tattoos, they invariably detect a ****storm heading their way.

Basically, a place that sells rock ‘n’ roll records banning tattoos was always going to stick in the craw of people and, given that HMV already look woefully out of touch at the moment, this decision turned into a PR disaster.

And now, the staff at the store are kicking off too, in an open letter.

The anonymous open letter says: “I wouldn’t expect to be greeted by a tattooed punk in my bank, I wouldn’t expect to be welcomed into my underwear shop by a nun and I certainly would not expect to be met by a shop full of identical, corporate automatons in HMV.”

That doesn’t make any sense, but there you go. The letter goes on: “There is little support or understanding behind your new policies. Do you not think that in the current difficult retail environment your priorities should lie with your loyal customers? The customers who continue to shop in your stores despite the ever-growing online market that offers significantly cheaper products.”

“You may suggest that these changes are being made for the sake of your customers, but I ask you, how many complaints have actually been made regarding tattoos etc? Do you not think this is a slap in the face to staff who provide some of the best customer service and knowledge on the high street?”

“And they do this every day despite ongoing fear of losing their jobs due to HMV’s position. This uproar is driven by passion from those who don’t want to lose their HMV.”

HMV, with a £16.2million annual loss there.
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Well everybody knows that people with tattoos are criminals junkys & thieves so it's hardly surprising is it.
I'm glad as the less of these ruffians I see the better.
 
I don't like tattoos very much, I think they show a lack of intelligence. I would not, however, be surprised or repulsed if I discovered my local HMV staff covered from head to toe in tattoos. What does offend me about HMV is their extortionate prices. HMV only make money from me when they have a sale that beats the online competition; I'm not sure they do make money on those purchases though.
 
desires said:
I don't like tattoos very much, I think they show a lack of intelligence. I would not, however, be surprised or repulsed if I discovered my local HMV staff covered from head to toe in tattoos. What does offend me about HMV is their extortionate prices. HMV only make money from me when they have a sale that beats the online competition; I'm not sure they do make money on those purchases though.
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This, this will not end well.

You can't honestly expect to imply that anyone with ink is of sub-par intelligence and get away with it? Some of my cleverest friends are inked up, and would take considerable offense to that generalisation.
 
Haemorrhaging £16.2 million annually, you'd think HMV's management would have much, much, much bigger problems to confront than whether their staff have visible tattoos or not.
 
Most places have policies that restrict visible tattoos, so you can have a full sleeve done if you wear long sleeve shirts etc...

I don't really see the problem with HMV doing the same, a large amount of tattoos look cheap and well, crap.
 
Morba said:
Posts like that one show a lack of intellegence tbh :)
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No, they show opinions and prejudice, not the quantity of itelligence.

randal24 said:
This, this will not end well.

You can't honestly expect to imply that anyone with ink is of sub-par intelligence and get away with it? Some of my cleverest friends are inked up, and would take considerable offense to that generalisation.
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If they take 'considerable offence' at a comment based on their life choice then they either really are meat-heads or they're ashamed of their decisions.
 
desires said:
I don't like tattoos very much, I think they show a lack of intelligence.
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:rolleyes:

Prejudice much....

desires said:
If they take 'considerable offence' at a comment based on their life choice then they either really are meat-heads or they're ashamed of their decisions.
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Or maybe it's because you're judging people you know nothing about! I believe they call that bigotry ;-)
 
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I thought tattoos and grungy hair was a requirement for working at HMV. Seems like a retarded decision to me, in a crowded space why not look like everyone else.
 
desires said:
If they take 'considerable offence' at a comment based on their life choice then they either really are meat-heads or they're ashamed of their decisions.
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One is an accountant for a multinational medical equipment supplier, and the other is a marine biologist. Both of normal physical stature, with unshaven hair cuts and quite content with how their lives are going.

I take offence to your bigoted views, and I have no tattoos and I'm considering shaving my head for cosmetic reasons.

Your logic, and therefore argument is invalid.
 
I have tattoed fingers and have been continuously employed for over 30 years as a civil engineer.
 
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