Ear Piercing

i saw a photo of myself when i was 14 and had my ear pierced, was probably the 'in' thing to do at the time. this was in 1994.
 
EdwardTeach said:
If you are in a client facing role, they are likely to care. I am not talking about working in HMV, but if you are a lawyer, accountant, banker etc then it would not be a good thing!
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Of course if you're in a role like that, but surely that's obvious enough.

I'm the manager of a retail store with what I'd call a fairly professional image (much less casual on the whole than some other, similar stores). I have one full sleeve of tattoos, and the other arm has work on it. I wear short sleeves. My ears, although theres nothing in (or between, hohoho) them now, are fairly obviously scarred from when I had scaffolds and tunnels and so on in them.

But I have short cropped hair, I'm tidy, I'm presentable, and I present a friendly and affable front to the public, so there's no problem.

I'm not saying NO employers discriminate, but there are plenty that don't.

Yes if you want to be a city type maybe you should be careful, but there are many many jobs you can do even if you're inked up or you've got a thingy in your ear or whatever, provided the art you have about your person is either coverable, or at least inoffensive. The firm I work for now, I offered to cover the tattoos up, my line manager had a look at it, and said no don't worry. If he'd wanted them covered, I would have.

I know I'm 'only' in retail, but it's fairly high end as retail goes, and I consider myself presentable. What I'm driving at I suppose is that having tattoos or piercings does not make you unemployable in the way it once did, at all. If you keep it sensible (no hands, neck, face tattoos, and be willing to remove any piercings if necessary) then honestly, you won't find yourself out of a job.
 
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I remember getting my ear pierced when I was around 19 or 20. Little did I realise I looked stupid and it eventually went septic. Men should not get their ear's pierced and whilst we are on the subject... Women should not get Tattoos. Now before you all jump on the bandwagon can I just say girls don't suit Tattoos and even on the lower back... well ya know what's that called :D They fade over time and make a Lady look rough and ready. Im going to my bed now so Mod's don't ban me and OcUK members don't slate me. Am I right or am I?
 
philtorrens said:
I remember getting my ear pierced when I was around 19 or 20. Little did I realise I looked stupid and it eventually went septic. Men should not get their ear's pierced and whilst we are on the subject... Women should not get Tattoos. Now before you all jump on the bandwagon can I just say girls don't suit Tattoos and even on the lower back... well ya know what's that called :D They fade over time and make a Lady look rough and ready. Im going to my bed now so Mod's don't ban me and OcUK members don't slate me. Am I right or am I?
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I disagree with what you say but you are entitled to your opinion and I hope that we can remain friends despite this clash of views.

Sorry to disappoint
 
PardonTheWait said:
In all seriousness I find most people don't care, these days. Employers are coming to terms with the fact that kids these days have piercings and tattoos, and they're not all that bothered.
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Try working in catering.

Piercing/jewelry = No wai.

And if you're serving food, or 'front of house', then tattoo's are equally objectionable too.

Mine's on my back. So not a work prob.
 
Catering and piercings makes perfect sense though, there's a health & safety issue there.

Likewise front of house in a posh restaurant, not going to happen. There's plenty of work however where it won't be the same.

I'm not saying yeah do what you like it'll all be fine you can have whatever job you want, but let's face if it work have beef with a piercing and you want the job.. take it out!

You have to be a little more careful with tattoos, but still.. make sure they're coverable and you're ok.
 
philtorrens said:
I remember getting my ear pierced when I was around 19 or 20. Little did I realise I looked stupid and it eventually went septic. Men should not get their ear's pierced and whilst we are on the subject... Women should not get Tattoos. Now before you all jump on the bandwagon can I just say girls don't suit Tattoos and even on the lower back... well ya know what's that called :D They fade over time and make a Lady look rough and ready. Im going to my bed now so Mod's don't ban me and OcUK members don't slate me. Am I right or am I?
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So you're stating a somewhat controversial opinion and then asking for no-one to contradict you? You're welcome, of course, to believe that men shouldn't get their ears pierced (are other piercings ok?) and women shouldn't get tattoos but don't be surprised if other people disagree with you.
 
Do whatever the hell you like with your own body. I will never understand people who think piercings are gay, but I suspect they only say it on here for the lulz.

I am with Pardon. Assuming you can cover up your tattoos and are willing to remove your piercings, getting a job wont be an issue. "Oooh you wont get a decent job with tattoos/piercings!" is a tired old argument that is no longer true, if it ever really was.
 
SiriusB said:
Assuming you can cover up your tattoos and are willing to remove your piercings, getting a job wont be an issue. "Oooh you wont get a decent job with tattoos/piercings!" is a tired old argument that is no longer true, if it ever really was.
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Thats what i do. not looking forward to working this summer though and having to cover up my arms.
 
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