We’ve had similar discussions in at least two other threads and my position certainly hasn’t changed. Considering that the individual referenced in this particular article is going to be an attorney, she is most certainly going to need to cover up her tats. As for her co-workers, perhaps once she proves herself and gets to know them better, she can share her tats. Regardless of how the people in the office react to her tattoos though, failure to cover them when meeting new clients might cost the firm business and failure to cover them in court would be a disservice to her client, as it may effect the judge/jury’s opinion of her in a negative way. We can all piss and moan about fairness and equality, but that doesn’t change the reality of things. If person X wants to be a pioneer and push the envelope, go ahead.
I got, am getting my tattoos knowing that there will often be times that I have to cover them. While I wish this was not the case, I accept that that is the way it is. In Australia you can’t discriminate against most things when hiring an employee but from what I have read tattoos don’t have that protection. Yes tattoos may put some clients off and if I was employing someone I would have to take that into account BUT I would hate to miss out on the best person for the job because they were heavily tattooed and not prepared to cover them in some situations.
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