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I.N.R.I
May 26, 2011
If you get a tattoo make sure its in a place you can hide under clothing so that you can still get a job

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Moridin920
Nov 15, 2007

by FactsAreUseless
agreed

one of my software engineer buddies just got tattoos that can't be hidden unless he is wearing a long sleeve shirt which is okay I guess so far but he doesn't believe me when I tell him he is potentially locking himself out of future advancement. He says 'nah bro times are different now' but I don't think so.

Vin BioEthanol
Jan 18, 2002

by Ralp
don't believe the op's lies, they will able to tell u r trash in some other way

David Copperfield
Mar 14, 2004


im david copperfield
what if i need a tattoo of a face to cover my naturally ugly face

quit being ablelist op

ScratchAndSniff
Sep 28, 2008

This game stinks

Moridin920 posted:

agreed

one of my software engineer buddies just got tattoos that can't be hidden unless he is wearing a long sleeve shirt which is okay I guess so far but he doesn't believe me when I tell him he is potentially locking himself out of future advancement. He says 'nah bro times are different now' but I don't think so.

Yes, I too work in an industry where "advancement" means wearing shorter sleeves. All the execs need to wear polos while the rest of us are allowed to wear suits.

vyst
Aug 25, 2009



I.N.R.I posted:

If you get a tattoo make sure its in a place you can hide under clothing so that you can still get a job

what if my job is porn star what do i do then?

Blistex
Oct 30, 2003

Macho Business
Donkey Wrestler

vyst posted:

what if my job is porn star what do i do then?

Tattoo a list of your STIs somewhere easily seen.

FreudianSlippers
Apr 12, 2010

Shooting and Fucking
are the same thing!

Do you live in the 1950's or something?

I mean sure if it's like a face tattoo or a image of a swastika made of ejactulating dicks on your neck then it might stop you getting a job but tattoos aren't really taboo anymore. Even my mom has a tattoo and she's about as counter culture as sliced bread. Which is why the people who use to be tattoo people are now getting into stupid poo poo cutting huge holes in their cheeks because no one is shocked by tattoos anymore except like the Amish and Orthodox Jews (and being able to form a airtight seal with your mouth is for suckers).

Moridin920
Nov 15, 2007

by FactsAreUseless

ScratchAndSniff posted:

Yes, I too work in an industry where "advancement" means wearing shorter sleeves. All the execs need to wear polos while the rest of us are allowed to wear suits.

Nah I meant like he doesn't see the big deal as in very soon he is going to have hand/wrist tattoos and that you won't be able to hide unless you wear gloves all the time like a loving weirdo.


FreudianSlippers posted:

Do you live in the 1950's or something?

I mean sure if it's like a face tattoo or a image of a swastika made of ejactulating dicks on your neck then it might stop you getting a job but tattoos aren't really taboo anymore. Even my mom has a tattoo and she's about as counter culture as sliced bread. Which is why the people who use to be tattoo people are now getting into stupid poo poo cutting huge holes in their cheeks because no one is shocked by tattoos anymore except like the Amish and Orthodox Jews (and being able to form a airtight seal with your mouth is for suckers).

Shocking? Nah. Makes the old white people in charge think you are a dumb kid or not serious? Most definitely. Especially in professional fields. It isn't the fact that you have a tattoo, it's the fact that it is visible.

The same guy had to take out his facial piercings before anyone would hire him, it is largely the same. Except a tattoo is permanent. Yeah he makes $75k/yr but I don't think you're getting on the fast track to promotion with a visible tattoo is all.

I.N.R.I
May 26, 2011
If you want to get a poo poo load of money you had better keep your tattoos out of sight

ScratchAndSniff
Sep 28, 2008

This game stinks
:spergin: You are potentially locking yourself out of future advancement

:confused: You don't work at my company, dude. They're cool with it as long as...

:spergin: Very soon you are going to have hand/wrist tattoos and that you won't be able to hide unless you wear gloves all the time like a loving weirdo.

:confused: Wait, what? Why do you even...?

:spergin: Yeah you make $75k/yr but I don't think you're getting on the fast track to promotion with a visible tattoo is all.

:confused: Really? You sure are a great friend! Glad I have you around to tell me these things.

:spergin: A tattoo is permanent

:aaaaa:

Moridin920
Nov 15, 2007

by FactsAreUseless

ScratchAndSniff posted:

:spergin: You are potentially locking yourself out of future advancement

:confused: You don't work at my company, dude. They're cool with it as long as...

:spergin: Very soon you are going to have hand/wrist tattoos and that you won't be able to hide unless you wear gloves all the time like a loving weirdo.

:confused: Wait, what? Why do you even...?

:spergin: Yeah you make $75k/yr but I don't think you're getting on the fast track to promotion with a visible tattoo is all.

:confused: Really? You sure are a great friend! Glad I have you around to tell me these things.

:spergin: A tattoo is permanent

:aaaaa:


lol okay buddy the white guy getting an Aztec Sunstone on his forearm and in his first real job ever is definitely the correct party here

And I mention the hand/wrist thing because as I said I already asked him specifically about that and he said he doesn't care and at some point will probably get some work done there. If you can't see how a hand tattoo in a professional office environment might not be the best idea then lol.

satanic splash-back
Jan 28, 2009

The only point of life is to get more money and a better occupational position than your peers, and tattoos hinder that goal, hth.

Moridin920
Nov 15, 2007

by FactsAreUseless
money and better occupational position isn't everything but it certainly is better than a loving hand tattoo lol

Skeleton Ape
Dec 21, 2008



Man gently caress having money, that would mean I couldn't be ~~*different*~~

*draws on self*

ScratchAndSniff
Sep 28, 2008

This game stinks

Moridin920 posted:

lol okay buddy the white guy getting an Aztec Sunstone on his forearm and in his first real job ever is definitely the correct party here

And I mention the hand/wrist thing because as I said I already asked him specifically about that and he said he doesn't care and at some point will probably get some work done there. If you can't see how a hand tattoo in a professional office environment might not be the best idea then lol.

I get it now... You are his mother, aren't you? Why not say so in the beginning?

Moridin920
Nov 15, 2007

by FactsAreUseless

ScratchAndSniff posted:

I get it now... You are his mother, aren't you? Why not say so in the beginning?

that'd be biased

Fishy Joe
Apr 19, 2005
Eat at Fishy Joe's
i have no tattoos and im not swimming in money, where is my white priviledge obama u snake

pop fly to McGillicutty
Feb 2, 2004

A peckish little mouse!

I.N.R.I posted:

If you get a tattoo make sure its in a place you can hide under clothing so that you can still get a job

I got one on my dick and I hide it in your mom's face when company shows up.

bradzilla
Oct 15, 2004

hi i'm inri i post boring whitenoise threads about things i think will rile up goons in gbs :D

Zzulu
May 15, 2009

(▰˘v˘▰)
i work with people at a production company where we create graphics for movies and commercials and they all look like hipsters and there are a lot of tattoos

i reckon it depends a lot on what type of work you do

Zooey Dave Chapelle
Oct 27, 2013
My job requires me to wear several layers of clothing. Thanks for the tip tho op

Moridin920
Nov 15, 2007

by FactsAreUseless

Zzulu posted:

i work with people at a production company where we create graphics for movies and commercials and they all look like hipsters and there are a lot of tattoos

i reckon it depends a lot on what type of work you do

Yeah I was talking more about like stuffy office environments. Like, a lawyer with visible tattoos, you know?

extra stout
Feb 24, 2005

ISILDUR's ERR
i never understood the connection between a tattoo and being able to sell some cheap product for some soulless millionaire

but people do say it exists and it makes you incapable of whoring, yet most ~real~ whores and prostitutes have proud tattoos on visible parts of their body.

A. Beaverhausen
Nov 11, 2008

by R. Guyovich

Moridin920 posted:

Yeah I was talking more about like stuffy office environments. Like, a lawyer with visible tattoos, you know?

Could you be any more of an old lady?

Moridin920
Nov 15, 2007

by FactsAreUseless

extra stout posted:

i never understood the connection between a tattoo and being able to sell some cheap product for some soulless millionaire

but people do say it exists and it makes you incapable of whoring, yet most ~real~ whores and prostitutes have proud tattoos on visible parts of their body.

It's not that, it's the fact that half of the USA is irrationally conservative. Just look at any tattoo thread in SA, people come out the woodwork to say 'lol tattoos are all dumb people with tattoos are garbage.' Your corporate overlord knows that its public face needs to be as bland and as appealing to a wide market as possible (depending on the job obviously). Why potentially throw away a ton of customers just because the associate you're hiring has visible tattoos? Especially when there's no labor shortage whatsoever?

Why put someone in a position of authority whose underlings might not be good cogs just because they irrationally think "tattoo=retard?"

A. Beaverhausen posted:

Could you be any more of an old lady?

lol I'm sorry that old whites run most of the corporations I guess. Piercings and tattoos are more accepted than ever but the fact remains most jobs (even lovely entry level McDonald's jobs) require no visible piercings and covered up tattoos.

LP0 ON FIRE
Jan 25, 2006

beep boop
The times are changing though, so it's a lot easier to get a good paying job with tattoos. Friend of mine got a job with 3D printer stuff and making good money.

Moridin920
Nov 15, 2007

by FactsAreUseless

LP0 ON FIRE posted:

The times are changing though, so it's a lot easier to get a good paying job with tattoos. Friend of mine got a job with 3D printer stuff and making good money.

Yeah, definitely. Depends a lot on the field, too.

les fleurs du mall
Jun 30, 2014

by LadyAmbien
on my local yikyak: "can't decide whether i want a sleeve tattoo or a career"

LP0 ON FIRE
Jan 25, 2006

beep boop

Moridin920 posted:

Yeah, definitely. Depends a lot on the field, too.

Also depends on where you live.

Business Gorillas
Mar 11, 2009

:harambe:



i dont care either way about tattoos but too many tattoos just makes you look like an rear end in a top hat, god bless

LP0 ON FIRE
Jan 25, 2006

beep boop

Business Gorillas posted:

i dont care either way about tattoos but too many tattoos just makes you look like an rear end in a top hat, god bless



yeah

Happy Hedonist
Jan 18, 2009


Tattoos make you look like a trashy piece of poo poo, it matters not how accepted they are.

Zzulu
May 15, 2009

(▰˘v˘▰)

Moridin920
Nov 15, 2007

by FactsAreUseless

Happy Hedonist posted:

Tattoos make you look like a trashy piece of poo poo, it matters not how accepted they are.

See what I mean? Why would an employer hire an employee with visible tattoos knowing this mentality exists instead of the other dozens of equally qualified candidates? Yeah maybe a visible tattoo won't detrimentally affect your career. It isn't going to help, though.

pop fly to McGillicutty
Feb 2, 2004

A peckish little mouse!

les fleurs du mall posted:

on my local yikyak: "can't decide whether i want a sleeve tattoo or a career"

Just get a sleeve of the career you'll never have.

Zzulu
May 15, 2009

(▰˘v˘▰)
this is my tattoo

:nws: fun center:nws:
http://i.imgur.com/gih3g.jpg

Business Gorillas
Mar 11, 2009

:harambe:



Happy Hedonist posted:

Tattoos make you look like a trashy piece of poo poo, it matters not how accepted they are.

tattoos are fine but i can pretty easily figure out what kind of person you are if you decided to have flames and skulls permanently drawn into your arm was "cool" and "badass"

Masturbasturd
Sep 1, 2014

FreudianSlippers posted:

being able to form a airtight seal with your mouth is for suckers

:lol:

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Business Gorillas
Mar 11, 2009

:harambe:



i mean at least i can take my dragon polos and JNCO jeans off when i go to work

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