Yes. It's not discrimination, it's the employer not wanting to hire someone who chooses to look like an idiot. Getting the phrase "PUSSY DESTROYER" tattoo'd on your face isn't a smart move for your career.
Yes. It's not discrimination, it's the employer not wanting to hire someone who chooses to look like an idiot. Getting the phrase "PUSSY DESTROYER" tattoo'd on your face isn't a smart move for your career.
It's what's inside your head that should matter not how you look. Especially so in academic professions where appearance seem to matter more at the moment... In the extreme case that you have a swastika on your forehead the chance is pretty good that you don't mentally qualify for the position in the first place, it's self-correcting at this point.
I think a lot of returning soldiers are finding out that the whole sleeves tattoo fad wasn't the best thing for them when they go looking for a job. The Army has even stopped them from getting them while in the service.
You DO know up until just a couple of months ago, it was perfectly legal to fire a trans person for no reason right? Recently a (I believe) nationwide bill passed protecting trans people from discrimination..HOWEVER..
there's this...
they pretty much have the right to hire or not hire you for whatever reason they choose... as long as they stray away from the REAL reason (if need be).
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Employers have so many applicants they can afford to be as picky as they want. Plus they wont tell the person they arent getting hired because of tattoos or piercings, they just wont get a job. Plus if a company wants to get rid of someone they can do it pretty easily, each mistake you make is an infraction, 3rd infraction fired.
Small samplesize as of now, and I kinda spilled the beans already so I probably won't get any more bites, but I feel that people who assume others are racist when they see a seeminly random display of pictures of people with different skin colors are just as discriminating as racists themselves.
Simply being race sensitive (i.e. constantly being aware of possible race issues) is not the same as discriminating or being racist. Although, I think recently Morgan Freeman made a very good quote when asked how do we end racism in this country. I believe his reply was "stop talking about it".
Most of the people saying you shouldnt have tats in business are possibly right, I agree neck/face tats are a little off, but I have artwork on my arms/forearms. and I work to a high standard as a logistics manager and I've met countless higher ups in the corporation the CEO/CFO/COO to name a few, one of whom even commented on them in a positive way.
this is a modern world. anyone who isn't willing to think outside the box and look more then just at the cover, anyone who isn't willing to adapt to the modern world is opening themselves up to fail.
in MY personal opinion, I wouldn't hire people who have the mindset that somebodies physical body choices, be they tats, piercings, gauges or whatever somehow makes them unable to do a job. because it shows they are ignorant and unable to adapt.
How is it discrimination? Really if they have a certain way they want their employees to look (ie: shirt tucked in, no obvious tattoos, etc) and you CAN'T meet that standard then they don't have to hire you. It's really that simple. You're trying to make an issue out of a non-issue in an attempt to sooth the obvious bad taste in your mouth caused by your own tattoos/piercings/long hair. If you want to get a serious job you should have thought about that before doing something that makes you a joke.