Why Some Employers Ban Tattoos Research Paper
Why do some employers ban tattoos while other doesn’t mind them?
If a person is trying to get a position that interacts with the public or with people from other companies, those other people could be judgmental about tattoos that are visible outside the clothes.
There's probably a variety of reasons but I think a common one is that some companies feel that their employees project their company image and they'd like some say in the image that they have. This is obviously truer when the employees are dealing with the public.
Now in some industries, the company image of employees having tattoos is benefit, a but in others, especially in certain more conservative markets, tattoos are viewed as a blemish on the image.
Keep in mind, too, that some companies pay marketing and PR firms quite a lot of money to develop and reinforce the chosen image …show more content…
If their customers are more conservative, they probably won't want to deal with a tattooed and pierced salesperson/clerk, and they may ask someone to remove their piercings and cover their tattoos with long sleeved clothing, for instance.
Some employers don't care, it's the quality of the person and his/her work that matters. As long as you dress safely (i.e., sturdy shoes if you're working around heavy machinery and pull long hair back if you're around moving equipment) it doesn't matter.
And some employers - those who are trendy and catering to a younger and more edgy crowd may encourage it
Because some of us think tattoos are a sign of less than upstanding type of person. Some don't want to have their customers think that the business is not upstanding, and having employees with tattoos will make their business look bad.
I personally associate tattoos with drug use, as many who use drug cover the marks with tattoos, and therefore would not really like to have food served to me by a tattooed server, out of fear of disease associated with intervenes drug
If a person is trying to get a position that interacts with the public or with people from other companies, those other people could be judgmental about tattoos that are visible outside the clothes.
There's probably a variety of reasons but I think a common one is that some companies feel that their employees project their company image and they'd like some say in the image that they have. This is obviously truer when the employees are dealing with the public.
Now in some industries, the company image of employees having tattoos is benefit, a but in others, especially in certain more conservative markets, tattoos are viewed as a blemish on the image.
Keep in mind, too, that some companies pay marketing and PR firms quite a lot of money to develop and reinforce the chosen image …show more content…
If their customers are more conservative, they probably won't want to deal with a tattooed and pierced salesperson/clerk, and they may ask someone to remove their piercings and cover their tattoos with long sleeved clothing, for instance.
Some employers don't care, it's the quality of the person and his/her work that matters. As long as you dress safely (i.e., sturdy shoes if you're working around heavy machinery and pull long hair back if you're around moving equipment) it doesn't matter.
And some employers - those who are trendy and catering to a younger and more edgy crowd may encourage it
Because some of us think tattoos are a sign of less than upstanding type of person. Some don't want to have their customers think that the business is not upstanding, and having employees with tattoos will make their business look bad.
I personally associate tattoos with drug use, as many who use drug cover the marks with tattoos, and therefore would not really like to have food served to me by a tattooed server, out of fear of disease associated with intervenes drug