You are probably right about the likes of me. However if you are under the impression that visible tattoos (we're talking neck tats, sleeves, etc.) will not affect a person's employment prospects, I would say that you are delusional. Tattoos are not a recent phenomenon. They have been around for a long time. It is true that tats have become more common in recent years, but visible neck and sleeve tattoos are very far from mainstream America.

Truth be told, I felt sorry for the young man at Jiffy Lubr yesterday with the large lobster (scorpion?)on his neck. I have made some fashion mistakes in my younger years. Ugly clothes and hairstyles that make me chuckle or blush a bit when old pictures are brought out. Thankfully none of my fashion mistakes are plastered across my neck or arm long after the coolness has worn off. If I knew the kid from the oil change place before he made the mistake of disfiguring his neck, I would have warned him or at least advised against it.

It makes me scratch my head when I see so many young people trying to show their "individuality" by blindly following or copying the short-sided ill advised decisions of others.