Originally Posted by
Fleabiscuit
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.
neck tattoos, sleeves- apples, oranges...
and you realize anyone who would get a tattoo on their neck probably wouldnt have better job prospects regardless of the tattoo...?