Tattoos have really come a long way in the past 15 years. Body art has now become more common place, more widely accepted, and has infiltrated middle class America in a big way. People don't gawk and point at visible tattoos and body piercings any more. These days, tattoos are seen on celebrities, entertainers, and sports figures. Thirty eight percent of Americans ages 18 to 29 and 32 percent of people ages 30 to 45 now have some type of body art.
That being said, it has not quite made the leap into corporate America.
Sporting body art and visible piercings are frowned upon in the corporate world. The corporate business world has always maintained a very high standard when it comes to appearances. To illustrate this point, we have the issue brought up shortly after President Obama took office. He made a change to the dress code in the oval office. When employees were working overtime over the weekend, they were now allowed to wear casual dress such as kakis and polo shirts instead of the preceding requirement of suit and tie. This decision brought much criticism from conservatives who claimed it "disrespected" the office.
Corporate America still places much importance on looks and dress. In the white-collar environment you are often judged on your looks. Strict conservative standards are still strongly obvious in such industries as accounting, law, and banking.
Employee placement firms heartily recommend covering up any visible tattoos if you are pursuing a career in the conservative business world. Another option would be to permanently remove the tattoos with either costly laser tattoo treatment or tattoo removal creams.
The good news is that some career counselors predict that this trend will change in time. As younger people move into management positions and have a greater say in hiring guidelines, there will eventually evolve an acceptance of body modification in the corporate world. They compare this evolution to the fairly recent acceptance of women wearing pants and men sporting earrings. Fifteen to twenty years ago, neither would have been considered proper in some workplaces.
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Dylan Lee Carson is a self-employed contributor for Tattoo EBook. If you're looking for further counsel connected to tattoo removal then you'll come across distinguished data and tattoo books on our website.
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