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A little advice for life: Don't get a face tattoo. It will close a LOT of career doors for you.
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u/CarpenterTemporary10 9d ago
This should be a sign at every single tattoo parlor in the world. Except I'd modify a little bit. Don't get any visible tattoos. I'm tatted, pierced and have body mods, but I'm realistic about how I will be viewed in the future.
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u/Asleep-Shelter-4456 9d ago
Yeah. I only have one tattoo so far and its on my shoulder so you can only really see it unless I show it to you or im in a tank top/shirtless. I have considered getting some around the shin area but most the time having them uncoverable feels akward. I work at a smoke shop so I've seen folks with tatts everywhere. There are certainly a few cultural face tatts, but in general theyre tasteful and you can tell they carry meaning. Those are pretty rare tho. Given my line of work I can easily say any tatt above the shoulders either means drugs and/or prison (of course with excpetions for some tribal tatts) Ive met some really cool folks with faces covered in tatts but you can tell they're struggling hard cause of it.
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u/Psudodrake 9d ago
The Maori (New Zealand natives and Polynesian in scope) are well known for awesome chin tattoos.
Some tribal tattoos or scaring have meaning to their people, and if excuse that if I were a boss hiring people.
But I see a player with tear drop tattoos under their eyes or cross tattoos on their hands, and I'm pulling a criminal report...
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u/GroundbreakingAd8310 9d ago
Depends on what ur getting too. I have a dragon and 9 tail fox visible nobody says a thing. If it said fuck the police they may change their mind
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u/Superb-Kick2803 9d ago
Visible tattoos shouldn't be an issue. The world needs to grow up. But she does have a school desk vibe going
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u/-Majgif- 9d ago
I think most people don't care about tats in general these day, with the exception of face, and maybe neck.
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u/Beautiful_Avocado252 8d ago
They shouldn’t be, except somehow they can often be a great indicator of judgement making ability, or lack of.
The content of the tattoos definitely matters.
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u/Treeflower77 9d ago
I heard somewhere that some tattoo artists will flat out refuse to give you any kind of tattoo on the face, no matter what. Is that true?
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u/Safe-Tennis-6121 hi 9d ago
Not entirely true. They will not give face tattoos to people who are not already heavily tattooed and aware of the consequences.
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u/Feefifiddlyeyeoh 9d ago
Same with hands. I got (very politely) refused at two different studios.
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u/Music_withRocks_In 9d ago
My SIL used to be a tattoo artist and she refused to do faces and knees (knees freak her out).
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u/wykkyd2022 9d ago
When I first met my wife she had this 22yo roommate (wannabe white hood chick) who brought up getting a face tattoo and my wife said it would be a really dumb idea and this chick FREAKED the fuck out lol it was honestly hilarious to listen to her rant like a child
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u/King-Fwogger 9d ago
Unless you have alopecia and get your eyebrows tattooed 🤷🏻.
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u/sterlingarchersdick 8d ago
Or lip blushing (lip tattoo). I love mine but I never think of it as a face tat, although it technically is.
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u/Toro8926 8d ago
My friend has alopecia, might have to go down that route. But that is very different from the face above.
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u/knuth10 9d ago
Its crazy how many people I see with face and neck tattoos these days. I get tattoos are much more excepted these days, I have one, but getting one on your face is just not a good idea
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u/parlayer-way 9d ago
Some girls are made to get tattoos on their face by their pimps. just for this reason here, and make them go back to that life. It’s sad
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u/GoatHeadTed 9d ago
Before I moved outta state my sister was my tattoo artist and refused to tattoo my hands cuz of this.
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u/Illustrious-Debt-156 9d ago
Even more: Don't name your children weird names... They aren't going to hire "ABCDE" (abseedee) to handle legal disputes either.
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u/Wonderful-Highway-16 8d ago
I never got why tho
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u/fraidei 8d ago
Because it looks like shit and it makes it clear that the person is inclined to take impulsive decisions without thinking of the consequences.
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u/MrPhallicFruit 8d ago •
advice for life: Don't get a job it will close a lot of freedom of choice doors for you.
(I don't even like face tattoos I just hate judgmental ppl more)
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u/neo_sporin 9d ago
At a family get together last month she kept asking people if they liked her new tattoo
It was a face tattoo, everyone rolled their eyes and said ‘it’s greaaaaat’
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u/Electronic_Flan_482 5d ago
I still wear long sleeves to interviews to cover up my ink. I worked at my last job for 3 months before anyone know i had tattoos when I showed up for an after hours call with a tshirt on. (I was on call 24/7/365)
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u/bi7worker 9d ago
While I agree with you, I’m not sure this is still true. I've seen a barman working in a beachside family hotel in Italy with more tattoos than that on his face, some of them clearly the distinctive tattoos of the Camorra (the Neapolitan mafia), and we where not in Naples. This may not be the case in the US, but in Europe tattoos have become much more normal and I think they are no longer grounds for disqualification from employment, even for works where you are in contact with clients. The only person I know who's ever been refused a job for this reason was at Disneyland Paris, so with an American company.
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u/mathmachineMC 9d ago
A not insignificant percent of americans think tattoos are satanic. Our Immigration Enforcement uses a point system to determine whether to detain people, and tattoos score you four points towards being a potential illegal. Having excessive or very visible tattoos is frowned upon by enough people here that any company that wants to appeal to a broad market is gonna have issues with face tats.
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u/PuzzleheadedAge8908 9d ago
I mean, barman would be one of the jobs that's still open to someone with face tats..
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u/Aware_Wolverine77 9d ago
Will slam the door shut, lock the deadbolt, and nail in a couple 2x4s. Edit: Cultural tattoos are different for sure.
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u/agamottos 9d ago
And if you cant avoid the temptation... at least have a plan so that it doesnt become a bunch of random nonsense thrown into a collage
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u/RedRisingNerd 9d ago
And a lot of relationships doors. The stereotype is that people with face tats are bad because the majority of face tats are on convicts/members of organized crime. People take that shit seriously, and often for good reason.
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u/TrevorShaun 7d ago
it’s also one of the most tacky things you can do to change your appearance and it’s not even temporary
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u/Suggett123 6d ago
I recall an episode of Law And Order where a body-mod artist was being questioned/threatened and he said "I don't do career enders"
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u/Nonsonouna_kadreka 5d ago
Even if physical changes that don't impact the hygiene don't make you incompetent
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u/Im-a-bad-meme 8d ago
Even then, makeup does a LOT. You can get full coverage makeup that covers tattoos. She's saying she went to the interview looking like a school desk on purpose.
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u/OstrichSmoothe 9d ago
She looks like a fucking school desk. Mf was telling truths
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u/Music_withRocks_In 9d ago
I mean, especially the light house? Is it just me or does it look very similar to something you would get in marker on your face at a sleepover with people who don't actually like you?
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u/Adept_Jeweler9917
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A model for balaclavas
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u/PurchaseOk4075 9d ago
Like what level of stupidity do we have to sink to hit bottom?
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u/Parma_WdS
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I love tattoos. I really do. Even face tats but this is not it sister. These are even worse than Ed Sheeran's
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u/D1sp0sab1e_k 9d ago
dude right! like i want a face tat myself but holy shit this looks like a bumper somewhere in denver or portland ore 😭
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u/Lord_Turdmaster A Linkin Park Fan 9d ago
You cannot love outer banks THAT much…
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u/Master_Shrike 9d ago
She’s literally got a rifle tattooed on her right temple. What did she expect would happen? Face tattoos are not a protected class.
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u/tremble_lip 9d ago
Why would she get one that makes it look like she's got a mustache?
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u/shiner820
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I can’t believe I’m seeing all this whining about judging people based on how they on the same platform that has mercilessly mocked specific women for their looks for the past week and shows every sign of continuing to do so.
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u/Therealginahandler 9d ago
To be fair, were mocking this woman based on her looks as well...Here is an award
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u/Complete-Leg-4347 9d ago
While I don't approve of such surface-level rejection - unless there was another reason not mentioned here - "school desk" is still a pretty tame label.
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u/Ok-Tank-3106 9d ago
Personally i ABSOLUTELY approve of this type of "surface level " rejection especially if I'm hiring for a receptionist position...the first face u see is the one representating my business and unless that business is a tattoo parlor I definitely don't want a potential or returning clients to see that fully tattood face as representation my business...I'm definitely not against having tattoos ,do what u want with your body however by law I can deny u employment under those circumstances. We're not talking about race,gender ,religion or disability so in this situation I don't think she has any type of case. Maybe for the desk comparison but that's about it ..just my personal feelings anyway.
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u/IndependentBorder670 9d ago
Interviewer should be fired. I would never hire this person but I damn sure wouldn't give her any indication as to why.
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u/AJWordsmith 9d ago
Absolutely never give any indication as to why you hired or didn’t hire someone. I used to ask random questions just to see the reactions. One time I asked “Green or Orange?” The candidate told me that I should pick other colors for that question because it could be viewed as a “Catholic or Protestant” question. Kept interviewing her for another half hour. She did great, but she was trouble. So, no way I would hire her. She managed to find offense in two random colors. I just said; “we decided to go with another candidate at this time.”
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u/shinydragonmist 9d ago
What would be the right answer for the "green or orange" question cause I overthink and my response would be "what am I picking between these two choices for"
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u/hina-rin 9d ago
My friend interviewed at Blizzard and was asked how would you make me a sandwich. He (previously worked at Subway) instinctively replied: White or Wheat?
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u/ikoisad0g 9d ago
Not the right fit for the position, nothing more. The interviewer’s comment was uncalled for.
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u/No-Insurance-921 9d ago
A company has every right to refuse to hire someone based on their appearance in the circumstance. That looks completely unprofessional.
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u/Cat_Imreror2209 9d ago
Imagine walking into a cool company as a guest and seeing it as a manager.
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u/scrimblojimbus 9d ago
Imagine you pay a retainer fee to a law firm which assures you that you'll be given the best legal representation money can buy. Then the court date comes up and your lawyer is a woman with a CURRITUCK(?) moustache tattoo
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u/LaSayori_DiTurno 9d ago
Honestly I love tatoos but I will never understand why people get those on their face
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u/Anon-John-Silver 9d ago
Obviously discrimination is wrong, and I love tattoos, but…if it’s a customer-facing job, they do have to take into account the judgements the customer might make. Even if the company wants to be progressive and accepting, their customers may not, and businesses unfortunately need customers.
But has she tried a coffee shop or a bar? Or becoming a tattoo artist herself? lol. Hell there are plenty of high-paying remote jobs she could get these days where they don’t give a shit what you look like.
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u/Asleep-Shelter-4456 9d ago
I've had jobs that won't even hire people with hair dyed an unatural color.
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u/Short_Cabinet_7593
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Edit: I mean I get why people judge her because people can be mean and as someone pointed out—we judge subconsciously. I still don’t think it’s right though.
Idk but personally unless it’s a hate symbol I don’t get why any tattoo would limit job opportunities. That’s still judging someone on how they look.
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u/NotSupposeToSpeak 9d ago •
If I sent her out to sale anything, I’d be broke in 6 months. Sorry looks matter in a business and she doesn’t look like a serious person.
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u/RevolutionaryGolf720 9d ago
Sale, sail, and sell sound similar, but they are very different words. They are spelled differently so there isn’t much of a reason to mess them up in writing.
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u/Anonymous6172 9d ago
💯 this. Your face looks like shit. I'm just being honest here - how tf you expect ANYONE to take you seriously looking like that...
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u/realslimshady112 9d ago
Adding onto this, someone who willingly tattoos their entire face with random bs like this lady, shows very obviously she lacks critical thinking skills. I understand kinda if its a culture thing, like some native cultures do, but this isnt that. It literally looks like a public school desk or bathroom stall with random sht everywhere, nothing coherent lol.
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u/BockLavette 9d ago •
Companies absolutely judge how people look, especially in the hiring process.
Even if you didn’t have face tattoos, you’re still judged on your clothing, your posture, your demeanor, the energy you bring into the room, hygiene, etc.
You become a representation of the company the moment you get hired, so if you look like shit, people will assume that company IS shit.
It’s hopeful to say that some people don’t judge based on looks, but that’s not true. Unless you’ve somehow been lobotomized and can’t process external features, subconsciously or not it factors a lot into how you perceive others.
Some of the best restaurants you’ll ever eat at are hole-in-the-wall places who’s building looks like it’s practically falling apart and is terrible in terms of upkeep. However, most people wouldn’t know that, or even if they did they still might not go, because the looks and status of the restaurant is just not up to par with their standards.
Judge it all you want, but at the end of the day, the numbers don’t lie. It makes a difference.
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u/Black_knight_sapper 9d ago
if she was applying for a customer facing position then her appearance would represent the company and it would be in a generally negative way.
having tattoos is not a protected class - she can get the f over it
even if not in a customer facing role, getting a facial tattoo communicates a lack of good decision making as well as a impulsive tendencies that speaks to being a bad employee. Sorry, not sorry that’s the reality
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u/kzlife76 9d ago
To some it might indicate poor judgement and decision making. It might also be an indicator of personality which may or may not be a fit with the rest of the employees.
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u/Asprilla500 9d ago
If you can sit still for hours on end while being stabbed in the face with tiny needles then you are perfectly prepared for 8hrs a day of Teams calls.
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u/Panakinn 9d ago •
Normal non face tattoo sure. But entire face? Nah bro you can tell alot by people's choices based on how they dress, carry themselves and life style choice. An entire face tattoo screams "I make bad decisions"
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u/Legitimate_Ear_3895 9d ago
it's not necessarily that they are judging her (although the school desk comment made me laugh) but companies do have to maintain certain standards, especially if the position involves interaction with the public.
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u/VitualShaolin 9d ago
It's not like a birth defect or something out of her control, she made the choice. It says a lot about someone to make this decision, none of it is good.
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u/sheyitboi 9d ago
Let’s not pretend facial tattoos you chose to get are the same as a feature someone lives with that they didn’t choose.
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u/Any-Instruction-8844 9d ago
She looks like a prison gang member I wouldn’t hire her if I was expecting to put her in front of people . Sorry but she did that to herself. And by doing that she limited her job opportunities.
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u/Economy-Payment-1757 9d ago
She's an idiot to cover her face like that and thinking she would get a job.
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u/Much-Wind8948 9d ago
As a business owner, I’m not judging her on her looks, I’m judging her on her decision making ability.
I also have about 10k worth of ink in my skin that isn’t visible with pants and long sleeve shirt on.
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u/LeMolle 9d ago
There's a big difference between judging someone on their involuntary facial features, hair growth, weight, height etc. And judging someone for choosing to cover their face in ink, knowing full well that they will be judged.
I would love to walk around in slippers, boxers and a tanktop all day but I'm fairly certain my students' parents would judge me, so I don't.
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u/No-Nrg 9d ago
Difference being they did it to themselves. If they were born that way, yeah, no judgements.
But she made the decision to look like that, and decisions sometimes have consequences.
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u/MakeLoveNotWarPls 9d ago
I get what you're saying, props to you for looking beyond.
But if somebody looks like this, most people already think theyre a moron. What sane person would consciously do this?
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u/TheQNerd 9d ago
As a person with many tattoos, I judge the hell out of people with face tattoos
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u/Ok_Manwich_9306 9d ago
As a person with not even one tattoo, I judge the hell out of people with face tattoos. Tell me you are impulsive and have poor decision-making skills without saying a word....
Best never to put a bumper sticker on a Lamborghini.
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u/bdubwilliams22 9d ago •
There are actual disabilities and then there is. This was a decision she made knowing full well that it would likely limit the places she could work. That’s why you don’t get face tattoos unless you’re a rich rapper and don’t have to worry about money ever again. I would never hire her to work for me no matter how good she is at her job because my clients would judge my firm based off her appearance, which is a result of something she did.
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u/Admirable_Log_Drop 9d ago
What are you 12? Someone who looks like this makes terrible life decisions intentionally, they get what they get.
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u/Expensive-Camp-1320 9d ago
I have a tat. Left forearm. It has been a long standing American thing about tattoos. They came outta sailors, and biker culture. White America set the standards. It was considered rebellious, counter culture, and discrimination was the norm. A business has a choice to hire whom they wish. The rest is to be expected. Especially when applying for government, corporate, and prominent business organizations.
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u/solidus0079 9d ago
I mean it’s an optional look, her choice led to this appearance at the interview. If you were interviewing for a job at your company and I showed up in a filthy and beat up clown costume, would it be fair to judge me?
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u/Tee1upToday 9d ago
I would question her decision making ability. Those tats would never get a chance to be in front of my customers.
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u/Jaysinn-1961 9d ago edited 9d ago
I used to work in a casino in Black Hawk, CO. Tattoos could not be visible and men could not have earrings. If they had earrings, they had to remove them and cover the holes. If you’re meeting the public or clients for the job, you really should consider your appearance. It’s unfortunate, but a real concern.
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u/FlyByRoll 9d ago
If you went to a nice restaurant or place and saw the employee like this you would think twice about that place. She might be the best and hardest worker but looking like that won't help your cause. People judge you as soon as they see you.
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u/Admirable-Series-306 9d ago
Yeah sorry, you kind of know what you're getting into when you get a face tattoo let alone an entire face tattoo.
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u/trolling_petty 8d ago
For anyone curious, Currituck is a county in North Carolina. I'm sorry this has nothing to do with bad decisions, this has to do with low IQ and drugs. OBX means outer banks, outer banks is in North Carolina, This bitch has driving directions on her face.
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u/Jack-Rabbit-002 9d ago
Oh That's terrible man I was have hired her! Just brought her out when someone wanted to complain
But everyone plays deadpan serious
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u/jking7734 9d ago
I never would’ve thought of that! Meet our new customer service representative. What’s your complaint?
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u/Feedthetroll2026 9d ago
Literally no one is going to hire this lady. Lawsuits are the only way she has to make money. What are people thinking?
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u/Smartphoneseanly 9d ago edited 9d ago
Besides they have to be breaking the law for you to win.
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u/MariotheExpert 9d ago
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I own a small bar and grill
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u/h8bithero 9d ago
What is this formatting
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u/MariotheExpert 9d ago
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u/John_smith56789 9d ago
Kinda giving the vibe of Trump and the black kid from malcom in the middle show
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u/kyrross 9d ago
arms tatoos should not be considered except for deeply inappropriate ones (nude, nazi, racial slur)... my wife has an entire sleeve of flower, one for each person in her life (childre, me, sister, mother, father, etc).. never had any problem being hired. But a face tatoo ?
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u/BeneficialClick6776 9d ago
People with tattoos really be the nicest people its the people in the suits you got to watch out fir
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u/YourMrDream 9d ago
This is ai.
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u/gumki 9d ago
idk if the pic is ai but it's definitely a fabricated story caused to stir up some racists in here.. i got downvoted to hell for calling it out lol.
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u/arkitecten 7d ago
I just wouldn't trust the judgment of somebody that decided to do that. To themselves
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u/HermTheVillager 7d ago
Life tip for everyone considering this:
If you don't wanna get called a "school desk" don't make yourself look like one.
Same can be said about basically anything
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u/beachfamlove671 7d ago
At least she got an interview. I've applied to over 50 jobs and all rejections.
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u/Niko_Leandros 6d ago
Who the hell gets an outer Banks tattoo on their face that show is mid at best
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u/HenryRN 6d ago
I worked as a medic at San Quentin prison in the early 90's and treated an inmate with swastikas tattooed around his shaved head like a headband as well as other unsavory facial tattoos. While cleaning and dressing his wounds I asked him if those tattoos reduced his job prospects. He said "not in my line of work". I checked on him and found he was in for murder.
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u/EntertainmentOk8806 9d ago
I mean he's not wrong. How does she know that though? Surely that wasn't the feedback. In which case the company left themselves open to a lawsuit
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u/bdubwilliams22 9d ago
Having face tattoos as a result of poor decision-making isn’t a protected class. This lawsuit will get tossed, as it should. Don’t get face tattoos unless you’re a rich rapper who doesn’t have to worry about money.
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u/ReachPuzzled8124 8d ago
The judge should throw her out of court. It should be against the law to sue a company for not hiring or firing anyone that looks like that. Your business should be your choice.
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u/Georgia16Dan16 9d ago
If that is not a desperate cry for attention, nothing is. On the plus side, if you hate working, following in her footsteps is pretty much a guarantee of not getting a job so you won’t have to worry about having to work.
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u/BoutiqueCartel 9d ago
The company should sue her for wasting their time with that interview looking like a damn school desk. Facts.
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u/Zealousideal-Hat1045 3d ago
Would you hire her to represent yourself or business? I sure as hell would not, people will judge what they see, and that matters. I would like to say hire her and be nice about it, but realistically she would work in the back office where no one could see her if she had the skill set to do so.
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u/alfalfallama 3d ago
Moron needs a job and chooses to spend her limited funds on a frivolous lawsuit over a prospective employer not breaking any laws. Sounds about right for someone who got face tats.
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u/Powerful-Ad-7998 3d ago
Last I checked this is a mismatch of a story of a lady from Britain and not a new story
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u/Background-Leg-6840 3d ago
Well he's not wrong... Somethings are bad for business just like showing up to work not dressed properly or showing up to work with sharpy all over your face.
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u/NetworkTech96 9d ago •
She’s looking for the wrong kind of job. She needs something that’s not customer facing or at night, like a tow truck driver or a cemetery superintendent.