Tattooed professionals... Yay or Nay?

I dont think they are unprofessional, aslong as your shirt can cover them , its fine.

Personally i would never get one in a place that it could not be covered by clothes , i have a few tattoos but i made sure to keep them above my wrist. If i saw a doctor or any other professional with a tattoo , it wouldn’t really change my opinion on them, but i feel like society probably will see them as being “rebellious” or “edgy” , therefore i feel like if i was to attend an interview for a professional job, with a visible tattoo then it could hinder my chance of getting that job. Also i think what tattoo you get has an influence on how people perceive you.

When all of us older folks are gone it will most likely become commonplace to see employees with visible tattoos.

I don't think it's too far off as we speak! It isn't uncommon to notice a tattoo here or there on a colleague! I've noticed quite a few on some folk I certainly wouldn't have suspected! Not that there's a type of people that get tattoos! That's a separate debate I think

Yeah , it isnt long before we see tattoos being more acceptable in professional jobs. I think the media plays a huge role in generalising people with tattoos , you always just see these rap artists with their whole bodies covered , or rock artists with satanic tattoos and it just makes you think that anyone who has a slightly large tattoo is up to no good lol.

I worked in an office where quite a few people openly had elaborate tattoos on their forearms that they never covered. No one cared.

I got mine with the idea it could be easily covered so its on my upper arm but people knew I had one as my job requires site visits and thus frequently was in the office in tee or polo shirt and could see the lowest bits of it. No one minded, quite a few people asked to see it.

I have noticed a lot of times I've been served by people in customer facing roles such as shops, pubs and restaurants openly showing tattoos. No one has commented to my knowledge. It's a lot more common place now to the degree that I saw research saying that people who discriminated against people with tattoos would be significantly limiting their applicant base.

Some countries like Japan it is very taboo to have one though.

Interesting! I wasn't aware of Japan's view on the topic! Surely they would be more proud of their rich heritage as an artistic nation with plenty of culture! I've also heard of people getting tattoos in Tokyo and the likes so I wasn't aware it was frowned upon!

Do tattoos still put people off? are they regarded as unprofessional? Would you consider a tattoed professional more down to earth or would you perhaps even be more comfortable with one?

Any thoughts on how societies views of tattooed individuals are shifting?

They're associated with Yakuza, and they're putting all sorts of restrictions on who can do them. Plus you can't use things like the bath houses if you have one. It's a shame because as you say they've got a vibrant art culture.

A tattoo presents an attitude that I would not do business with.

what attitude is that may I ask?

PS Snowflake: An extremely fragile individual -often, but not always associated with millennial's. Someone who has never faced any real adversity in life and therefore is easily traumatized by anything out of the ordinary or anything contradictory to their narrow views.