Have tattoos ever kept you from getting a job you really wanted?

I have 6 tattoos, two of them being half sleeves. I want to start sleeving my entire arms, but i've always been worried that it will effect what job I can get when I leave the Air Force. My civilian career field will most likely be in the aviation field (I have a BS in Professional Aeronautics, was an aircraft mechanic for three years, and have been an aircraft maintenance dispatcher/manager for three years). I'm looking for a white collar job much like the one i'm doing now (aircraft maintenance dispatching/management), so I figure I can always cover them with a long sleeve dress shirt. What do you think?|||no


never|||I've always had mixed emotions about this as well. I'm half sleeved on both forearms and got a few on my shoulders. I always wear a nice button up shirt with long sleeves so they are hidden. It shouldn't matter but you know as well as I do people see people like us and all they think is your a punk. Stereotypical as hell but thats life.








It's a form of expression. Don't question the thinking on it. He got them because he wanted them, not because he was trying to please every tom, dick, and harry out there in the world. Your in no goddamn position to sit there and say he should rethink.|||I think that if your job allows you to wear long sleeves then it can't keep you from getting a job. At this point in my life I think that I need to keep all my art cover-able, just to maintain a professional look. I have wondered the same thing. In your job position there isn't a lot of face to face time with the public (I am assuming) so...tattoos are becoming more and more acceptable, but there are instances when you gotta think twice.|||I have visible tattoos and I haven't ever had a problem with them prohibiting me from getting any job in my field (I do accounting/consulting). They are more accepted now days, but some people will still judge you if you are inked. Technically, if someone doesn't hire you because you are inked, its discrimination, but how can you prove it?|||Well I don't know about the military, especially since all the new regulation in the Marines which I imagine is coming to the Airforce as well. I did have problems with my tattoos and piercings, but I found when I covered them up for the first couple of weeks and people were able to see the quality of my work that it didn't matter if I let them show after that. Of course, they usually remained covered anyways, but the point is, once people get those first impressions of you, nothing else really matters.|||Yes I had keep from not having one for 11 years due my job at HBO Video this was the branch where films were kept and the marketing ideas were chosen. I fired more than 21 employees for having a tat. Policy was written on the App and you had to follow the rules. This was seven years ago|||Nope never effected my job and I am a principal and had my tats since before I started teaching.





As time goes on tattoos will be less of an issue. By the time I'm superintendent do you think I will care about tattoos or that others my age will have a problem with them as we take over the reighns of industry.|||Just get your tattoos removed and dont get any more. Its not smart to do anything permenant on your body. most people dont even find tattoos attractive and regret them after about 1 year.|||It can hinder you getting a job but just as long as you are honest with whom you are getting a job with and don't always try to hide them, you should be okay. I would also stay away from anything offensive!|||yeah dude..you answered your own question. long sleeve shirts in the workplace. as soon as you walk out the door and your on your time take that shirt off and have a nice wife beater on and go strut yo stuff..kidding ...seriously, as long as you wear a long sleeve shirt they won't know right? Right.|||It's fine if that's what you want to do. I have a full sleeve on one arm, and I have a white-collar job (software developer). The thing about it is, is that during the interview process, you wear long sleeve shirts anyway, so it's not going to prevent you from getting the job. Then once you're in, the worst that can happen is that the dress code at the firm will require you to keep them covered up.|||No, but then I don't have any tattoos|||Nope...I'm a chef I do what I want.