Job Seekers Turning To Tattoo Removal To Help Land Jobs
A number of people are out there trying to find work but people who have tattoos have a harder time of it, as many employers sadly discriminate against it. Maybe they shouldn't, but higher unemployment has led to an increase in tattoo removal.
Some people need tattoo removal
Employers are getting real-ly picky, and apparently not many of them like to see employees with tattoos. Even though we wish companies would hire depending on merit rather than appearance, there is discrimination still. Discrimination depending on age, gender, race, and even sexual orientation are just the tip of the iceberg because tattoos are on the list too.
Tattoo removal companies are getting a ton of custom-ers, according to the Daily Mail, because employers are not very accepting of tattoos. It does not even matter that tattoos were a very essential part of culture in the past; in fact, the work "picture" comes from a Celtic tribe called Picts that were known for their tattoos.
Visible tattoos not okay in USPS
According to Forbes, the United States Postal service, Denny's and Starwood Hotels will not hire anyone with a visible tattoo. Likewise, any person with visible ink cannot help people save 15 percent or more on their car insurance by switching to GEICO, as the company won't hire them. Neither, according to the Omaha World-Herald, will sandwich chain Jimmy John's. However, B of A and All-state Insurance will.
CareerBuilder.com did a survey of HR professionals that showed the top three reasons a hiring manager would pass on an applicant. Bad breath and piercings were two of the top three, and visible tattoos were number three. This is why 40 percent of people getting tattoos removed, according to Forbes, are doing this to try and get a job. According to the Daily Mail, the publication Patient's Guide showed a 32 percent increase during the last year in tattoo removals.
Laser removal works by breaking up the ink in the skin, which is absorbed to the blood-stream and filtered out. It is extremely painful and needs application of a topical anesthetic. One session of tattoo removal can cost upward of $200 and each tattoo, depending on size, can take up to 10 treatments to dissolve, which can practically require some to get short term loans to fund.
Not good for consumer ser-vice
Not everybody is okay with seeing somebody help them who have a ton of tattoos on t heir body. About 90 percent of jobs in the country deal with services, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer, and businesses do not want to lose consumers depending on the appearance of their staff.
There was one court case in 2011 where a male sued the state of PA be-cause they would not hire him with tattoos to work as a liquor enforcement agent. The Equal Oppor-tunity Commission points out religious tattoos are always protected, as was the case when Red Robin was sued for firing a man who had religious tattoos. The restaurant had to pay $150,000 in 2005 in a settlement with the male. It is unknown what legal rights people really have with regards to tattoos.
Some people need tattoo removal
Employers are getting real-ly picky, and apparently not many of them like to see employees with tattoos. Even though we wish companies would hire depending on merit rather than appearance, there is discrimination still. Discrimination depending on age, gender, race, and even sexual orientation are just the tip of the iceberg because tattoos are on the list too.
Tattoo removal companies are getting a ton of custom-ers, according to the Daily Mail, because employers are not very accepting of tattoos. It does not even matter that tattoos were a very essential part of culture in the past; in fact, the work "picture" comes from a Celtic tribe called Picts that were known for their tattoos.
Visible tattoos not okay in USPS
According to Forbes, the United States Postal service, Denny's and Starwood Hotels will not hire anyone with a visible tattoo. Likewise, any person with visible ink cannot help people save 15 percent or more on their car insurance by switching to GEICO, as the company won't hire them. Neither, according to the Omaha World-Herald, will sandwich chain Jimmy John's. However, B of A and All-state Insurance will.
CareerBuilder.com did a survey of HR professionals that showed the top three reasons a hiring manager would pass on an applicant. Bad breath and piercings were two of the top three, and visible tattoos were number three. This is why 40 percent of people getting tattoos removed, according to Forbes, are doing this to try and get a job. According to the Daily Mail, the publication Patient's Guide showed a 32 percent increase during the last year in tattoo removals.
Laser removal works by breaking up the ink in the skin, which is absorbed to the blood-stream and filtered out. It is extremely painful and needs application of a topical anesthetic. One session of tattoo removal can cost upward of $200 and each tattoo, depending on size, can take up to 10 treatments to dissolve, which can practically require some to get short term loans to fund.
Not good for consumer ser-vice
Not everybody is okay with seeing somebody help them who have a ton of tattoos on t heir body. About 90 percent of jobs in the country deal with services, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer, and businesses do not want to lose consumers depending on the appearance of their staff.
There was one court case in 2011 where a male sued the state of PA be-cause they would not hire him with tattoos to work as a liquor enforcement agent. The Equal Oppor-tunity Commission points out religious tattoos are always protected, as was the case when Red Robin was sued for firing a man who had religious tattoos. The restaurant had to pay $150,000 in 2005 in a settlement with the male. It is unknown what legal rights people really have with regards to tattoos.
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