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Anyone have a sleeve they are required to cover for work?

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Frontier Guy:
One of my employers has a strict policy against visible tats ... thus long sleeve shirts (or undershirts) are required unless the tat is small enough to be covered by an adhesive bandage.

Looks kind of silly to be working parking lot valet in the summertime Central Florida heat with long sleeves. But if you want to work you've got to adhere to the employer's policies or find employment elsewhere.

Slyfive:

--- Quote from: TxTa2Guy on January 21, 2013, 02:06:15 PM ---As soon as I retired, I got my sleeve tattoos extended to my fingertips. That was my way of saying I am through working as a lawyer! Soon after my hands, I got my neck done. Then my head. The only regret I have ever had about my tattoos is that I ran out of room!

--- End quote ---

You are an inspiration!

Blitzed:
Years ago I was a Physics Professor and a frequent guest lecturer at other campuses. (My "home" campus was USC.) That was then. About three years ago I returned to the lecture circuit and was amazed. I, too, am "majorly" tatted but it didn't happen until I came to my senses and got what I'd always wanted. What I found was that when visiting other campuses, I fell into discussions with other academics not about the importance of weighing gravity in a vacuum but rather about stretching holes in your ears, the care and maintenance of tats, whether tribals were really a fad and if Old School didn't look right unless you were, well, older. I'm in the process of getting a full sleeve on my right arm and I'm...72. That worked to my advantage when lecturing as did the eagle peeking out from an open throated polo shirt, the young identified with me and were amazed to find an old fart with big tats. Had I been asked to cover them...I might have. But I'm dealing in a world of hypothesis and intellectural freedom not a nine to five office. If you know you're tatted or will be tatted or are even thinking about getting tatted, check out where you might work before you apply. Be direct with the HR person. Frankly, I've always felt sorry for the cops and troopers who, increasingly, have to cover up or resign.

VOT:
Sadly my employer has a no visible tattoos policy. I want a sleeve, as I already have a tattoo that goes up my forearm on to my chest and all the way down my back. Although I rarely wear short sleeves I have decided that to never be able to wear them would be a pain so have bowed to my employers ridiculous rules. I am sure in time the rule will be abandoned.

Frontier Guy:
Over the decades I have seen a lot of "physical presentation" rules relaxed.

For one, it's due to the labor pool. If you've got a job to fill it is increasingly difficult to find "featureless" candidates.

And second, a lot of companies have realized that their workforce often needs to reflect their customer base.

In due time these points will be irrelevant.

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