Pros And Cons Of Tattoos And Piercings

Tattoos and Piercings in the Work Community

Would you let your child be taught by a man or woman who has tattoos or piercings? Would you be comfortable to be served or helped by someone in a professional manner who has tattoos and or piercings? These are just a few questions that have been raising a lot of debate in the past few recent years due to the increase of people having tattoos and piercings in more noticeable, and harder to cover up spots.

Tattooing has been around longer than our grandparents, grandparents themselves. One of the first records of a tattoo recovered recently was found on a man who was frozen in ice. This man is said to be 5,200 years old. His body was recovered on the Italian-Austrian border back in 1991 (lineberry).

Previously I talked about how a young teacher assistant who was harassed due to her tattoos, who later on resigned from her work. I asked if they agreed with the parents, and if their children were to be taught by a heavily tattooed or even just tattooed teacher, if that would raise a problem. They both stated “just because you are tattooed in a more visible area, doesn’t in any way influence your work. Yes it may not be the most professional, especially if they are a teacher to younger students, but it’s just permanent art on the body. Nothing more.” I also asked does it make you less professional if you have tattoos and piercings. They both said, “Tattoos just vary on what you get. Even on the line of work you chose to go in.” Simon then went on to say, “I got lucky being able to go into such a very important line of work with as much tattoos as I have, I really had to prove myself and work hard just to get past that barrier of discrimination due to my tattoos, but no I don’t think that all tattoos or even piercings make you less professional, just as long as your tattoos are just as respectful and not going overboard on