TATTOOS IN THE WORKPLACE

"TRADITIONALIST"

• Tattoos were put on criminals, so they could more identifiable
• Won't be taken seriously by people that don't know them
• Worried about images being comprised
• Perceived as "too Hostile"
• Movies

STATISTICS

• 73% of people get first tattoo between 18-22
• 40% Millennials have a tattoo
• 15% Boomer have a tattoo
• 31% of HR managers are more likely not to hire
• 14% of college graduates have a tattoo

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and EPA (Equal Pay Act) have been passed in the last few decades. The CRA of 1964 made it illegal of an employer to discriminate against sex or race when hiring employees but not on body modification.

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• Body Mods is discouraged in the modern workplace
• 16% of companies actually have a no tattoo dresscode in their policy
• Starbucks is 100% against visible tattoos
• Quailifications have no bearing on if you have tattoos
• No laws that protect tattooed workers in the workplace

Is this discrimination of art form or discrimination towards self-expression? Our first Amendment should protect us.

AWESOME!

CONCLUSSION

• Doesn't mean a person is a criminal
• Tattoos doesn't mean you didn't go to school
• Doesn't mean I'm a drug dealer
• Having a tattoo has no bearing on work ethic
• Self expression