Tattoos are without doubt mainstream now today. Many people have them and many don't. With such high numbers choosing to get ink on the skin would you be doing your company a disservice by not considering a potential employee who has visible tattoos? you could be missing out on a gem, would you be prepared to overlook a visibly tattooed person?

No way

It would depend very much on the job in question, the person them self and the nature of the tattoos. Face, neck and hands probably no. Many would be unacceptable in a high profile customer facing role. or in a senior manager, others would be fine.  It's not possible to be definitive, at least for me.  

If they won't be front office serving customers then why not, as this affects profit if customers don't return for any reason.

They may be just right for the job out back.

14 minutes ago, Inked In Asia said:

would you be prepared to overlook a visibly tattooed person?

Think about all those dead/disabled servicemen with tattoos before you start looking down upon anyone. Don't judge a book by it's cover.

I could never understand people who go and ink themselves so much that you can even tell anymore where's the ink start or finish, it's like they think the more the better, i say Less is More, as for employing a heavily tattooed man, sure, but other than a tattoo shop or a bikeres place, only in jobs and places where they will not come into contracts with customers... 

Is this specific to Phuket?

3 minutes ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

Think about all those dead/disabled servicemen with tattoos before you start looking down upon anyone. Don't judge a book by it's cover.

Unfortunately, that's how we often pick up a book to read, attracted by the cover picture. It's human nature to judge that way, 

Personally find tattoos detract from natural beauty...

 

At work...if attending to the public...then most,  if not all should be covered...

 

Unless you are ashamed of your body, why go through the expense and pain of placing permanent ink?

If she's cute and it said "slippery when wet", well, yeah!

Would you employ someone with a visible birthmark? There are idiots and bigots born every day and no shortage of people pandering to them. 

Absolutely not, thats why me missus wears a long sleeve flanno and tracky dacks out in public.

Never

8 hours ago, Inked In Asia said:

would you be prepared to overlook a visibly tattooed person?

In a bar, adventure sports, armed forces, engineering works or other entertainment business yes.

In a bank or office, no.

Surely you employ someone on their qualifications for the job, their ability to "fit" with existing staff members, expertise and knowledge they bring to the role.

Tattoos are secondary to that.

 

Depend the job. 

 

Some girl like it. 

Famous thai singer. Gang Laiprang....with his wife.

10 minutes ago, Yinn said:

Depend the job. 

 

Some girl like it. 

Famous thai singer. Gang Laiprang....with his wife.

Are teeth "inked" or requires some dental work done??

1 minute ago, RJRS1301 said:

Are teeth "inked" or requires some dental work done??

What a plonker

13 minutes ago, Yinn said:

Depend the job. 

 

Some girl like it. 

Famous thai singer. Gang Laiprang....with his wife.

What a pair ????????????

2 minutes ago, geoffbezoz said:

What a plonker

I am assuming you have not seen teeth "inked". It does happen

It's the invisibly tattooed ones I worry about.

30 minutes ago, Yinn said:

Depend the job. 

 

Some girl like it. 

Famous thai singer. Gang Laiprang....with his wife.

she looks about 10 and he looks like an criminal. 

35 minutes ago, RJRS1301 said:

Surely you employ someone on their qualifications for the job, their ability to "fit" with existing staff members, expertise and knowledge they bring to the role.

Tattoos are secondary to that.

 

All very commendable, but, for someone that is recruiting, they could think that having tattoos showed poor judgement in the first place. 

2 minutes ago, Joe Mcseismic said:

All very commendable, but, for someone that is recruiting, they could think that having tattoos showed poor judgement in the first place. 

Been on a few selection panels, and seen  applicants with tattoos all well qualified, as they got past the first two cullings, before being panel interviewed

1 hour ago, androokery said:

Would you employ someone with a visible birthmark? There are idiots and bigots born every day and no shortage of people pandering to them. 

Birthmarks are an accident, tattoos are a choice. 

15 minutes ago, Pilotman said:

she looks about 10 and he looks like an criminal. 

A 10 year old with 34C's?  You need glasses.  

"Calling U.S.S. Enterprise"............ over..... your new maid arrives in Hua Hin this evening.

 

For sure ....on condition the job consist of intimidating or scaring people away …., but must be overwhelming tattoos of course.. not just a tiny anchor or so ... 

2 minutes ago, marcusarelus said:

A 10 year old with 34C's?  You need glasses.  

I agree, she looks like a 10 year old with tits.

A driver yes. Having not too many and in a respectable place with a respectable tattoo then I would even hire one as waiter, but has to wear nice clothes. For girls, on the bicep of the arm no unless it was in a bar, and I vowed to never own a bar.