Tattoos

[Mathius]

Would you get tattooed by someone without any visible tattoos?

I absolutely would. I don't see how one has anything to do with another. Particularly in Ohio where a licensed tattoo professional is required to serve an apprenticeship before they're allowed to tattoo professionally under license.



That's like saying you wouldn't let me work on your hot rod if I pulled up in a beat up old chevy cavalier to do the work.

It's a superficial assumption about how someone is supposed to act in your opinion.

Finding someone who can do a good tattoo is more about their work practices and their artistic ability than what they look like or how many tattoos or piercings they have on their own person. Particularly when you used the word "visible".

Facts are facts. You never get a second chance to make a first impression.

This

makes a better first impression than this

FWIW, the above is from an article on Whole Foods who's dress code varies depending on the area in which the store resides. The above employee is allowed to wear a shirt exposing his tats in a store in the LA Basin but not at their stores in New England where he is from. Despite Whole Food's image they are a fairly conservatively run business and extremely savvy about the image their employees present regardless if that employee is a bagger or manager, because the employees and their professionalism are responsible for the lasting impressions left on their customers to a far greater extent than the freshness of the cucumbers.

If your planned direction is toward architecture I would caution you against visible tattoos and piercings. That is a VERY conservative environment despite the creative nature of those who do "the work". It's a sales job. You are selling your creativity or ability to translate the vision of your client to a consumer or corporation who's intent is to make one of the largest investments they will ever make. There is a lot of trust that needs to be built starting with the first handshake. You don't want to add overcoming a bad first impression to the challenges inherent in the process.

It's not a "lack of progression" it's simply a matter of fact that certain standards of dress and appearance are not appropriate in many professional environments in just the same way that shorts and a tank top are not appropriate dress for a dinner at the French Laundry.

Except for your statement about it not being a "lack of progress" I'm not disagreeing with your perception of events. I'm just saying it isn't right.

There are many times in my life that I will meet people and just not like them just by looking at them. It's not a certain type of person, they don't have to say anything, it's just sometimes I meet people I just don't like. But I know within myself there's no logical reason for it, and it's my own personal character flaw and it isn't their fault. I'm usually pretty good about not letting it effect my attitude toward them and a lot of times I'll end up liking the person.

My friend that I've kept in contact the longest first met in 2nd grade. We didn't actually become friends until freshman year of h.s. We both hated each other before that. When we became friends and both said, "why did we hate each other so much?" Neither of us could come up with an answer. Here we are, both in our 30's, and we're still in touch, we live close to each other, rely on each other for different things, and it's the longest lasting friendship I've had.

It makes absolutely no sense to hold someone accountable for not living up to standards that YOU set for them, and the reality of it is, you lose out on dealing with or meeting some good quality people if you don't allow yourself to get to know them before forming an opinion.

And just an FYI, this is coming from a guy with zero social skills, who just quite frankly doesn't like most people in general.

Mathius