Common Sense About Tattoo Removal

Common sense should prevail when you ask yourself should I remove my authentic Mali face tattoo
before I interview for a job that I really want. Or if you're like most people: a job that you
really need.

While times have changed and most people won’t assume you’re an unsavory sailor or an
ex con or that really scary guy Robert De Niro played in Cape Fear that you could read then you
should still expect the worst from your employer. That goes double if you’re in any kind of entry
level job where at will work rules prevail. “At will”, by the way, means that your
employer can fire you go for any reason. Now, if you have actually done any work in the work
place, then you will run into people who are completely insane and will stretch that version of
“any reason” into pretty much any reason. He or she just might not like you. They
might not like the cut of your jib, whatever a “jib” happens to be. You might work in
a office with a dress code that requires a short shirt that shows off your flaming arm tats. Your
tattoo just gives them an excuse to show off their authority.

Or, worse than the psychopathic boss that I can promise that you’ll run into, your tattoos
could actually be a legitimate hindrance to your job. If you’re working with a clientele
that’s conservative or that doesn’t like people with tattoos then it’s your
job—if you want that job—to get rid of that tattoo. If you have a family to feed, or just
yourself, then you have to get rid of things that hinder you in the workplace. That’s what
grownups do anyway.

Now, for tattoos that are on parts of your body that aren’t visible—for example the Henry
Rollins tats on the back—then that’s a problem that can be easily solved. If you have
tattoos on your legs or your arms then you might make a disciplined decision to cover up both your
legs and your arms when you’re at work. You certainly would want to do that for any kind of
job interview that you’re serious about. Ditto for any kind of odd piercings that you would
even suspect would be a turn off. You might even want to continue that policy if you’re
company has a strict dress code and they’re a bit touchy about it.

Yet what about those tattoos that you can’t easily hide or on parts of your body that you
can’t conceal, such as your face or upper neck? This depends on the job of course, but if
you’re an adult and you act like an adult then you need to consider professional removal of
those tattoos. The technology has improved over the years and in this economy—whch looks like it
will get worse before it gets better—then your job is probably the most important thing that you
have.

You simply can’t afford to lose your job over a cosmetic decision that you made in your late
teens.

So grow up and make the make the right choice for you and your family, if you’re planning on
having a career that will allow you to support one. Have those job killing tattoos removed by a
professional.