Welcome to 2013!

While many employers are stereo typically under the “no tattoos allowed” policy, there are more up and coming employers who are a little more lenient when it comes to their employees having tattoos (Matheson). In today’s society it is more common and open for the younger generation to get tattoos and them not to judge each other for having tattoos; in comparison to older generations, they feel tattoos are unacceptable and you should not permanently put something like that on your body. It is much more common for a person to go into an interview having a tattoo and them possible still have the chance of getting hired rather than back in the old days they wouldn't even consider hiring someone who has a tattoo (Matheson).

Many places will hire a person with tattoos such as the YMCA and Disney (Matheson). These companies look at tattoos in different ways but will still hire you if you have a tattoo. Disney Company will hire someone with a tattoo as long as it is covered and cannot be seen. YMCA will hire people with tattoos depending where they are placed and what they are. The YMCA hires many lifeguards every year to watch the pools and majority of their lifeguards are between the ages of 21-30 and have tattoos (Matheson). With their employees having tattoos they first must be approved because they will be seen by many children. If they have profanity, racial slurs, or a marijuana leaf tattooed on them then it needs to be covered because they are unacceptable to have (Matheson). There are also many restaurants and other jobs who do hire plenty of employees who are tattooed and they are shown and they do not have a problem with it.

It is now 2013 and things are completely different now. Technology has changed, society has changed, and so is the way people look at others for having tattoos. While there still are a big part of companies who think having tattoos is unprofessional and they cannot be seen in the work place, there still are plenty of other companies who think the opposite. If a tattoo is what you wish to put onto your body don’t have the fear they you will never be hired. Know that it may be harder. Times and people are changing and in today’s society employers are way more accepting of tattoos.

Matheson, Charisa. "Body Art in the Business World." MARITZ INC. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Inc., 11 June 2001. Web. 6 Apr. 2013. <http://jw3mh2cm6n.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info%3Aofi%2Fenc%3AUTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/summon.serialssolutions.com&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=BODY+ART+IN+THE+BUSINESS+WORLD+TATTOOS%2C+PIERCINGS+AND+WILD+HAIR+COLORS+ARE+MORE+ACCEPTED%2C+AND+IN+SOME+CASES+WELCOMED%2C+BY+BUSINESS+OWNERS+AND+HR+MANAGERS&rft.jtitle=St.+Louis+Post+-+Dispatch&rft.au=Repps+Hudson+Of+The+Post-Dispatch&rft.date=2001-06-11&rft.pub=Pulitzer%2C+Inc&rft.issn=1930-9600&rft.spage=10&rft.externalDocID=73942491>.

This database is about having tattoos in the business world and what people think of them. This source is discuss how it is becoming more accepting to have in the corporate world compared to back in the day.  The source is credible because it came off on the East Carolina University database. When it comes to finding out if the author is credible or not I could not find any information if she has any right discussing this topic. When it comes to the article as a whole this source is reliable.