...A New Era Arises - But are Tattoos and Piercings Wrong for the Workplace? COM/150 August 14, 2011 Timothy Mcknight Abstract Many people from the age of 40 down have begun a new trend, one that seemed to catch on and run wild with many, including the youth. Take a good look around regardless of the time zone or area code you live in, and you will notice something that I would call a phenomenon among ages. A large number of men, women, boys, and girls will display their meaning of art. A piece of art that symbolizes different meanings to different people. Regardless of the meaning that an individual may have for their body art, there are some employers who do not agree with this type of display of individuality. Are they wrong, or are they right? No matter what anyone may feel about tattoos or body piercings, it is prevalent that they exist among us, and each of us will come face to face with a dilemma that is widespread one day. A team concept should be strongly considered prior to making any drastic decision and placing a tattoo or body piercing in a visible location. Individuality may be preferred but that will only work if you happen to own the company you work for. Otherwise be mindful of this and place your tattoo or body piercing in a discreet location. A New Era Arises - But are Tattoos and Piercings Wrong for the Workplace? Living in an ever-changing era, times are difficult for many to grasp today, especially concerning permanent markings on one’s...
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...A: Ink tattoos. 1 Text 1: Andy Carrington's view of tattoos are made of a young adult position. Carrington, who have tattoos, think that the meaning of tattoos with the times have changed. Previously, a tattoo was something rare, but full significance. Nowadays it is something that categorizes the working class. Most have tattoos, either because it has symbolism Christian approach or simply because it's beautiful. At the same time, he turns to whether it is because you want it or because you do self-mutilation. Do people get a tattoo because of pain? Is the thinking behind a tattoo positive or negative? Text 2: Brendan O'Neill's view of tattoos is that it is no longer something you do by rebel causes, but something that signatories the young generation. He thinks it's wrong, not least because it can destroy almost all of their future, but because people don't think about the consequences they get created with this permanent thing under the skin. Most jobs require that you don't have visible tattoos. This is not something young people think of, at least not until they stand and can’t get their dream job. Perhaps we should not be able to get tattoos before we got older? Text 3: Alexis Sachdev is a teenager who's just had made her first tattoo. Her attitudes about tattoos is therefore composed of a typical teenage attitude. A tattoo is nice, something that is there to be showed. She believes that older people views, such as a tattoo can easily undo, is nonsense...
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...Tattoos: Art, History and the Changing Complexion The pain. The beauty. Sitting in the tattoo artist’s chair I wonder what am I doing? This is a lifelong commitment. People have been getting tattoos throughout history for many reasons: social, religious and cultural. Nowadays more people have tattoos and the percentage of people with tattoos is continuing to rise. Even though some people view it as the "devil's art", the changing culture and acceptance of tattoos is becoming more mainstream and viewed as an expression of individuality. Some people claim that tattoos have been around since 12000 B.C. Generally the earliest known tattoos are from the Iceman, a mummy found on what is now the Italian-Austrian border. The Iceman has been carbon dated as over 5000 years old. Prior to this discovery, Egyptian mummies were thought to show the earliest signs of tattoos. These tattoos usually were found on female mummies. The markings on the female represented their status and relation to the ruler or pharaohs of the time. As the Egyptian empire spread so did the influence of tattooing on other cultures and societies. Egyptians spread the art of tattoos throughout the world and different cultures adapted tattooing. Greeks used tattooing to mark rankings of spies, slaves and criminals. These markings were usually done on the face. Facial tattoos were also used in Japan on criminals. They were tattooed on the forehead with a design to signify a dog after three...
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...different views on ink tattoos presented in the texts. “When, for example, does tattooing become self-mutilation?” This quote is taken from text 1 by Andy Carrington who’s a poet and writer. In 2012 he published this text “Is Tattooing a Form of Self-Mutilation?” through his personal website. The question is: Does tattooing mean self-mutilation at all? It depends how you turn the perspective. Andy Carrington has a majority of tattoos, since he wrote “I will confess I chose to have a majority of my tattoos done to alleviate my boredom”. His opinion is that people are more self-destructive if they have tattoos. This text focuses on how your identity changes on the number of tattoos you have printed on their body. “Job-seekers all over the world are finding that their tats may be costing them a job opportunity.” This quote is taken from text 2 by Brendan O’Neill who is an editor of the online magazine Spiked Online. In 2014 he published this text “Tattoos were once a sign of rebellion – now they are evidence of craven conformity to cultural norms” as a blog post from the website of the British newspaper The Telegraph. It’s a normal mentality that people have prejudice for tattooed humans. Normally the job-seekers gets a rejection because of their visible tattoos. But why? Just because you were under the needle for a few hours it doesn’t mean that your personality is changed? Following to the Japanese mayor of the city Osaka, he says: “If they want to have tattoos, they should quit...
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...Battling Discrimination at Work Discrimination at work is unfair. The reason why is because everybody is a human being and everyone should be treated equal. Companies don’t always get the best workers because they tend to pick what they think will work, when in reality if they took the time to study them they would realize how the person works and or who they really are. First of all everyone should be treated equal because everyone is the same, some people might be short, others tall, some skinny and some fat but that doesn’t matter because deep inside we are all the same. Also people should be treated equally so that everyone has the chance to do something in life. Some employers hire individuals based on their ability to get a job done. Some employers hire people based on their qualifications and their experiences concerning a particular job. However, there are employers out there that hire someone based purely on how the person looks. Whether it be based on their skin color, age, gender, or sexual orientation. Discrimination is everywhere no matter where we look, but it should stop because it is just not fair, everyone should be treated equal. Companies do not always get the best workers, they tend to go for the people who are good looking and people they think will bring more business and costumers. For example a lot of Mexican people come to this country to become successful and do something about their lives, but the system of the united states decides to block them...
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...to Get a Tattoo That You Won’t Regret Introduction * I will give some statistics about the number of tattooed adults in the United States and say something about how people aren’t taught about tattoos. * “According to Science News, 21% of Americans have a tattoo – That’s more than one in five.” Goal * There is so much stuff about tattoos that I wanted to cover but couldn’t because of the time limit. So, I’m focusing on the most important things to think about when getting a tattoo. Thesis * When getting a tattoo, it is important to consider tattoo placement, select the proper artist/shop, and observe “tattoo etiquette.” Body 1. Tattoo placement is important to consider. * You must decide where you want to get your tattoo. * Pain is not the most important thing to think about when considering tattoo placement. * I will discuss the “no future club” with the appropriate visual aid. Transition * I’ll say something like “The next thing to think about is selecting the right artist/shop.” 2. You must pick a tattoo artist and tattoo shop. * Someone should pick their tattoo artist based on the artist’s reputation and style specialization. * I will discuss why it is important to view getting a tattoo as establishing a relationship with an artist and not as a one time thing. * An artist will be more inspired/creative if you get a tattoo style they specialize in. * You should get tattooed at a reputable tattoo parlor...
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...the hidden story behind it. Family. In the Hawaiian culture, the ink designs on their bodies is consider strong in culture, beliefs and are remarkable to the wearer of the design. Nowadays, people automatically assume choosing a tattoo design represents something symbolic or family related, but not knowing the exact reason for it. When choosing a tattoo, people should take family history, genealogy, or cultural practices into consideration. In the Hawaiian culture, there are rules saying what men and women can and cannot...
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...Running Header: The Right Age to Permit a Tattoo THE LAW SHOULD RISE THE ALLOWABLE AGE BEFORE A PERSON CAN CONSENT TO A TATTOO Introduction Some of the human ethical issues directly relate the laws governing a state or country. Issues such as the legal age for permitting acquisition of a tattoo also apply to the same scenario. Some of the aspects one ought to consider before undertaking the act even when permitted by law may include the health risks or body reactions among others. Some questions need proper answers before considering the age bracket for allowing freedom to acquire a tattoo especially among the hyperactive teens, since they move by the fashion trends or pressure. First is whether the parents are involved. In most case scenarios, the parent does not know and probably will never recognize that such a decision was undertaken. This is one reason why it is important to raise the age limit, because in majority of the cases it seems to be a personal decision. It is not a control issue but a waiting issue for better, mature choices. The teen life is full of trial and error acts since one may be trying to find an identity of fit into a group, therefore the decisions are almost certainly regrettable in future or generally immature. Secondly, who is legally old enough for a tattoo? The age limit is diverse among states or countries. Today most parents seem closer and more interactive with their children that before. For this reason, the teenagers think that...
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...The Article Tattoos in the Workplace: How Appearance Policies Affect Healthcare Jobs, is stating the while tattoos become more widely accepted, it is also true that not every employer welcomes their presence. Tattoos are a form of personal expression that is not protected under the First Amendment. According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, an employer can establish a dress code and appearance policies if they don’t discriminate against a person based on their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information. In the healthcare field, facial tattoos along with offensive tattoos that are visible, are often forbidden, even if the hospital has no official policy regarding the subject. Most organization worry about protecting their professional image first. The two main reasons why doctors,...
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...For the longest time tattoos and piercings has been assimilated with bikers and criminals but, is this still true? As time progresses people thoughts and ideas change. Twenty years ago having a tattoo could hurt your chances of getting a job. Nowadays dress codes at work regarding tattoos and piercings have become more relaxed. The questions still stands, are tattoos dangerous, not only to humans health but to people's careers? Today's health standards have improved greatly in the past twenty years. With these new health standards comes more regulation on tattoos. One of the improvements is stores are now required to have an autoclave, which is a special devices that cleans tattooing equipment. All needles, ink, and lubricant is one per person. This is to help stop the spread the germs between people by the tools. All...
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...Tattoo Trend Taking Over Many people today are getting tattoos, and the people who are getting them are getting them done younger. “Teens are the largest growing group getting tattoos, though this ‘body art’ is seen increasingly in professionals such as counselors, nurses, doctors, lawyers, and business managers.” (Nicoletti, p.215). People spend a lot of money on tattoos, although I could not find a scholarly source on how much is spent annually, many of the source that I found for 2013 said that in the United States people spent $1.65 billion dollars on tattoos. (Tattoo Statistics). Although tattoos are an old art form, getting a tattoo has become a trend fairly recently, and with that the art side of tattooing is being diminished. “Tattooing is not a new phenomenon in many parts of the world. As far back as 2000 BC, there is evidence that tattooing was practiced in Egypt, and in many countries it has been used as adornment and to denote status.” (J. Caplan). Tattooing has obviously been around for quite a long time, and today tattoos illustrate completely different meanings from what they used too. I seriously doubt that in 2000 BC people were getting tattoos because they thought it was a fun idea. People have started to undermine a great art form, they are doing this by taking any meaning from the art they are getting. What I mean by this is that in the past, recent and ancient, tattoos represented something about a person, weather it was a representation of their status...
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...Over Ink? Victims of Tattoo Layoffs, found on page 349 in your text. Answer questions 1-5 and submit as an attachment. Be sure to cite any additional resources you use. 1. Yes they should be protected under nation’s employment laws because they are human just like everyone else. Just because you have tattoos don’t mean you shouldn’t have a job. 2. Employee’s may choose to have a dress code that requires that body art be covered because some tattoo’s display religious choices and derogatory things and everyone shouldn’t have to be subjected to that some tattoo’s may be offensive so you should cover them up to not offend anyone. The only jobs that should allow tattoo’s to be visible is a job that is not dealing with the public. 3. Yes because if he had the tattoos when he was hired and he didn’t acquire any new tattoos I don’t see what the problem was there wasn’t a problem when he was hired so what changed and he was covering them up so I don’t think it was because of customer complaints so on what merit did they have for firing him and why was he the only one targeted out, there was others with tattoos why weren’t they fired as well. No tattoos are all the same no matter if it’s on a man or a woman. Woman tattoos can be just as offensive as men sometimes even worse. 4. Yes I’ve worked with several people with piercings and body art and they are perceived just like any other person. They just are outwardly expressive and there’s nothing wrong with that. I don’t...
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...Tattoos 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 says “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price, so glorify God in your body.” Meaning that whatever you do, with your piercing and tattoos they should all be for the glory of God. Getting a tattoo of a skull or some weird mythical creature wouldn’t be wise because one it’s not for the glory of God and two in a few years when you have you adult mind you’ll regret it. When you’re sitting with your friends and there showing there inspiring and meaningful tattoos, you’ll be sitting there hiding yours. You’ll feel embarrassed to even mention you have a tattoo. I’ve heard a quote, “Don’t regret something...
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...Angeles and went to California State University-San Marcos (USCD). He is a very talented tattoo artist. He talked about how he got found interest in art and the idea of tattoos and how it is a permanent mark that creates your identity. He also talked about the chicana canvas and the importance of knowing who you are. Xuan Santos said when he was little he was quite different than the other kids he grew up with. One day the other kids played outside with their toys or playing tag he would leave them to go watch his uncle tattoo his clients. His uncle did tattoos at home and that is where he would watch him. He said ever since that day he was fascinated about the art on other...
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...Re: Natalie Attired claim for wrongfully withholding unemployment compensation against (NMESB) Memorandum Statement of Facts Natalie Attired was an employer at Biddy’s Tea House for three months. She asked another waitress about getting a tattoo. The waitress advised her not to get it where it would be visible or she would be fired. The waitress that gave her the advice was working there for ten years. Natalie did not take the other waitress advice and still got the tattoo. The tattoo was not fully covered by the uniform. The tattoo covered her entire upper right arm. The length was shoulder to elbow. Biddy Baker was not pleased with the tattoo. He asked her to remove the tattoo if she wanted to keep her job. Natalie refused. After the week was finished she was given a termination notice. She applied for unemployment compensation but was terminated for “misconduct”. Questions Presented * Can Natalie Attired file a claim against New Mexico Employment Security Board (NMESB) for wrongfully withholding her unemployment compensation? * Should Natalie be able to receive unemployment compensation? Answers Briefed * No, Natalie cannot file a claim because she was technically in the wrong. She knew that the tattoo was not a good idea for the environment and was warned. * No, Natalie was terminated for “misconduct”. She also was proven to show actions of misconduct. Applicable Statute Boynton Cab Co. v. Neubeck, 237 Wis. 249, 259-60, 296 N.W. 636...
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