Thoughts on tattoos in the workplace? Know military stance but in civilian world see more and more. Would tattoo affect hiring decision?

The hospital we use requires employees to have no visible tats. Found out when I asked a nurse why he had a spandex sleeve on one arm with a short sleeve scrub top. Also noticed none of the staff had piercings anywhere but ears. May be just a small town hospital, but I think it may have something to do with hygiene

Depends on where the tattoos are and the nature of them. In a professional environment, I'm totally okay with, if you can cover them up with normal business attire, I don't really care if you have them. So that means, no hands/fingers, neck or face tats. Also facial piercings or those stretched earlobes are no-gos too.

It really depends on the work environment. Personally, I find tattoos very unprofessional. People can express themselves on a personal level all they want, but personal lives should not interfere with a professional environment.

Yes, I have seen people with some very beautiful and artistic tattoos. Well guess what... tattoo policies weren't written for those people. Tattoo policies weren't written for people like this fool who gets racist tattooed on his forehead.

How many of you would feel comfortable leaving your children at a daycare where this man was employed. regardless of your kids skin color???

The fact of the matter is, as productive members of society, we are representatives of the companies we work for. Some have dress codes, some are a little lax. But tattoo policies are in place to prevent claims of discrimination based on an employee's poor choices.