Your views on tattoos and wether they affect your workload.

[Millsy 82]

As redsaw said all depends on what it is.

Years ago a boss told me not on show and you will be fine but I think times have changed. I do think though if you have your head and face done people will think differently.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

i dont have any, but if your offering i would have a sleeve done and some 🙂

however, its down to taste and what they are. for example, you would loose many jobs with a swasticker? on your forhead or diy hot needle work dipped in the school ink, wouldnt you?

i would also like to read this one evening, cover to cover. :yes:
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google Notonix 😉

 

[Leo21]

There's bound to be a small risk of losing some. Specially to the old folks. But hey ho, if you want them, have them.
I've got two half sleeves and a full back, I'd love more but swmbo has forbade it.

 

[Best]

I can't see the attraction of a mass of ink covering your arms. Usually just looks like blue arms from a short distance.
I bet a lot of tattooed people enjoy the attention tattoos have, but just because people are interested, doesn't mean they like them.
A bit of art work that you can hang on a wall or have the option to sell someday seems a better idea to me. :smile:

 

[REDSAW]

I can't see the attraction of a mass of ink covering your arms. Usually just looks like blue arms from a short distance.
I bet a lot of tattooed people enjoy the attention tattoos have, but just because people are interested, doesn't mean they like them.
A bit of art work that you can hang on a wall or have the option to sell someday seems a better idea to me. :smile:

you can skin your dead cat cant you?lol

 

[lame plumber]

personally I see tats as something that can look good when they are new, just look awful 20 years down the line when they bleed and you sag. what ever folks say, they arent as acceptable as some hope, they can lose you work as the minority of those with tats, ruin it for lads who are hard working and honest etc etc by the minority being asses, but it is them the world remembers normally.

 

[thereisawizza]

I was brought up with "no tattoos below the elbow" ethos. Not so much of a big deal nowadays but bearing in mind if most of ones client base is of the older generation, old rules still apply.

 

[Gray0689]

I have a few but non in view when dressed
But ones on neck I'd deffo say are off putting to most people

 

[hammers4spanner]

A lad I know has a large clock tatooed on his back .

I asked him why the clock he said to symbolise the time he was born.

8 said but it has no hands .

His answer .... couldn't afford them !

 

[Leo21]

A lad I know has a large clock tatooed on his back .

I asked him why the clock he said to symbolise the time he was born.

8 said but it has no hands

His answer .... couldn't afford them !

I thought you were going to say he ran out of time.

 

[Stanios]

The are two types of people I dont get in life:

6ft tall birds wearing high heels
6ft tall blokes with tattoos

As you can tell I dislike being intimidated.

 

[oz-plumber]

The are two types of people I dont get in life:

6ft tall birds wearing high heels
6ft tall blokes with tattoos

Could be one in the same....depending on the day of the week.

 

[Rickster123]

A lad I know has a large clock tatooed on his back .

I asked him why the clock he said to symbolise the time he was born.

8 said but it has no hands .

His answer .... couldn't afford them !

I had to read that twice. Totally misread clock!

 

[Riley]

I had to read that twice. Totally misread clock!

Weirdly me too. Great minds and all that

 

[Rickster123]

Weirdly me too. Great minds and all that

I actually thought why would a random bloke have a picture of Riley on his back?!

 

[Dotty]

I actually thought why would a random bloke have a picture of Riley on his back?!

Harsh.

Funny!

But harsh.......

 

[JCplumb]

I just don't get tattoos, never been inclined to get myself permanently drawn on and don't think they look good on people.
I don't judge someone who has them most of the time.
There are exceptions though, I don't know if it's the same everywhere else, but about 10 years ago everyone round here on benefits started to get cheap badly drawn tattoos. They'd post them up on facebook.
I remember one really badly drawn foot on someones ankle, looked like a blind T-rex had drawn it, the poster put something like ''for my baby'' and it got a gazillion likes, she's gone on to have one on her neck of some really badly drawn pentagrams that get smaller from her shoulder to her jawline, that one has the caption ''For all the little stars, taken too soon'' What the actual eff??!
Back to the topic, I think tattoos might lose you work. If someone dislikes them and judges the person with them and they get 2 similar quotes where the other guy doesn't have drawings on him, then maybe you'll lose out. I don't think there's that many people like that though tbh.

 

[obseen16]

Im starting to think that I can simply wear long sleeved tops when visiting customers for the first time and then once they see I'm a nice chap I can roll up the sleeves and crack on doing what I do. I fully agree that face and neck tats are probably a lot less acceptable however I've never fancied one of those areas done anyways. If all else fails I could always get it lasered off lmao

 

[Rickster123]

Without wanting to ruin my image as the forum tough nut I don't think I could handle the pain of a tattoo. I was nearly in tears when I stubbed my toe this morning.

 

[Barry98]

All mine are covered but I'm booked in to start my sleeve in two weeks