At one time, Tats were normally the symbol of a Matelot, or Soldier with them normally being a Swallow on the top of the hand, or a big red heart with some girls name or Mum& Dad, they really weren't obtrusive, but as time has passed it seems all the nasty habits if the Sado/recreational druggys have had one thing in common, stick Iron bits in places that will constantly be a reminder to the rest of the untarnished population that that this person is a weirdo, I have employed office staff and Heavy Good vehicle drivers for the last 40 years, at any type of interview I always looked for signs, and even if I couldn't see anything I made them aware that things like that would not make me a happy bunny, at one interview a young lady appeared in a nice demure suit with a high buttoned blouse, but I even gave her the talk, imagine my supprise when three weeks later she turned up to work in the depths of winter to reveal a cleavage with a tattoed hand comming out of it and a bare midriff with allsorts of suggestive things pointing to her more personal regions, most of my drivers worked with me for 18+ years and longer, but this particular young lady lasted all of 3.5 weeks.
Call me old fashioned, and a bit of a stickler, but work is for work, not small talk like " where does that go too" with some silly female actually wanting to show off parts we normally dont see.
Peter R-B