If I discovered them after the fact (like if you were successful at hiding them from me in the interview and got hired), I'd get rid of you at the FIRST opportunity. Gone. Why?
FH1100, I agree & disagree with you.
Where I diasagree - From your example quoted above lets assume the pilot you employed had tattoos which you never discovered until years later. By this time he/she had become your top line pilot, your biggest customer loved him/her & would only fly if you or this pilot were available. Not an unfamiliar scenario as I have been in that situation many times before. On discovery of the tattoo do you still fire them?
Where I agree - There are 3 types of people, those who display tattoos, those who have them but don't display them & those who don't have them. Of the people who get tattoos there are -
- Those who get them in inconspicuous places where those who are not intimate with them will rarely if ever see. These people get the tattoos for their own phsycological benefit, i.e. a reminder of an important life event, group or loved one. These people want a permanent reminder of this for their own benefit, not the publics & if asked about it will nearly always be able to explain a clear mental process & significant sentimental value.
- Those who get them in conspicuos places where the general public will be guaranteed of seeing them even when dressed in clothing which is not revealing. I believe these people get tattoos in order to influence the opinion people form of them based on visual accuity, in effect influncing the outcome of the meeting by distracting the other person with plumage. These are generally the people who get tribal art, skulls with flames, miscellaneous sayings in Chinese or Japanese lettering etc, & when asked what it means they usually respond " I don't know, nothing really".
I agree with you as I don't believe that the person who displays tattoos as plumage for all to see has the phsycological traits I am looking for in a person who controls the lives of my clients & financial viability of my business. However those who choose to keep their association with tattoos private can't influence my decision either way as I never see them; as far as I am concerned they don't have tattoos.
The end result is there are only 2 types of people, those who display tattoos & those who don't have them.