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all these replies and NO one mentioned the benefits of displaying the company logo on the body?!

my boss even paid for mine

all these gd has and NO one has even mentioned the mentioned the benefits of showing your the boss your new company logo tattoo?!

i'm on my 2nd one this year!

Originally Posted by Jimboelec

Guys of my vintage calls them to skinny.

I don't know about that. I remember walking to a polling place with my dad to watch him vote for Eisenhower, and I think they are just right.

Skinny.

Originally Posted by timebuilder

Chicks with long necks are called "models."

Guys of my vintage calls them to skinny.

Originally Posted by hvac r us 2

Chicks with long necks are kind of sexy!

You really think so??????

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Originally Posted by hvac r us 2

Chicks with long necks are kind of sexy!

Chicks with long necks are called "models."

Originally Posted by twilli3967

Twilli bets your into midgets too

And tricycles...I have seen several movies that started off with long neck girls, midgets and tricycles.

Originally Posted by hvac r us 2

Chicks with long necks are kind of sexy!

Twilli bets your into midgets too

Chicks with long necks are kind of sexy!

I personally think this stretched neck thing sounds kinda cool. I have a swegger, an awl and some shackles, anyone wanna be my lab rat

Tattoos...snore!

When are people going to get neck rings and start stretching their necks? or how about foot binding...so people will have lil tiny feet???

How bout someone that has tattoos, a stretched neck w/ rings, tiny feet, ear lobe stretchers, gold capped teeth, a plate in their lip, a bone through the nose, misc. piercings, and shrunkin heads hangin down.....would you let this person work on your furnace?

Originally Posted by adamste81

LEts just put this post to bed now, i think everyone has made their point. If you read back 88 posts ago you will see the original question only asked how hard it would be to get a job with 3 SMALL tattoos that are non offensive in anyway. I understand everyone is just telling personal stories and dont get me wrong it is appriciated but now we are on to guys with tattoos on their face and people with hitler tattoos and arguing if 80% of the population with tattoos are drug dealers and alcoholics. Thank you for everyones input

Still trying to kill your own thread eh? LOL Give up, when a thread takes on a life of its own best just to leave it alone until it dies!

Maybe you should post a couple pics of your tattoos so we can debate if they are offensive or not?

I would hire you

provided that you were willing to cover them. My best tech has 1 visible tat. He keeps it covered to comply with my policy of NO VISIBLE TATOOs.

I have to agree that most that ave tatoos are good, hardworking guys, But in my part of the country (and I think that plays a big part) tatoos are looked down on as unproffessional.

Tel you interviewer upfront you have them and that you are willing to cover them if necessary and they shouldn't be an issue.

Best of luck. This is a great career

Originally Posted by sprintmj19

I think it depends on what the tatoo is and who's looking at it. I was at an RSES meeting a while back. Local tech school had the place jammed. Kids with tatoos on their necks, up the side of their faces, by their ears. Some people wouldn't let a young kid like that in their house, others may not care.

You only get one chance to make a first impression.

I'll tell ya a story. Years ago, I was called out to a factory, industrial job. Maint boss has swastikas, "hitler", the German SS logos, "white power" tats up and down his arms, on his chest, up to his neck.

He had a huge poster on the maint shop wall...Hitler with his arm raised.
On the bottom, it said "next time, no more Mister Nice Guy".

years later, I get a call to another industrial shop, I wonder how they got my name. August, 110 degrees out.

I find the Maint boss, tells me problems, tells me where equip is. "Oh by the way, "xxxx" is the one who gave me your number, he'll be right along". xxxx is the maint boss that had the Hitler poster. Along he comes, with a long sleeve shirt, collar buttoned up tight to his neck.

Did I say it was 110 degrees out that day?

LEts just put this post to bed now, i think everyone has made their point. If you read back 88 posts ago you will see the original question only asked how hard it would be to get a job with 3 SMALL tattoos that are non offensive in anyway. I understand everyone is just telling personal stories and dont get me wrong it is appriciated but now we are on to guys with tattoos on their face and people with hitler tattoos and arguing if 80% of the population with tattoos are drug dealers and alcoholics. Thank you for everyones input

I think it depends on what the tatoo is and who's looking at it. I was at an RSES meeting a while back. Local tech school had the place jammed. Kids with tatoos on their necks, up the side of their faces, by their ears. Some people wouldn't let a young kid like that in their house, others may not care.

You only get one chance to make a first impression.

I'll tell ya a story. Years ago, I was called out to a factory, industrial job. Maint boss has swastikas, "hitler", the German SS logos, "white power" tats up and down his arms, on his chest, up to his neck.

He had a huge poster on the maint shop wall...Hitler with his arm raised.
On the bottom, it said "next time, no more Mister Nice Guy".

years later, I get a call to another industrial shop, I wonder how they got my name. August, 110 degrees out.

I find the Maint boss, tells me problems, tells me where equip is. "Oh by the way, "xxxx" is the one who gave me your number, he'll be right along". xxxx is the maint boss that had the Hitler poster. Along he comes, with a long sleeve shirt, collar buttoned up tight to his neck.

Did I say it was 110 degrees out that day?

Originally Posted by adamste81

"At the end of the day , most people form their opinion of you in the first 30 seconds. How you hold yourself, talk and eye contact say most of it.And as previously mentioned , attitude."

OK so none of what you mentioned above has to do with tattoos.....so you are saying only superficial snobby people judge you on your tattoos?

I'm confused. I thought he said MOST people form their opinion of you in the first 30 seconds, not just "snobby people."

Like I said, I know a lot of great people who have tattoos. The unfortunate part is the number of people who display them who are NOT "great people." That ruins it for the good, hardworking people who have them. It is for that reason that someone who strives to be viewed as a professional may want to avoid having them.

"At the end of the day , most people form their opinion of you in the first 30 seconds. How you hold yourself, talk and eye contact say most of it.And as previously mentioned , attitude."

OK so none of what you mentioned above has to do with tattoos.....so you are saying only superficial snobby people judge you on your tattoos?

Originally Posted by adamste81

my original post was about would it be hard to find a job with 3 small tatoos on my forearm. I think its interesting how this post has taken off like it has, and gone way beyond what I thought it would. I do appriciate everyone taking the time to reply but I do want to say this. Whoever said that tattoos are associated with drugs, jail and alchoholism is completly ignorant. That is like saying every white man who shaves his head is associated with the skinheads and the neo-nazi movement.........they are both complete generalizations and ignorant statements

Really , thats funny junior , i didnt get a single tat untill i QUIT drinking. And no one can see them when i have a short sleeve shirt on.
Being a profesional means showing the general public what their ideal service technician should look like. Weather you agree with their idea or not , they are the ones [ hopefully ] paying to recieve a service in what is becoming a highly competitive market.\
Changes in everyones life affect each of us diferently , maybe a tat was your way of expressing who you were or what you were going through at the time. Is that who you are now? Or does the pookieman ink still rock like it used too?
At the end of the day , most people form their opinion of you in the first 30 seconds. How you hold yourself, talk and eye contact say most of it.And as previously mentioned , attitude.
Check out Twillis posts he always puts a happy spin on things , i just really ,really hope thats not his real picture.

Originally Posted by hvaclogic

Here's my two cents on this.

February of 07' I interviewed a man looking to fill a service tech position
that we had open. Really nice guy with a background in commercial hvac
that had relocated to Arkansas from Arizona so that he and his wife and
kids could be closer to her family. After a 30 minute visit in my office we
strolled out back to look at the shop and to just shoot the breeze for an
hour or so (I find this the best way to get past a formal setting and get
to know someone with their gaurd down) and ended up hiring him. A few
months go by and summer heat hits and he's wearing his long sleeved
shirts buttoned up to the collar. I told him he's going to have a heat
stroke like that and he should wear short sleeves and cargo shorts like
everyone else. He told me that back in Arizona it's hot and the heat
here is nothing. I said okay but be sure to drink plenty of water anyway.

At the end of summer the Hell Angels had a reunion of sorts in a town
north of us ( Eureka Springs) and a bunch of us rode our bikes up to take
a look. Back at the shop on Monday we were all talking about it and our
new hire started sharing some stories with us about his experiences with
the Hells Angels and other clubs. WOW!!!

The next day he comes in with some pictures. His hair was really long
and he has tattoos from his ankles to his neck and down to his wrists.
He told us about being a " hang around" with the Hells Angels and of
being a prospect with the Grim Reapers. His cousin is President of the
Limey Riders and the stories he shared with us just about blew our minds.

Now this guy is soft spoken, kind hearted and in the two years I've
known him he's always worked hard and there is nothing he wouldn't do
for you. Be it at work or to help you out with some project around the house.

He lost two sons, one to sickness and a few months later the other to
an auto accident. That led to the biker lifestyle and don't give a crap
attitude. Five years ago a daughter was born to him and his wife and
that little baby brought everything back into perspective.

Our customers frequently called to say what a nice young man he is
and several wanted only him to do their service work. He is one of the
best men I know.

Last summer he asked if it would be okay to wear short sleeve shirts.
And I thought, you know attitudes about tattoos have changed a lot in
the last several years so I told him" let's give it a try. As long as no one
complains then I can't see it being a problem."

We've not had one complaint or lost one customer as a result. In fact
many are intrigued and start long conversations as a result.

After having read all of the comments on this thread it started me
thinking... I'm so glad he had them covered up when I first met and
interviewed him because I would have passed on him fearing concern
of how our customers would respond. And in doing so our company
would have missed out on a great service tech and a great individual.

I guess I would say a job seeker should probably cover them up. Once
you have shown your employer that you know what your doing and can
be counted on then you can reveal your tattoos. It proved to me again
that you can't and shouldn't judge a book by its cover.

Thank you so much for sharing, it was an awesome story. I think you have hit the nail on the head with this one, I dont think it is nearly as big of a deal as a lot of people think.

Originally Posted by Jimboelec

Most people some thing they would like to change. The past is imposable to change, and tattoos are very hard, but a man can change what’s in his hart, with Gods help and he really wants to.

Absolutely.

When you look back at that unchanging past, and you assess your current "inner man," you find you are motivated to change the "outer man" to reflect the inner. For some, it is as simple as a clean and serviceable uniform. For others, it means changing the haircut you once wore on your '61 FLH (voice of experience there) and for others, it means taking a look at what various markings on you body suggest to OTHERS, and not necessarily what they mean to YOU.

Of course, making changes to your appearance is viewed as being personal in nature. The challenge is to see yourself in the context of your employment environment, and to find the willingness to present yourself in the most favorable manner possible.