Can someone hold down a job and still have tattoos?

I recognized the sarcasm. Hmmm... I have 8 tattoos, some are rather recent, but I used to work as a Senior Account Coordinator for a Fortune 500 company with tattoos and never had a problem. I have a tattoo on each forearm, a tattoo on my neck, thigh, calf, and ankle. I also have one on my temple, but I have special stage makeup that I use to cover that up if needed.

I love shattering stereotypes. :) I would love to see how the haters feel after finding out how many doctors, lawyers, CEOs etc. are tattooed and they would never know.

Hi, I'm Olivia, and I'm 24.

1) I graduated from high school 8th in my class (out of 300 something)

2) I earned 2 bachelors degrees in the time it takes most people to earn 1 (business and fashion marketing)

3) I'm almost finished with my masters degree (entertainment business).

4) I have tattoos, several of them in highly visible locations. They can be covered if I choose to cover them, but usually I choose not to.

5) I work part-time as a professional piercer, I work weekends at an upscale salon, I teach bellydancing classes twice a week, and I DJ at a local DnB night once a month.

I suppose I'm not exactly the best example of a career woman with tattoos, mainly because I haven't really started my career.

Ask again next year, and hopefully I'll be able to tell you how much of a hot sh*t businesswoman I am.

Ha, I loved your question, and also the feedback you gave each person. Anyways, I'm gonna add onto the one that said something about being a teacher with tattoos. I'm an assistant teacher, no tattoos yet but getting my first one in March [very excited!!] and I work with several females that have tattoos, and they don't cover them up. I'm at an elementary school by the way. As far as I know, and from what I've asked them, they weren't asked to cover them up either. So yes... as I'm sure you know already [note my sarcasm LOL] you can have a job and have tattoos as well! Sorry, I'm in a goofy mood today.

My partner has several tattoos which he had done in the army when he was young. He promised his mother that he would get the tattoos where they could be covered up ( on leg, upper arm) to have the "right" image- he is now a printer!

So, yes a tattoo does not have the same image that it once had and is not as discriminatory as it once was.

I don't have any tattoos and prefer if someone draws on me with a felt tip pen or texta( that way I have lots of different tats!) Ok , I have no committment - but I still admire a well drawn Tat.

I understand the question of course :) You already know this but I'll play along and go ahead and list it:

1) College degree - minor in theology believe it or not

2) Business owner - husband and I own exotic rental car company - low and behold we have tattoos and can afford to buy the cars......

Also have my own bookkeeping business I run from home, husband is also in IT

3) Back covered in tattoos

4) Husband 1/2 sleeve

All can be covered.

This was fun :)

I'm certainly not in prison, on welfare or in a gang. I work in for one of the biggest head hunting companies in London, I work on the reception desk and am front facing, meeting and greeting all of the clients when they arrive at the office. I have 5 tattoos, and no one has ever said a word to me about them. I wear trousers out of personal choice as I despise men looking at a woman's legs, so for my own personal comfort I never wear a skirt in the office and that hides 2 of my tattoos.

Rider you must be out of your mind to think more people than you have a job and a tattoo. *rolls eyes* Can those two things coexist? I'm confused!

A little info on me; I majored in civil engineering and am currently planning to return to school so I can study history of all sorts. Anyway... I work with an internet marking company doing data analysis and have a very large tattoo on my leg, tattoo on my ankle and foot as well as visible facial piercings and my lovely 1/2" lobes. (We'll exclude my job as a piercer for this one)

1)B.S. Animal Science, M.S. Animal Science; PhD program in fall; currently teaching Microbiology and Principles of Biology at a community college

2) five tattoos

3) upper back, lower back, left pelvis, right pelvis, right hip bone

Edit: I make the time for ink! It always seems to be some weird, obscure moment in time that I decide to get a new one. I walked in three weeks ago to have my hair colored and walked out with a new tattoo (my hair stylist is married to my tattooist.) Most people would be surprised to find how many of us are tattooed.

Teachers at universities can have tattoos...as far as high schools...depends on the school. I work for a huge corporate graphics company and I am manager. I have a sleeve and chest piece and they never ask me to cover up. Its a very professional place and we do work for a number of architects and Boeing, Disney, Coca Cola and such. It just depends on the companies but tattoos aren't so taboo anymore!

Hi I'm a personal trainer-I have 9 tattoos including an entire back piece, all are coverable except the stars on my earlobes.