Body Modifications Still Hinder IT Professionals?

thedeletekey writes "The Detroit News recently ran an article about body modifications in the workplace. This got me thinking; do body modifications such as tattoos and piercings still hinder IT professionals in the workplace? Or is this a thing of the past, as these types of personal changes have become more common in recent years. In my experience, I've found both stringent dress codes requiring business casual attire, and no visible body modifications, to no dress code at all. What has the rest of the IT world found to be common?"

Comments

Uber-Parent High

[MSTCrow5429]

If you have heavy body modification, you're saying to anyone else that you don't care about yourself, and you certainly won't care about your work. Hiring circus freaks outside of the circus just isn't done.

No speaking out of turn

[Urusai]

If your opinion is desired, you will be sent a memo from management via flying monkey courier. Until then, STFU and keep your pie-in-the-sky fantasies to yourself. And put a tie on, FFS.

Re:Professional appearance for a professional job

[flechette_indigo]

Wow, did we just go back 50 yrs? I'm hearing alot of "body modifications are bad". THis is pretty fucked up. Do you rigid blockheads listen to yrselves? U sound like damn puritains

Re:Well said!

[alan_dershowitz]

This is so true. I've noticed how many of my friends (I'm 27) took so long to get moved out of their parents houses. Even then, they live like bachelor slobs in Condos, not even a real house. Everyhting seems set up to help people not develop maturity or responsibility.

I know this will probably get me modded down, but I really can't stand being around some of my peers and having to put up with their fascination with X-Box. I mean holy shit, spending 4 hours a day playing video games is something a high-schooler does.

I have seen more and more adults whose maturity is regressing or already low that are sufficiently old that you can't blame it on the last 20 years of upbringing. American society seems to be making everyone less mature, regardless of age.

Re:No biggie

[kurzweilfreak]

In the name of all that is holy, you are a moron. Please get a brain.

Re:The real "dress for success."

[bergeron76]

it is by no means an indicator; I've found a greater degree of maturity in those who are into it than those against it.

An indicator doesn't mean a badge. I worked with a kid with a gay chinese symbol on his leg and he wore it like he was some bad ass. I wore polo shirts to work and conducted myself professionally. As tempting as it was to show him (or even let him know about) the tattoo canvas on my back, or the piercings on my chest, I didn't.

I didn't because the days of "I'm tattoo'ed therefore I'm cool" are long gone. As 5 years his senior, I almost felt bad for him. I got my tattoo because it's something I believe in and it has value. It's not some gay tribal symbol, or chinese symbol, etc.

Having a tattoo IS NOT A BADGE for creative thinking.

When your job is outsourced to China (or India), you can tell me all about how your Chinese Symbol tattoo that translates to: "Insightful One", 'was once cool'.