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

Re:tattoos

[CamMac]

Just to be nitpickin...

The military does require that its members be capable of presenting a professional apperance. Tats, while the traditional mark of someone about to kick your butt, are not allowed on skin that is visible while wearing a long-sleeved dress uniform. Peircings are limited to women (1 pair, in the ears. Conservative single stud or single pearl. No hoops or danglies), or off duty and far off post.

--Cam

Re:No biggie

[kahei]

I think you illustrate my point pretty well.

Levitical law prohibits tattoos and 'cutting your body for the dead' right where it prohibits planting two kinds of seed in a field and cutting off the edges of your beard.

Moving onward to actual Christianity, the subject of my post, body piercing and tattooing is not forbidden by the RC, the C of E, the Missouri Synod, the Calvinists, the Episcopalians, nor have I ever personally met a Christian who gives a damn (poor choice of words there perhaps).

Somewhere there are a few slightly wacky sects like the 7th Day Adventists who have a lot of weird Leviticus-inspired rules as well as regular Christian ones, and they might forbid piercing. You may wish to focus on them if that reinforces the opinions you already hold about Christianity, but they're not exactly central to the debate.

They are dwarfed, in fact, by the vast mass of atheist/agnostics like yourself who have strongly-held yet blurry beliefs about Christianity formed from a vague mishmash of web pages and angst.

Now, I'm glad you realize that 'most Christians don't bother with the fiddly bits' -- you've gotten further than the original poster. The next step would be to go and read some stuff about what Christians actually do believe -- both the Catholics and the mainstream Protestants (Lutheran etc) will have lots of fun facts for you about the supercession of the Levitical law.

I really don't want to deliver a generic 'learn something about it before talking!' smackdown here, but... well, let's just leave it hanging in the air :)