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:"Decent human being"

[back_pages]

Clean yourself up and show up to work looking like a decent human being people. -A reasonable person

In some cultures of human beings, it's considered indecent if one is not pierced. -OMFG +1 INTERESTING

But not THIS CULTURE.

OMFG +5 INSIGHTFUL!!!111ONEONeone

Re:No biggie

[Kyrka]

Wow! After all these years, and my very first "first post" has netted a score of 3-Informative and become a catalyst for much debate. I guess I should point out my history...

I _don't_ wear ear rings to work... but I also don't wear them around the house either. I tend to throw 'em in place as an accessory, when I feel the need to dress the part. [I run in several different circles these days - many I never dreamed I'd be involved with back in the days when I didn't expect to be a) a father or b) live to the ripe age of 35.]

I pierced my ears in high-school... and was not allowed to wear them in the Navy - at least not in uniform. Personally, I always viewed this as a form of sexual discrimination... but history and tradition certainly have their place I suppose. Even the females are required to wear pretty vanilla ear rings - nothing particularly flashy, etc.

I work for the State of Kansas now, in a university environment. It would take something pretty egregious on my part to lose the job... I'm quite certain I could show up with the rings in, and not have much fallout to deal with other than folks wondering why I "recently got pierced" since I don't think anyone has really cared enough to notice the holes. Who knows - since I had like 1/2 and inch of hair in the interview, and nearly have a mullet now (accompanying a partial beard because I'm lazy), I'm sure it wouldn't suprise them.

Re:it's unprofessional

[Lord Kano]

This is not 1964, earrings in men(well, at least in the ears) are no big deal anymore.

LK