Should people with visible face/neck and other tattoos be employed in customer-facing roles?

I think most people would say 'no' but I'm interested to hear other people's views? In my industry (railways - freight) we are not always in customer-facing situations but sometimes we are.

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PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M

Yes. Tattoos have nothing to do with whether someone is competent.

In fact I have several friends who have lots of tattoos and they are better people than most of the people in 3 piece silk suits.

zonavar68 · 56-60, M

@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow agree however optics are an important consideration for many businesses.

PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M

@zonavar68 No doubt. That being said the idea of optics for companies are often 50 years behind the times.

zonavar68 · 56-60, M

@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow You'll find a lot of small retail businesses don't believe that. Same as businesses not hiring trans people.

PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M

@zonavar68 business attitudes are weird and tend to lag behind.

I am a photographer and a few years ago there was a "scandal" that the first tattooed models were gracing Bridal magazines even though tattoos among American women is now higher than men 38% vs 32%. And that is not some tiny minority.