Tattoos are an interesting subject in the workplace
Recently two of our female GenZ employees were talking about tattoos. One asked if I had any, and before I could reply, the other said "you're too old to have tattoos, I guess," My response: "At least I'm not paying $1000 a month on student loans." But back to the tattoos.....many if not most of my peers in their 50s now have them, so they are commonplace across all age groups. My VP who is 64 has several. Of course a lot of the people I work with are prior military or agency people.
So we were supporting an exercise at Ft Story involving Navy Special Warfare, and one of our young guys has a full arm sleeve. We were talking about what to wear (this was an exercise on the beach literally in a tent - we emphasized this and told the Gen Z women to dress appropriately, and they showed up in skirts, which the sailors LOVED). He asked if he needed to wear long sleeves to cover his arm. We had to inform him that just about everyone in that exercise was going to be tatted nearly head to toe.
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Following on Edge's post I have a question about Gen Zers and jobs
-- HokieMacDaddy
Jun 14, 2024 at 03:50 PM ET
HokieMacDaddy
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06/14/24 03:50 PM ET
I’ve hired over 50 people the last few years and
-- VTNateRx
Jun 14, 2024 at 04:34 PM ET
VTNateRx
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06/14/24 04:34 PM ET
Mine use Indeed to find jobs, but 100% agree they could just as easily walk
-- Vtskier1
Jun 14, 2024 at 04:21 PM ET
Vtskier1
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06/14/24 04:21 PM ET
I would bet almost all applying is don’t online
-- VTNateRx
Jun 14, 2024 at 04:47 PM ET
VTNateRx
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06/14/24 04:47 PM ET
Until Gen Zers are doing the actual hiring...I'd say you're correct.
-- vthokieq
Jun 14, 2024 at 04:05 PM ET
vthokieq
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06/14/24 04:05 PM ET
Agree...it comes down to who is doing the hiring.
-- Tafkam Hokie
Jun 14, 2024 at 04:20 PM ET
Tafkam Hokie
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06/14/24 04:20 PM ET
Tattoos are an interesting subject in the workplace
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-- Happy Dog
Jun 15, 2024 at 08:37 AM ET
Happy Dog
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06/15/24 08:37 AM ET
So are you planning on getting a tat to fit in with the crowd?
-- Coach McGuirk
Jun 15, 2024 at 06:05 PM ET
Coach McGuirk
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06/15/24 06:05 PM ET