One of the more common problems people experience with body art is that it negatively affects their careers. Today, more companies allow their employees to openly displaying tattoos and piercings than they did in the past. Despite this fact, an employee’s chance of moving ahead are often diminished because of his or her body art.

According to Cindy Graf, director of the Laser Centers of Wisconsin, a facility that removes tattoos, tattoos have found a certain level of acceptance in industries such as fashion, beauty, and retail. However, in her experience, tattoos in a professional business setting are less acceptable. Those involved in the job placement industry agree with Graf’s assessment. “People who want to be promoted and be successful abandon the tattoos and piercings pretty quickly,” said Carol Schneider, CEO of SEEK, Incorporated. Such adornments “may hold people back,” she added, noting that “the people in positions of power are pretty conservative. If a person wants to join the ranks of power, they need to dress appropriately.”

A 2001 survey by vault, an online management site, backs this viewpoint. Of the five hundred participants questioned in the survey, 18 percent of tattooed managers said that their tattoos or piercings have hindered their career prospects. In addition, 42 percent of managers said they would lower their opinion of someone based on his or her tattoos or body piercings, and 10 percent said they had to discipline workers because of tattoos or piercings. Managers also stated that tattoos or piercings may negatively affect a person’s ability to get a job: 58 percent said they would be less likely to offer a job to a tattooed or pierced applicant.

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The increasing number of people getting tattooed or pierced has led to a rise in people wanting to rid themselves of their body art. A 2003 Harris Poll found that 17 percent of Americans wish they had not gotten their tattoos. Americans are not the only ones unhappy with their body art decision. According to a study by the British Journal of Dermatology, in the United Kingdom 75 percent of tattooed people regret their decision to get inked.

People regret their body art for many reasons. Some claim that their body piercings negatively impact their careers; others are unhappy when their tattoos fade and distort over time. Those no longer satisfied with their body art have several options, many of them painful and expensive, to rid themselves of their piercings and tattoos. Those options range from covering their piercings with clothing to surgically removing their tattoos.

Some reasons for removing tattoos include:

• Professional Problems
• Because of the person’s name on it
• They don’t like the way it looks
• They think it was stupid
• It faded over time
• It is visible when they don’t want it to be.
• They think it was a bad decision
• They are a different person now.
• They affect their jobs or getting a job.

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