Thread: i have a problem

Believe it or not, Starbucks is a good employer. One of the Paramedics I work withs wife is a manager at one. She said they start out around ten an hour, an promote from within. They like to hire people who are a little different in appearances too. You could look into construction. Be an electrician or plumbers helper for awhile, then get your own license. Long as you can do the job, they don't care what you look like. Be willing to work hard, and you'll do alright.

The starbucks around here start you out at $6 or $7 an hour, but they do hire some cool people.

Construction work is usually pretty lenient on appearances, as is any kind of maintenance.

I had a buddy that started a lawn service and did so well during the summer that he didn't have to work over the winter, but he lives a pretty bare bones lifestyle.

Two years ago the U.S. Marine Corps placed a regulation banning tattoos. I would think the Army, Navy and Air Force are pretty similar. During my latest hospitization, the girlfriend of my roomate was complaining that Starbucks changed their mind about the tattoos she had on her hands and fired her.

In the world in which I live, having tattoos on your face places you in the ranks of the unemployable. Certainly you can work in some jobs where more radical appearance is acceptable such as selling funky clothes or CD's. Some bars and nightclubs that cater to the goth crowd. There's always the night watchman security type gigs. And like Herman Melville's Queequeg from Moby Dick, you can always pursue a rewarding career in whaling.

hope that i jumped the gun i have an interview in the morning as usual im gunna hide my piercings and like i said i have let my goat grow to hide my chin piece. its an hour and a half to get there but work is work. startin to think i shoulda told my lady to get over herself and just stayed in alabama. i had no problems there but then again i knew a lot of people and here i dont know a soul.

It sucks, but removal is always an option

in my case i hate to say removal is not an option. i love having my ink and steel in my skin, just like having a stone and a piece of steel in my hand

I've got tat's too, and would never want to work for any place that didn't accept that.

Education is a good thing. How about going back to school and getting a trade skill?

Hell if I were out of work and needed the cash there isn't much I wouldn't do for my wife and me to eat. Shoveling s*it isn't beyond me.

Originally Posted by metalhead

in my case i hate to say removal is not an option. i love having my ink and steel in my skin

A slightly expensive but perhaps good option might be to have the tats lasered off, but then redone in the black light ink. Theres a member MikeRatliff who has a black light ink tattoo. That way you kinda have the best of both worlds, you still have your tattoo(s) and it won't put you in the ranks of difficult to employ.

Would you also not consider removing the peicings during work hours?

Congrats on your new job though, stick at it and you'll be fine. Theres a point in everyones life where they have to do a job they can't stand, bu teventually it gets you into a better job.