Tattoos

I currently work for one of the biggest AEC companies worldwide, and grew up in the far east which gave me an appreciation of their culture and way of doing things.

If I decided to stay in this industry, I don't think walking into a meeting, say in Japan, with visible tattoos, would be ideal. Well, I don't think it would happen.

Of course everyone has a different opinion and different experiences of the matter, I'm not sure why you are debating it. Tattoos are a very personal thing in many ways.

If I found myself happy working in an industry where I thought unconcealable tattoos would not affect my future dealings in any way then I would progress to my forearms..... What business is it that you're in?

You seem to have taken my posts rather personally, they weren't particularly aimed at you, I was just picking up on the point you raised about visible tattoos and employment. "Debating it" - this is a thread for discussing tattoos isn't it? I was asking genuine questions about whether tattoos really do harm employment prospects given they are so prevalent these days.

As I said, it isn't my experience, so was interested to hear what other people thought. From what's been posted it's all "I would think", "I would imagine", "I would assume". Given many of the taboos around tattoos have thankfully gone, now that so many more people have them, I wonder whether they are seen as more "acceptable" in workplaces in all sectors. I know people who work in the City and in law, since these are the two professions mentioned, who are tattooed but I agree with Clive that more senior people probably feel more confident about their positions.

I know a number of senior lawyers with tattoos and some more junior ones. More established people are generally more comfortable.

You fail to mention your own notoriety within the London legal community for your body modifications...