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Essay / Cultural Acceptance of Tattoos and Culture - 1143
Most companies say they don't pass people up just because they have tattoos, they just pick the person who is the cleanest because they give their company a better image. However, some companies have a policy of not hiring people with visible tattoos, such as: Geico, US Postal Service, Starwood Hotels, and Denny's. Having visible tattoos is among the top three reasons why companies won't hire someone. The most negative feedback society got over the past few decades was that if you had tattoos, you belonged to a category of people who had been in jail, prison, trouble, or even a gang. Additionally, the military now frowns on service members getting visibly tattooed. In the past, soldiers were proud to have tattoos and to be able to show them off. Today, if they are visible, they can now be accused of insubordination for having visible