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Tattoos At T
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Article & Photography by: Taylor Spangler
Like many other young girls in their twenties, I have had my fair share of online dating and
have met some very interesting people. After some time, it got exhausting because most
of the time, it always turned out to be close to a job interview. The same basic questions
of where do you live, how old are you, where are you from, are you in school, what do you
do, etc.
Besides the most basic question, there was also another one that was very
common.. do you have any tattoos? My generation, and many to come, have thrived in
the tattoo industry, me, not so much. Now, don’t get me wrong, I have thought about getting
one many times but have never fully pulled the trigger.
Older generations, like my mother, can look at tattoos in a negative light. They
often see them as ‘trashy and unprofessional’. A lot of times, tattoos can have a negative
impact on how people see you. So I am sure that when it comes to finding a job, people
with tattoos can become very discouraged.
Mike McDonald
Research done by Leumann and Derick (2006), stated that, in 2004, 25%
of the US adult population has a tattoo. And a survey done by Pew Research Center
(2010) , reports that almost 40% of Americans ages 18-29 have a tattoo, about 30%
of them have visible tattoos.
I have been working at The Cheesecake Factory for a year and a half now and
have seen a lot of changes since I started working there. When I first started, we were
only allowed to wear all white. That included white shoes, pants, shirts, and aprons. Now,
since the beginning of last year, we have switched to almost all black besides the white
button- up shirts.
INK!