To ink or not to ink

I appreciate your stance on this matter. While I have no tattoos on me, I certainly have no problem with people who do. However, my coworker has gotten four new tattoos just this year, and they are extremely distasteful (they suit her whole demeanor quite well actually). People higher up at my workplace are not happy about this, but because of the touchy nature of the subject and their not wanting to discriminate, they have decided that the whole office must start wearing uniforms JUST TO ENSURE that enough of HER skin is covered while she represents our company.

I was hoping to god that my company would just enforce a "no visible tattoo" policy, so I wouldn't have to start wearing the dreaded uniform, but I was informed that a policy like that would be discrimination and was not legal. (was researching this online and came across your blog.)

In conclusion, I think it all comes down to the fact that some people are ridiculous and they can ruin a good thing for everybody. If all people who got tattoos were of the same mindset and had the same standards (meaning they got tattoos that were tasteful and artfully done), I don't think it would be much of a problem at all for employers. Unfortunately, some people are IDIOTS, and rules have to be set with them in mind.