Are tattoos acceptable at work?

Colleagues may keep quiet about your tattoos. That doesn’t mean they like them.

Episode 34 of the Working It podcast, hosted by Financial Times, titled "Are tattoos acceptable at work?" was published on October 24, 2023 and runs 16 minutes.

October 24, 2023 ·16m · Working It

Summary

Tattoos used to be frowned upon in corporate settings. But as more of us get inked, is that attitude starting to, well, fade? Employers have been easing restrictions on tattoos – but if responses to a recent FT column are any guide, plenty of people still can’t bear them. Isabel speaks to the author of that column, Pilita Clark, about what tattoos can mean for your career. Isabel speaks to tattoo enthusiasts Isabelle Campbell (an FT VP working on product and technology) and Lucy Snell, a recent FT Group intern.Got a workplace dilemma you’d like Isabel and Jonathan to help you with? Submit it here: https://telbee.io/channel/ygf7_gly04xgtckcb0g56a/Want more? Free links:Tattoos have reached a turning point at workWhy millennials are uncovering tattoos at workTattoos bring a new form of body language to the office Credits:Presented by Isabel Berwick, produced by Mischa Frankl-Duval, mixed by Simon Panayi. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Cheryl Brumley is the FT’s head of audio.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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