Work: Today, I got into trouble at work because a customer complained...

By heatherfeather22 - 31/07/2014 03:28 - United States - Ottumwa

Today, I got into trouble at work because a customer complained about my face tattoo, I don't have a face tattoo but I do have one behind my ear. Nonetheless, I still got written up and had to cover it with a band-aid, which ripped out hair when I took it off. FML

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By Anonymous - 25/03/2015 12:23 - United States - Woodbridge

Today, I got fired for having a visible tattoo on my neck. The tattoo in question is a scar from a surgery I had 2 months ago. The same one paid for by my employer's insurance and missed 2 weeks of work for. FML

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By LoadingMeows - 23/09/2016 01:17 - United States

Today, I was written up. Too many customers complained that I don't wear makeup or do my hair. I got written up for being ugly. FML

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Damn squares!

By Anonymous - 29/09/2020 17:01

Today, I went for a job interview and was rejected for having a 'visible' tattoo. It's white ink, so you can't see it unless you look super closely. The only reason they knew about it was because I was honest and mentioned it when asked if I had any tattoos. I guess honesty is not the best policy. FML

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By Mmorgan771 - 04/08/2015 17:02 - United States - Altamonte Springs

Today, at work, a customer told me how unprofessional my piercing made me look, and insisted that someone else wait on his table. It's not a piercing, it's a mole. FML

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By thrill house - 25/01/2016 00:57 - Australia - Hawthorn

Today, a woman yelled at me for hurting her. I'm a tattoo artist. FML

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By Anonymous - 26/03/2013 14:54 - Finland - Vanda

Today, my boss threatened to fire me because of a tattoo I have. It's a small teddy bear on my leg with my parents' names on it. My workplace has no problems with tattoos, but my boss said it was "unoriginal and lame." It's a memorial tattoo; my parents died last year. FML

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Leave me alone, freak

By snow vixen - 07/02/2022 09:01 - United States - Chicago

Today, I got slut-shamed by a guy in a 7-Eleven for having a face tattoo. A.) It's a birthmark; B.) I'm 15 and look it; C.) This happens a lot, and D.) I was wearing a full body winter coat and all he could see was my face. FML

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By UnpredictableSurface - 17/03/2017 22:00

Today, a tattoo artist send me home without tattoo because the acne on my back has gotten so bad, he refused to work on such an 'unpredictable surface'. FML

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By Anonymous - 06/07/2014 18:06 - United States - Monterey Park

Today, I went on a job interview. The interviewer said it all went well, but he can't hire me because I've got a nose piercing, and that type of "image" isn't the kind they're looking for in their employees. This is the guy who had a full sleeve tattoo. FML

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By tattooooooface - 28/01/2010 13:08 - United States

Today, my dad found out I got a tattoo behind his back and is really really upset. When I got home from work my car wasn't in the driveway. When I asked my dad where it was, he replied "you'll get it back when your tattoo comes off." FML

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Gmoney12 18

Thursday 31 July 2014 8:44

I don't understand why people are so offended by ink. Unless it's derogatory or gang related.

worldclassrager 39

Thursday 31 July 2014 8:42

With your name instating heather can't you cover that tattoo with your hair?

Comments

w_haleigh 4

Tuesday 5 August 2014 21:26

You could always cover it up with concealer. Glamoflauge works really well!

dorquesaurus 3

Saturday 9 August 2014 10:41

Hang on, hang on... you got a tattoo behind your ear and are worried about the pain of plucking a few hairs?

DirtyForeigner 1

Tuesday 12 August 2014 12:48

All talk about employment policy aside, I'd love to see the complainer's reaction to some of the tattoos around New Zealand. I've seen a lot more ink around here than I ever did when I lived in the States. For example, I regularly serve a grizzly looking old guy with a full face Ta Moko, that he's clearly had since his working days. The patterns, faded though his are, are amazing, but it was a bit jarring to see until I learned a bit more about what they meant.

godofwar8899 10

Wednesday 21 October 2015 8:09

If you get any tattoo that you can't cover with a short sleeve shirt and shorts you deserved it. Just saying. I agree with tattoos and will get them in the future but I mean really? Why did you need it behind your ear when most job markets don't want people with any ink to work for them. Should have thought about where to get that tattoo in the first place but since you didn't have fun wasting money on a bunch of pointless band aids. Oh and I hope it was worth it and that it wasn't just some random tattoo anyone else could get on their body either which also doesn't make you different from anyone else.

tylanol7 12

Wednesday 29 June 2016 9:29

Pretty sure legally they cant discriminate like that

HistoryHasEyes 19

Saturday 2 January 2021 13:04

Pepole with tattoos are not a protected class. There boss could walk up to them and say "I am firing you becuse of your tattoo" and that would be a 100% legal reason.