Tattoo Policy?

I am also interested if Swift or Stevens has a policy. I hope to be starting school also with one of them in September. Thanks Tcc timbo for bringing up this question, I wouldn't think it would be an issue but, you never know. Everyone be safe and try to stay cool out there!

 

I would not think it would be an issue as long as the tattoo's could be covered. If they are on your arms or legs, you can cover them with clothing. If it were me I would call any company that you are interested in and ask them. There is one company that I can think of that has a very strict dress code, but they don't hire inexperienced drivers. They even have rules concerning the length of your hair and facial hair. But, most people who work for them seem to like the company.

 

I don't recall Stevens having a policy when I was there.

 

FTW across your knuckles or a swastika between your eyes may not be acceptable, but other than those, I've seen people covered on the road...

 

Like my wife's uncle. But he's an O/O with a small fleet who could care less.

 

There is still a stigma attached to having tattoo's. One or two is not a problem with most people as long as it is perhaps on an arm where it isn't as conspicuous. It can become a problem with some companies when it is on the neck or the person has their body covered with tattoo's. Part of the problem is with the carrier's customers. Whether you agree or not, tattoo's do convey a certain message to people. I don't think there is as much of a stigma today as a decade or so ago, but it still exists. The same with body piercings. I have never understood why people will pierce their tongue, lips or other more "sensitive" body parts. OUCH!!!

 

I will not work for a company that does not accept me as I am, and as a former employer I was more interested in performance than appearance (granted hygiene and clothes that weren't torn, ratty, or obscene would play a factor). I have a half sleeve cemetery scene with a grim reaper as well as an image of myself and my fathers tombstone (I buried him), just commemorates and closes a portion of my life. I also have a scene from Ghost rider on the top half of my back (Carter Slade and Johnny Blaze as ghostriders riding through the desert at sunset). I also have a 5" long goatee, shaved head, snakebite piercings in my lips, and a tongue piercing (the ladies enjoy that one). I also scored top 4% in the country on my army entrance exams and ran, managed, co-owned, and worked in a monument company and 3 cemeteries for 17 years. I play chess, blow glass, taught myself several tradeskills as well as building and repairing PCs.

Appearance isn't everything. If an employer can't get past it that's their loss.

 

It may not be the employer. It could be the customer. We all only get one first impression. Most companies will not take a chance on sending in an employee who's appearance may be in question with the customer. The best thing is to dress conservatively, lose the piercings and present a neat and professional appearance. Both body piercings and tattoo's have become a little more mainstream in recent years, but there is still a stigma attached to both. If you don't want to do that, you take your chances. No company is obligated to hire anyone. If I had body piercings or tattoo's and wanted to work for a certain carrier, I would give them a call and ask their policy. The last thing you want to do is get to orientation and be sent home. I recall some years ago when I started with this company that a guy was sent home due to the way he was dressed and his hair. He looked slovenly. The company didn't want anyone to represent them that looked like a slob. I know it isn't tattoo's, but the principle is the same.