Absolutely would hire them as long as they fit the job needing to be done. I worked for a dealership years ago and we had a gentleman who worked the F&I office/sales named Red. Red was a HUGE dude all about 6'5", 320lbs of muscle, bald head, huge grey beard, tattoos all over including a giant eye on the front of his neck, very menacing looking to say the least. However, Red was one of the biggest teddy bear people I have ever met in my life. Everyone loved and respected him because he was always smiling and joking even when he was going through a lot of personal life drama. I learned not to judge someone by what tats they have but by their character and how they present themselves. Hell I'm the only person in my department without a tattoo. The old school way of thinking that tattoos=unemployable should be discontinued due to the fact alot more people have them now. Most interoffice dress codes usually covers them up one form or fashion anyways!
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