But, as one woman in Wales will attest, it's difficult to get acceptance when you have more than 800 tattoos from head to toe.
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I'm fairly heavily tattooed - arms, chest and neck - but everything I have can be covered with a long sleeved shirt with a collar for job interviews and court appearances.
I have lost a job because of them, though. Back in 1991 I had a temporary lay-off at the warehouse right after I started there, so I went looking for another job.
I interviewed at a machine shop, everything went great, the foreman who was in his 60s or 70s told me "Welcome aboard" and reached out to shake my hand. I reached out, my shirt sleeve slid up and I could see his facial expression change the second he saw the ink on my wrist.
I never heard another word from them.
