Kivaka sends in these very gross pictures of a scarring, swollen, and oozing Madonna piercing he had to remove. Now, on one hand it’s the fault of the person pictured, because they allowed the piercing to get so irritated. But on the other hand, it’s the fault of their employer, who forced (lest they be fired) them to take the piercing in and out every single day because of a “no piercings at work” policy.
I’m loathed to tell private employers how to run their business, because I feel that they do have a right to dictate dress code down to the specifics. However, they need to realize that a “take your piercing out at work” way of thinking really isn’t limited to “work”. In the vast majority of cases, taking the piercing in and out constantly will destroy it… Thus these “work” policies also aggressively dictate how the employees dress on their off time.
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104 responses to “Ouch.”
realistically its the clients fault for trying to heal a piercing in a no piercings environment. not the emloyer’s fault for not wanting their emloyee to wear it.
realistically its the clients fault for trying to heal a piercing in a no piercings environment. not the emloyer’s fault for not wanting their emloyee to wear it.
Pretty big scar. That’s the sort of thing that small injections of kenalog would help shrink, though with the piercing in it’s impossible to tell how big it is really.
Pretty big scar. That’s the sort of thing that small injections of kenalog would help shrink, though with the piercing in it’s impossible to tell how big it is really.
the post stuck out about 5/16th. she is coming in within the week for me to see how its doing.
the post stuck out about 5/16th. she is coming in within the week for me to see how its doing.
ok,i’d much rather find another job than risk having that happen to any one of my piercings.
i understand needing/wanting a job but if you know that that particular job doesn’t want certain mods then i;d say either don’t get the mod or get another job that you know allows visible modifications.
ok,i’d much rather find another job than risk having that happen to any one of my piercings.
i understand needing/wanting a job but if you know that that particular job doesn’t want certain mods then i;d say either don’t get the mod or get another job that you know allows visible modifications.
Not everyone has the financial freedom to pick and choose jobs that suit them unfortunately. I think this person may have found themselves in a lose-lose situation.
Not everyone has the financial freedom to pick and choose jobs that suit them unfortunately. I think this person may have found themselves in a lose-lose situation.
I agree with Sade. I know it sucks to live with the modifications that you want but I also KNOW I wouldn’t want to live with a scar like that on my face.
I agree with Sade. I know it sucks to live with the modifications that you want but I also KNOW I wouldn’t want to live with a scar like that on my face.
My manager insisted that I take my ear hardware out because they are a “heath and safety hazzard”… incase I get my head close enough to a machine to get my ear torn off. I told her that if I was that stupid, I deserve to get my ears torn off. Again she persisted that I take them out, not only for health and safety resons but because of how they look. Of course I refused 🙂
So we compromised and now I have to put bandaids over them. Still very annoying, but at least I didnt have to take them out.
My manager insisted that I take my ear hardware out because they are a “heath and safety hazzard”… incase I get my head close enough to a machine to get my ear torn off. I told her that if I was that stupid, I deserve to get my ears torn off. Again she persisted that I take them out, not only for health and safety resons but because of how they look. Of course I refused 🙂
So we compromised and now I have to put bandaids over them. Still very annoying, but at least I didnt have to take them out.
That makes me want to go wash all my piercings…ew.
That makes me want to go wash all my piercings…ew.
Seriously, does the employer really think a huge oozing scar looks better than a small dot of metal? As a side note I feel her pain. Although I love the job I am going to school for, and I worked to be that my whole life, it really sucks not to be able to look how I want. If it were up to me I would have full sleeves, big ears, piercings galore and funky hair. I feel so plain this way, but I guess it’s the price you play. Sorry for the rant, we were just talking about this at work today.
Seriously, does the employer really think a huge oozing scar looks better than a small dot of metal? As a side note I feel her pain. Although I love the job I am going to school for, and I worked to be that my whole life, it really sucks not to be able to look how I want. If it were up to me I would have full sleeves, big ears, piercings galore and funky hair. I feel so plain this way, but I guess it’s the price you play. Sorry for the rant, we were just talking about this at work today.
at my workplace they told me i had to take out my 5/8ths plugs. I told them they would look worse with no jewelry… i took out my plugs because they didnt believe me. they didnt ask me to take them out again 🙂
at my workplace they told me i had to take out my 5/8ths plugs. I told them they would look worse with no jewelry… i took out my plugs because they didnt believe me. they didnt ask me to take them out again 🙂
I want to squeeze it
I want to squeeze it
My employer almost didn’t hire me because of my 3/4″ lobes. I told her that if she hired me and ONE client complained about my ears, then I’d exit her life with no hard feelings. She ended up hiring me and has heard nothing but compliments about my job performance. Probably because I’m awesome at what I do, no matter how my ears look. Now one of my coworkers calls me ‘Buttons’ (because that’s what my ears remind her of) and it’s relentlessly adorable.
My employer almost didn’t hire me because of my 3/4″ lobes. I told her that if she hired me and ONE client complained about my ears, then I’d exit her life with no hard feelings. She ended up hiring me and has heard nothing but compliments about my job performance. Probably because I’m awesome at what I do, no matter how my ears look. Now one of my coworkers calls me ‘Buttons’ (because that’s what my ears remind her of) and it’s relentlessly adorable.
DUDE.
for it to get to this point, this guy had to basically reinsert his jewelry through this oozing, swollen, pus-filled atrocity every day after work. how could that have possibly have seemed like a good idea?! shouldn’t there have been a point, oh, say a month ago, where he should have realized terrible things were happening right there above his lip!?!
DUDE.
for it to get to this point, this guy had to basically reinsert his jewelry through this oozing, swollen, pus-filled atrocity every day after work. how could that have possibly have seemed like a good idea?! shouldn’t there have been a point, oh, say a month ago, where he should have realized terrible things were happening right there above his lip!?!
Don’t get me started on the no piercings at work policy – I don’t notice mine are there when I work, therefore they don’t affect my performance, and if customers or co-workers can’t handle a little metal in my face, what message does it send to someone with, say, a facial deformity? Basically employers are saying: they way you look DOES matter…that is unless we feel bad for you…and it seems like the kid in this picture has quite the facial deformity on his hands as a result of the work policy – personally, as a customer, I’d much rather look at a well-healed piercing than an oozing wound. Ick.
Don’t get me started on the no piercings at work policy – I don’t notice mine are there when I work, therefore they don’t affect my performance, and if customers or co-workers can’t handle a little metal in my face, what message does it send to someone with, say, a facial deformity? Basically employers are saying: they way you look DOES matter…that is unless we feel bad for you…and it seems like the kid in this picture has quite the facial deformity on his hands as a result of the work policy – personally, as a customer, I’d much rather look at a well-healed piercing than an oozing wound. Ick.
I simply refused every employer that tried to lay that crap on me.. but thats just who I am. If they want me to do the job, because I do it well, then they will live with it..
I was never fired.. but I ended up leaving when I had the chance anyways..
I am excited for the new generation of children growing up with acceptance for modification..
I simply refused every employer that tried to lay that crap on me.. but thats just who I am. If they want me to do the job, because I do it well, then they will live with it..
I was never fired.. but I ended up leaving when I had the chance anyways..
I am excited for the new generation of children growing up with acceptance for modification..
I think it all depends if you work directly with the clients or no. My friend for example is allowed to use piercings and open sandals (havaianas) because he basically works behind computers as an admin.
I think it all depends if you work directly with the clients or no. My friend for example is allowed to use piercings and open sandals (havaianas) because he basically works behind computers as an admin.
When I was hired on, my boss told me I’d have to take out my lowbrets at work. I”ve been taking out just the ball every day, and he hasn’t said anything about it. Guess I just got lucky
When I was hired on, my boss told me I’d have to take out my lowbrets at work. I”ve been taking out just the ball every day, and he hasn’t said anything about it. Guess I just got lucky
Just one more reason to thank management when you go to a place and the employees have visible piercings and tattoos. If I went to the place this person worked, I would have asked to see the management, told them off, and never gone back.
Just one more reason to thank management when you go to a place and the employees have visible piercings and tattoos. If I went to the place this person worked, I would have asked to see the management, told them off, and never gone back.
To me that totally looks like a volcano with lava flowing out(the pus being the lava). Any one else see that? That’s terrible, bottom line.
To me that totally looks like a volcano with lava flowing out(the pus being the lava). Any one else see that? That’s terrible, bottom line.
good lord, i have seen some terrible things working as a funeral director, but that really made me feel nauseaous.
good lord, i have seen some terrible things working as a funeral director, but that really made me feel nauseaous.
My job also has a “no facial piercings” policy, along with a “natural hair-color” policy and “clean-shaven face” policy. Although I am the manager, I answer to the supervisor, who created these rules.
It sucks a lot, but if you work where I do, you’re in a hard spot already (or you’re just a kid). I had my septum done for a few days and they made me take it out because they could see it when it was flipped up. I wanted the piercing, but I need the job. It’s unfortuantely no contest. I haven’t gotten another job offer yet, so I’m still there.
My job also has a “no facial piercings” policy, along with a “natural hair-color” policy and “clean-shaven face” policy. Although I am the manager, I answer to the supervisor, who created these rules.
It sucks a lot, but if you work where I do, you’re in a hard spot already (or you’re just a kid). I had my septum done for a few days and they made me take it out because they could see it when it was flipped up. I wanted the piercing, but I need the job. It’s unfortuantely no contest. I haven’t gotten another job offer yet, so I’m still there.
have had the same problems in the past with my job, had the same agreement with them as Dez, with the bandaids….but they only caused 2 eyebrow rings to migrate……
have had the same problems in the past with my job, had the same agreement with them as Dez, with the bandaids….but they only caused 2 eyebrow rings to migrate……
I really don’t see what the problem is; you want 1″ holes in your earlobes, a big metal ring through your nose and a pencil-thick hole in your lip?
Then get a job where you can have them or be so damned good at what you do, they forgo their petty little rules.
I look exactly the same now, working face-to-face with clients who spend a LOT of money with my employers as I did when I was at college full-time (age 17-18. Not the same thing as US ‘college’…) and still stacked shelves every night for a pittance.
Piercings, tattoos, a skinhead and a MASSIVE FUCKING BEARD.
I’ve had to deal with the petty, limp-wristed scum who try to enforce such rules before. My response is always the same: “I looked like this when you hired me, I’m good at my job, the customers love me and I’m sure you don’t want this to go to an employment tribunal.”
I know some people have little choice in their employment but there is always choice. I’ve worked 80+ hour weeks below minimum wage. I’ve spent twelve hour shifts lugging 60Kg bags of flour. I’ve done that because I have chosen to publicly modify myself and my situation at the time meant I had neither the skillset, the qualifications nor the ability to prove how good I am so that I may get a decent job.
If you choose to publicy modify yourself then you choose the consequences of your modifications. We can all wish to live in a lovey-dovey society where people aren’t ignorant but the reality is that we don’t and we won’t for a long time, if at all.
So in the meantime, either work your arse off trying to get that changed, accept that you probably won’t get a job facing the general public if you look like a multicoloured cenobite, or toe the line and keep your mods private.
The simple fact of the matter is that the public as a whole doesn’t like the way you look and it is an employer’s prerogative to guage whether your qualities as an employee outweigh the initial negative reactions of your appearance.
*n
I really don’t see what the problem is; you want 1″ holes in your earlobes, a big metal ring through your nose and a pencil-thick hole in your lip?
Then get a job where you can have them or be so damned good at what you do, they forgo their petty little rules.
I look exactly the same now, working face-to-face with clients who spend a LOT of money with my employers as I did when I was at college full-time (age 17-18. Not the same thing as US ‘college’…) and still stacked shelves every night for a pittance.
Piercings, tattoos, a skinhead and a MASSIVE FUCKING BEARD.
I’ve had to deal with the petty, limp-wristed scum who try to enforce such rules before. My response is always the same: “I looked like this when you hired me, I’m good at my job, the customers love me and I’m sure you don’t want this to go to an employment tribunal.”
I know some people have little choice in their employment but there is always choice. I’ve worked 80+ hour weeks below minimum wage. I’ve spent twelve hour shifts lugging 60Kg bags of flour. I’ve done that because I have chosen to publicly modify myself and my situation at the time meant I had neither the skillset, the qualifications nor the ability to prove how good I am so that I may get a decent job.
If you choose to publicy modify yourself then you choose the consequences of your modifications. We can all wish to live in a lovey-dovey society where people aren’t ignorant but the reality is that we don’t and we won’t for a long time, if at all.
So in the meantime, either work your arse off trying to get that changed, accept that you probably won’t get a job facing the general public if you look like a multicoloured cenobite, or toe the line and keep your mods private.
The simple fact of the matter is that the public as a whole doesn’t like the way you look and it is an employer’s prerogative to guage whether your qualities as an employee outweigh the initial negative reactions of your appearance.
*n
I to have had to deal with the issue of no piercings at work. I have a vertical labret as well as gauged ears. When hired it wasn’t a problem but recently my employers have gotten picky..no piercing. I refused and said if I had to take mine out then everyone with pierced ears, yes regular earrings, had to take theirs out because those are piercing also. Needless to say, I won!!
I to have had to deal with the issue of no piercings at work. I have a vertical labret as well as gauged ears. When hired it wasn’t a problem but recently my employers have gotten picky..no piercing. I refused and said if I had to take mine out then everyone with pierced ears, yes regular earrings, had to take theirs out because those are piercing also. Needless to say, I won!!
Honestly, I agree with z is for xylophone. How could this person have let it get that bad? didn’t it dawn on them that maybe what they were doing was bad for the piercing, oh I don’t know, after a huge volcanoe type lump formed on their face?
Honestly, I agree with z is for xylophone. How could this person have let it get that bad? didn’t it dawn on them that maybe what they were doing was bad for the piercing, oh I don’t know, after a huge volcanoe type lump formed on their face?