Ok, I know I said today would be a BMEBoys day, but I can’t seem to find these two guys on IAM, I’m going to post them anyway as I’m sure someone will recognise them!
Second photo after the break..
“Poland is a crazy country!! People here don’t understand that if you have piercings or tattoos you’re a normal person. I am twenty years old and I cant find a job in my city because of how I look.”
I know how he feels in a way as I’ve lost a job due to my piercings (although they really were being unreasonable and I wasn’t willing to let them get away with such ignorance, but I’ll save that story for another day). Personally though I’d much rather sacrifice a job if it meant I could be myself and find employment in an atmosphere that made me happy. If an employer can’t look past physical appearance and are incapable of basing their decision on your skills, experience and personality, it’s likely they’re not worth working for anyway.
Just don’t wear a t-shirt like that to the interview. Kthx
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89 responses to “One Chance, One Life. So Get A Job!!”
Well he fails to mention any qualifications he has, or work experience. Maybe relying on the ideology that predujice is killing his career is a bad idea when the fault could lay some place else…
i love the chin script. very nicely balanced.
haha roo. that shirt call actually made me lol
Yay for BME Boys day! You know ill be checking back to enjoy all the eye candy!
That sucks not being able to find a job I had to dye my hair back to my natural hair color (brown) ,hold back on getting the facial piercings I wanted and not stretch my ears any farther beacuse I couldnt find a job, now I have a good job but I had to sacrifice all those things which sucks.
Grant H – Granted, but I don’t think he was planning on using this post (because he didn’t know it would appear on ModBlog) to get a job 🙂
I agree with your second point, too. I know a lot of people who blame employers for judging their modifications when I know full well (and so do they) that they just aren’t qualified. It’s an easy way out I suppose.
Now these are the pictures on Modblog that I like to wake up to. 🙂
It’s not only overseas, around where I live is getting more and more stict on their body modification policies. I haven’t been able to obtain actual employment for almost six months now, and have actually had people refuse to give me applications because “they’re not going to waste their time on a tattooed chick”, Regardless of the fact that I have plenty of job experience and customer service certifications.
Jerks.
I’m from Poland and yes, this is true. Some of my friends had trouble finding jobs due to their appearance. Generally Poland is a crazy country, not only due to the abnormal behavior when it comes to body modifications 🙂
Oh, that’s beautiful. I love the guy’s piercings.
I’m going into the political science field, and with the amount of tattoos I have planned, I don’t know who’s gonna hire me.
ohhhh BME boy dayyy; it’s started out gooood&& i have a feeeling today is gonna be a good dayyy here on modblog :]
hmmm. this brings up an interesting point. I feel as a community we need to start or continue working our asses off just to show the “normal” people what its all about. Personally, id much rather work a job with a high discrimination against people that have tattoos or piercing, just because i know i dont fuck around when it comes to work, hard work and determination will ultimately prevail. If we all stick with putting 110% of ourselves and what we do, our problems will be solved once we take our boss’s job! But like every other aspect of life i guess there will be slackers, and over achievers. anyone remember the skullboy interview? dude was sad because he couldn’t be a manager at mcdonalds. he stands out so much with his mods, if he only tried harder, i bet he could open a lot more peoples minds… but hey apparently the montreal punks are not into that sort of thing…
hmmm. this brings up an interesting point. I feel as a community we need to start or continue working our asses off just to show the “normal” people what its all about. Personally, id much rather work a job with a high discrimination against people that have tattoos or piercing, just because i know i dont fuck around when it comes to work, hard work and determination will ultimately prevail. If we all stick with putting 110% of ourselves and what we do, our problems will be solved once we take our boss’s job! But like every other aspect of life i guess there will be slackers, and over achievers. anyone remember the skullboy interview? dude was sad because he couldn’t be a manager at mcdonalds. he stands out so much with his mods, if he only tried harder, i bet he could open a lot more peoples minds… but hey apparently the montreal punks are not into that sort of thing… hmmm or maybe they are and i dont know yet… generalization is a bitch ain’t it?
ohh they are both so cute.
i love the script on the chin,
and he lives by me!!
how could i have missed him around?
sorry about the double post!
Yay Ohio…cute boys =)
“just because i know i dont fuck around when it comes to work, hard work and determination will ultimately prevail.”
I wish that were always the case, unfortunately if there’s one person relatively high up in the company that takes a dislike to your modifications, and they have sway with the owners, it’s usually either you or them (the person with the gripe), and in my experience it’s rarely you.
That can’t be said for all companies of course!
“sorry about the double post!”
You’re fired.
I’m glad I work at a place where all of my managers and coworkers are covered in tattoos and have piercings. If I worked somewhere where that wasn’t allowed–wow. I would cease to exist.
ygor, have you considered emigrating to a more liberal country like the uk? its much easier to get work with heavy piercing mods over here, i was speaking to a polish chef in the pub the other day who did just that.
Ever heard the old saying “sometimes you have to go along, to get along”? My piercings come out for work, my tats can be hidden, and I refrain from suspending from the ceiling of my office. All in a day’s work.
ooh that boy comes to columbus a lot. total babe *drools
I wish I could be in the place to willingly refuse a job that wants me to remove my piercings/cover my tattoos, but given where I am in my life (still working entry-level shit, trying to build an actual job history, moving out soon) I don’t have that luxury. I’ve taken out/covered up my mods on more than one occasion for a job mainly because just because my mods aren’t there, doesn’t mean I’m not still me.
But I am waiting to hear from two places, one of which seems pretty lax on mods. Excitement 🙂
(ps: love the ‘Get a Job’ shirt)
The guy on the bottom is so beautiful, his piercings work very nicely with his face.
i’m from Poland too and also have problems to get a job 🙁
even if i don’t have any facial/hand tattoos, implants etc. – septum and bridge piercings are “too much” for most people…
H2O tattoo,GREAT! :]
when i lived in france i was often confronted to the “you have holes in your face, surely you have holes in your brain” mentality. then again, in france, if your name is samir, odds are an employer will throw your cv in the rubbish bin assuming you’re a car burning drug dealer from the ghettos. such a sad, sad world.
oooh i know how he feels.
its nearly impossible for me to get a job now i have my stars on my face, the labret and nose ring didn’t do much to help before hand.
Roo, i so wish more people were open to that line of thinking, any time i tell the job centre i want to be me no matter what job i get, they tell me beggers cannot be choosers and the piercings “must go” pfft. no ta.
how i understand that…thank god i found a job where i don’t need to take off my piercings and cover my tattoo…a callcenter xD…heaven for modified people in portugal…
but i’m still worried about it, i’m in a psychology university. Although we have many modified people in there, i see many older students taking of their piercings and covering up their tattoos…i know it’s a tough job for modified, but i have hope that when i graduate people will be more reasonable ^^
loved the chin, but i want to see the head tattoo :/..if you find their IAM post them please…and i’m still waiting for more BMEboys…or it will be a really sad day for me -_-º
sorry for the bad english xD
p.s:move to portugal..we’re more friendly here
russia also do not understand this and also impossible to find a job ((((
Helllloooo! That guy is hot as hell. Seriously, wow.
On the job note, I’m on the verge of losing my job because I’ve been sick a lot, and if I do, I don’t know where i’ll work. Even in San Francisco its hard to get a good paying job with mods.
And i’ll be damned if I work on haight street. Fuckkk that.
And by that guy, I meant those guys. Haha
nice
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And Im from Poland as some of you guys, and Im visibly tattooed and didnt have any problems with finding a job. If you’ve got the skills you can find a job and Im really kinda bored with all that “Poland is sooo crazy”. Ok, it is, but its also up to us, all bodmoded polish guys to change it.
But still, if you feel that bad and misunderstood, listen to #16, and just leave Poland. Find amazingly easy, amazingly nice job where nobody cares if you are or not bodmoded.
As much as I want to side with my fellow modders on the side of job security you do have to take into account the rest of your life when you visibly mod yourself. it’s a decision that affects how you are viewed on all fronts, professionally as well as socialy. you have a choice to be you and a responsibility to be true to yourself, but at the same time that company has no reason to demean it’s own rules and guidelines. if you willingly make the decision to wear jewelry on your face and tattoo your hands or scalp, you also have to willingly take all the bs paranoia and attitude you get for having done so. they’re douches for not being accepting, but you cant blame them for not hiring you if you dont fit what they want. make sure your career will allow you to keep any such mods you make before you make them. spiritual independence and self image are great, but they dont pay your rent or move you out of your parent’s house.
Go go go boys! ^^
look. i dont mean to sound mean spirited and im sure its going to come off that way. but. i have hand tattoos stretched lobes… lets just say i have a good amount of visible work. has anyone thought about this kind of thing before getting work done? its like i when i see kids that are 17 years old with 2 inch lobes. are you seriously that delusional to think that life will just provide? it wont. you have to honestly sometimes factor what you want with what is reasonable or what is practical. or god forbide develop a personality that stands out more than any visible mods. your apparence will dictate what you can and cant do to some degree, always. how about we start pooling together. you want to work in an enviroment that is mod friendly? start a business and hire modded people that are qualified. or wait till youre established in a career or trade to the pint where you can do what ever you want because you’re that good at it. i mean dont get me wrong. i used to bitch and moan all the time that i wasnt getting ahead because i was black and bosses were racist or whatever bullshit i was thinking at the time. than the best thing ever happened. i had a friend tell me people are racist and they do care about apparences, but it doesnt help that youre an impossible asshole to deal with on top of that. so if you have a piss poor attitude and think the worlds out to get you and fuck the world is your attitude. than race and mods arent the problem. sorry this is super long and kind of rantish. not to mention im not spell checking it… but yeah. just my two cents after years of seeing snotty shit assed attitude having kids coming in and complaining about how lame “plain skins” were. and shit like that.
You chose some good looking guys for BMEBoys day!
on second photo is my friend Igor :D,
Poland sucks, come and see 😉
oh man…. they are both so hot
I love that shirt also
maybe I’m just lucky but I have a career for life, plus a few jobs spots if I ever want to leave this one…
I’m visibly modded. Even before I was modded I was the kind of guy that always kinda stuck out. I’m also a drop-out, and I have no intentions of really going back to school either, unless it is something I just want to know for myself.
soooooo anyways, I don’t look good on paper. I also physically look unappealing to a lot of people. Then why do I have an awesome job,(machinist, I can make my own jewelry on my spare time, they love it 😉 with an awesome boss and people who want me work for them? It’s all in who you know. I came to that conclusion in school. It doesnt matter who you are or what you know. If you they like you, they will hire you. I never wanted to be a job application or a name tag… 95% of my friends are not modded. Being nice to everyone, socializing, meeting people, networking, letting people know your looking for a job or some extra work, show some interest, show some respect.
I’m not trying to be an ass. But seriously… being nice, and helping out, shows more than you think. Helping someone with yardwork(and doing a good job) for an afternoon can turn into a job oppurtunity for something completely different that surpasses an application, an interview, and the marks and holes in your skin.
Peace. sorry for the rambling
yes. our little crazy country. i will not lost a chance to escape from it. i’ve got my job only beacause my boss thinks that my tunnels are “normal” piercing, and there are no holes but mirrors Oo
one more thing and I will stop
Don’t give, expecting thanks
He’s gorgeous 🙂
Everyone knows piercings and tattos make you an unemployable shmuck with no personality…
Any tattooed person who says they have skills and talent are quite clearly lying!
(…Ahem! Sarcasm incase anyone thinks otherwise….)
I hate to break it to you, but people are not inclined to hire 20 year olds regardless of the funny looking things in and on their face.
But it’s not always up to your boss – if you work with customers e.g. in a bank or any other place where you have contact with different people you also must accept that they won’t tolerate your facial piercings especially if they are 90 years old (I’m talking about Poland and our society). People need some time so all we can do is fight for ourselves but still no rush.
^^ I don’t know… Cheap expendable labour whose minds can be moulded…
I don’t have a problem with people turning people down for jobs if management consider their appearance unsuitable. They have every right to do so, since they are hiring what are essentially representatives of their business, who should give a certain image of the company by their attire.
However I do have a problem with some modified people that expect to get accepted everywhere, regardless of their image. Maybe they should consider their future career path first before destroying it for the sake of a few holes and a bit of ink? Especially those aged 16-18, because you never know what you want to do at that age 🙂
I take both my nose studs out, and my labret, every day, but I don’t mind at all because I love my job 🙂 I can be me in my own time, and me looking really smart during work time 😀
Everything in moderation. Tattoos on faces is completely stupid for employment, as is heavy amounts of facial piercings. Personally I’m stretching my ears in future but won’t go above 3/4 inch, to stay within cultural boundaries. If somone has really obvious body mods, it’s still seen as pretty confrontational in most places.
***grope***
i work in a resteraunt and i have quite afew visible piercings – 2x nostrils 12mm tunnels in both ears a vertical labret and venom tongue piercings.. most of my customers get a kick out of it or jsut ask me why? how? does it hurt?. but i did get most of the mods after i had been working there a whilenow mu boss isnt really fussed but if i have my septum showing he throws a hissy fit.
I’m so very lucky and grateful to have a job where my employers don’t care about my mods as WELL as being a job I love. It doesn’t pay well, I’m not going to be there forever, but for now I’m very happy indeed
man that reminds me of when recently i was at a job interview and was asked if i would take my nostril ring out for work (all other piercings were removed for said interview). i made the comment that i didn’t think my abilities should be based on my appearance, that my work should speak for itself. i was met with one of the rudest comments i’ve heard to date “Well that’d be nice if we lived in Disneyland but we live in the real world where people judge people on their apperances.” needless to say i didn’t want to work for a woman with views like that.
can anyone find out where the 2nd guy got that t shirt i want one!