Tattoos and the games industry

    This one goes for everyone who works in the games industry. How are tattoos seen in this industry? I don't think industry people care much about them but who knows... I'd rather not work at a place who doesn't accept a tattooed person anyways. (yeah I'm thinking of getting one)

    If you get one done, best get it somewhere that is often covered up. Although it shouldnt make any real difference as to how people might judge you, it does.

    Yes, definitely. No matter how much you might be proud of your tattoo, always get it somewhere you have the option of easily covering it up. Sometimes you might need to look professional for an interview or something, or might be in a situation where you could feel potentially self-conscious about your tattoo (plan for when you could be in your 40s and some kind of executive).

    I'd agree with that too.

    Get temporary tattoos; they last about a week. Just tell people you had them laser removed and then got some new ones every week. :cool:

    Being in the Navy I feel weird not having tattoos. I can count on one hand other co-workers who don't.

    A few of my mates are notorious for going out, getting drunk and then tattoed almost on a weekly basis. It's pretty damn funny the shit they get done whilst drunk. I know one guy who has a very impressive chinese style arm sleeve comprising of waves and fish. The same guy also has some of the worst tattoos I've seen including port and starboard written on his left/right feet and also mum and dad written on his left and right elbows.

    Another guy has his brothers and sisters names written along his forearms in the gayest font I've even seen.

    The funniest though is a mate who got the lyrics to a Grinspoon (Australian band) song inscribed on his stomach. Unfortunately his grammar, and the tattooists, weren't great so instead of "More than you are" he ended up with "More then you are".

    at ioi there is plenty of people with tattoos and nobody ever cared ...

    personally i find tattos rather ugly and wouldnt recomand you get one.

    ... but if you have settled one the idea already get one GET ONE WITH BALLS ... not in a place where it can easily be covered up its gotta be visible at all times so really it has to be your face i guess !

    I doubt most games companies will care.

    Personally I think its really dumb to get one tho, but I guess you're old enough now to know what you're doing Mino ;D

    Opinions are like assholes right

    My only concern was that it would interfere with my career somehow but I'm glad it won't. I'm also not getting anything huge or outrageous so I guess it's ok.

    well if you ever leave the games industry (first you gotta join it ) and decide to go into banking or law (cooper and norman for example) then it MIGHT be a problem.... But I heard Cooper & Norman are quite relaxed about it so no problem there.

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