Yea, any offensive tattoos I guess would be a ‘NoNo’ straight away for any TOC. Any idea on SWR or GWR in particular?
Both are generally fine with tattoos. Both companies have uniform standards which do go in to detail about what’s acceptable and what’s not. I’d imagine most if not all companies have policy guidance on tattoos as part of some sort of uniform standard.
A lot of companies don’t like neck tattoos as they can’t (easily) be covered. For the benefit of getting a job in the first place I guess the recruiter(s) would take every case on its own merits. Once recruited, it’s not that stringently monitored and will be at the manager’s discretion really. I know loads of people at GWR with uncovered tattoos. As long as they’re in good taste it should be fine. Maybe make a conscious effort to cover what you can at an interview.
I will always make sure I look the best I can at interviews and cover what tattoos I can. My neck tattoo is on the side and can just about be covered by my collar. My sleeves are obviously covered by my shirt. I always wear a smart, tailored three piece suit at interviews so they can see I’m not a scruffbag. The ones I’m more worried about are my hand tattoos. I have a lovely realism piece on one hand. The whole hand is a lion (doesn’t extend to fingers) And on the other hand a couple of numbers etc. So the hands can’t be covered. These are the ones I’m primarily more concerned about.
Awesome. Which TOC is that for? And congratulations.
Awesome. Thanks. It was GWR I was particularly interested in as their website states a No Visible tattoo policy. I’m hoping to get a Reading based position with GWR or SWR at some point. Plymouth is lovely. Great depo to be based at.
