Tattoos and jobs

[vansmack2000]

I used to interview and hire people when I was a manager in retail. I hired a really cool black dude with dreadlocks and gang tats all over him. I didn't give a shit, he seemed really eager to work in the interview and I just liked his personality. He turned out to be THE hardest working motherfucker I've ever had the pleasure of working with. He did three times the amount of work than anybody else, and never complained.

It wasn't until several months later that I learned he didn't have a vehicle. He lived roughly 11 miles from our store, deep in the heart of a housing project. His neighbors were quite surprised when a clean looking white kid (me) was driving him home after work. He worked the 4 am truck shifts some days, meaning he was having to walk to work in the cold, rain, whatever.

When I found this out, I had to do something about it. I wasn't going to let a kid this good have to endure that any longer. I worked out a deal with him where I bought him a vehicle. He agreed to pay me back in monthly payments. I didn't charge him interest, I just wanted to do a good thing for a guy I highly respected. I cared more about what this guy thought than what my shithead bosses/managers thought.

I got him a cheap sedan, about 100k miles on it. I paid around $5,000 for it. Never once regretted my decision. For all I know, I broke several rules at my company, I don't really know. I also never gave a shit, he deserved it. He's never been late on a single payment, and even though we live in different states now, we still talk all the time.

Just goes to show you looks really don't matter. It's what's in a man's heart that count.

sounds like he could have used the $$ he spent on tats for a car instead..?

 

[digimon7068]

sounds like he could have used the $$ he spent on tats for a car instead..?

there's a novel idea...

 

[jiggagold]

he prolly got the tats for free dummys, everything in the hood is cheap

 

[jiggagold]

look at all these mad fuckers because of tattoo'd ngrs who are successful

 

[uamaverick]

He had the tats when he was a different man, it's not like he just got them or anything.

 

[91silvia]

Im sleeved up i have a jap sleeve and religous tats i have never ever thought of joining a gang i despise gang members dont talk like a gangster ..i wrk at a shop and my wtk speaks for it self im an above average work i have moved up in my company ...its sad that bieng gay is accepted over having some tats not that bieng gay is wrong ,although i dnt condone it....gangsters normally have records thats why they cant get jobs know what the leople are about dnt dnt just assume its 2012

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[WoodyO]

Spelling isn't a prerequisite i assume?

 

[mistaballoonhands]

Im sleeved up i have a jap sleeve and religous tats i have never ever thought of joining a gang i despise gang members dont talk like a gangster ..i wrk at a shop and my wtk speaks for it self im an above average work i have moved up in my company ...its sad that bieng gay is accepted over having some tats not that bieng gay is wrong ,although i dnt condone it....gangsters normally have records thats why they cant get jobs know what the leople are about dnt dnt just assume its 2012

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I'm glad your "wtk" speaks for itself, because your typing could use some help...

 

[redsamurai]

I interview and hire dudes all the time. I've got a couple other people with full sleaves, hand or neck tats. The problem is that they were open and honest about it during the interview.

This dude covered them all up, and said nothing about it. I already feel like he's trying to sneak one by me.

I bring big name and big dollar Gov't contacts as well as big name consumer product contacts through our shop. I don't want some pathetic ex-wannabe thugs throwing dirty looks at some Boeing contact.

This I understand, if you got clients coming through the shop....but what do you then tell the other guys with sleeves? Just tell em all to cover it up on days you bring people through. If he's doing everything right why bother? He probably really needed the job which is why he was covering it up.

 

[redsamurai]

I'm glad your "wtk" speaks for itself, because your typing could use some help...

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^^good call, i'm sure that had nothing to do with it.