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Old Jul 09, 2015, 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Partless View Post
People and employers will judge you regardless. They will judge you because of your religion, your physical illness, your skin color, race, gender, sex, weight, tattoos (unrelated to this issue), etc. They're not (and should not) be allowed of course. And I'm sure they won't say it to your face either.

But given everything else, I would be real surprised if everything else being equal, a small semicolon becomes the reason someone is fired or does not get a job. If the particular job requires certain level of mental stability or freedom from any mental health issues, I'm sure they have other ways to check into this and find out, than to rely on a tattoo which symbolizes personal past of self harm or support for those who are dealing with this issue or have lost someone to this.
Why make it easier for others to judge you?
IMHO it seems like you are putting a small billboard yourself, if it is visible.

Even if you don't lose a job over it, any perceived stigma will hurt your career. at least I've witnessed something like this.

Last edited by growlycat; Jul 09, 2015 at 09:57 PM.