Piercings and welding

[youngwelder_154]

I dont think anywere really will. Ill just have to live without them during the day and have them after the holes dont close over that easy but If that bothers me **** I might just have to lose them.

[sjmiller]

Wearing metal & Tats

This one is much harder to respond to then I thought. Tat's are usually tasteful or mean something to the person getting rivited by a needle with ink.

Piercings are an "in-your-face" (no pun intended) statement. They tell me you are immature, and under-educated. You do not have interpersonal skills, nor do you have self esteem.

No I would not hire you - you are a walking freak show that you choose to live, I do not need to introduce you into my workforce.


sjmiller

[Eric Carroll]

my boobjob remark was about body mods and how people think one is ok and others are crazy.if you jewerly is that close to danger you may need to re-think you work methods.when I was 12 I saw a guy with a biker beard get his face twisted up in a 1/2 drill with an auger bit on it.There is a new generation coming into the work place that doesnt take such a hostile attitude towards people that look different from them.One of the good things about working with you hands is the enviorment is not as straight laced as an office or a retail setting.

[youngwelder_154]

I am actually very sorry about my spelling mistakes. I'm not very good at spelling I use computers and spell check works wonders for me. Ill start using it for this site as well.

[hz293]

I like your ability to understand what it takes to start a new career. I think most owners of shops are middle age to older and have gone through the things you want to do but now that they're more mature, they realize it doesn't cut it in the real world. The only other thing that I'll suggest to you is take spelling seriously. As you come up through the ranks, you may have to write reports and for that spelling is very important. Good luck. You've shown yourself to have a good head on your shoulders.

[youngwelder_154]

Eric I agree with what you say but the difference is a piercing can get caught on something. A boob job is a bit difference your boobs cant get caught on something there in your skin. Tattoos are the same you cant harm yourself with them beisdes ift hey get infected after you get them. But I do want this job very bad and dam it im going to do what ever it takes.

[Eric Carroll]

If you want to become a welder you will end up with enough holes burned into your body or poked in your body. Why anyone would want to do this on purpose is beyond me. I would not hire you and if someone who had this done ever came calling on my daughters I would hold them down and add a few new holes. A hot wire coming out of MM251 would make some nice holes. Kinda gives new meaning to your term FEAR THIS!!

See,this is the average close minded reaction people have.A boob job is fine,but your a freak if you have a ring in your lip.

[gunnut4570]

holes

If you want to become a welder you will end up with enough holes burned into your body or poked in your body. Why anyone would want to do this on purpose is beyond me. I would not hire you and if someone who had this done ever came calling on my daughters I would hold them down and add a few new holes. A hot wire coming out of MM251 would make some nice holes. Kinda gives new meaning to your term FEAR THIS!!

[ronnielyons]

Okay I was told on saturday If I dont remove my piercings and my 1/2 inch ear plugs that can stop me from becoming a welder. I want to make good money. Anyone here who hires or can answer if they were hiring would you guys not hire me buecause I have a lip piercings eyebrow piercing septum piercing (middle of nose) my ears streched to about 1/4 of an inch and a couple more in cartalige in my ears? Or is my sister jsut Bull S****ing me? I dont want to part with my piercings but will I ahve to, too become a welder? Mind you the places I am at right now have nothing against my piercings, but could that be jsut because I am a apprentice?

UP TO YOU YOUNGWELDER, HOW BAD YOU WANT THE JOB? SOMETHING I LEARNED A LONG TIME AGO...YOU NEVER GET A SECOND CHANCE TO MAKE A FIRST IMPRESSION.

[monte55]

If you had your own shop you may be more inclinded to hire someone that shares your view on body piercings just as someone who is not wearing will not want to hire you. I don't care what you do to your body as long as it doesn't affect my life. People that do this to themselves seem that it is more important to make a visual statement than to state how good a worker they can be. If you were falsley accused of a crime and needed a good lawyer, would you hire a person that looks like you or the general public. Go to a welding shop that has people that express the same as you. But don't get mad when others view you as a little wierd and don't want to send you out to their customers. It is their business they have to protect, not your freedom of poking holes in your body. I can't understand why you do what you do but I'll fight along side of you for the right to do it. Just my opinion. When I was young, it was longer hair and a pack of smokes wrapped up in the sleeve of your white T shirt that got to the elders. But remember, you are asking them for a job.

[Steve]

Could be the safety thing. Our shop requires the removal of ALL jewelry incuding watches. Ever see a guy missing his ring finger? Ask him how it happened. Jewelry has a nasty habit of getting hooked on just about anything. Want your lip split, ear lobe torn, or finger yanked off? Keep werein em. Oh and don't forget the jewelry also conducts electricity. Never heard of a tattoo getting hooked on anything or conducting electricity yet.

[youngwelder_154]

Jim thats the plan. That picture of that that guy is pretty insane I havent gone that far with my piercings I have my lip pierced but man thats a hige ring I have more sense then that

[JimYoung]

Winger, those are cool spikes .. wonder if he gets eye strain from focusing on them..
YoungWelder ... bottom line ... you have to be strange to screw up your body like that ... What will the customer say when he see's you... maybe "What kind of company am I dealing with" or "will this guy use good judgement on the job when he didn't on his body" ... just take them out and go with the "flow" ...
Jim

[Winger Ed.]

. I might not like the idea of why they must come out .

I predict a bright future for ya.


I work with a fella that I call 'Scrap Iron'.
He has piercings and tattoos, pretty much 'everywhere'--
at least from what he tells me anyway.

But at work, with long trousers and a long sleeve shirt, ya can't see them.
If you look close,, you can see the thing he has up inside his nose. But so far, nobody has complained about it.

And, from what I gather, there are quite a few people like that around.
Especially in Japan. Their culture is so restrictive, and they want to break out of the mold just like we do.. They have folks over there that are tattooed on every square inch of their body that doesn't show outside of a business suit.


Anyway:

Good luck with finding a job you like, and pays well.

And look on the bright side:
You may interview somewhere, and it comes down to you and this guy,,,,,,,,,,


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[usmcphil]

Dude I know its messed up. Most people are going to think that way at first. Here is what you need to do PROVE YOURSELF! If you put your mind to it you can accomplish anything. Just always be polite and never give up always do your best you will get there!