23-year-old Ash Putnam, went for a job interview at TJ Maxx, and she was denied from it since she had facial tattoos and piercings. She then shared a video on TikTok, and it went viral.
“They couldn’t even call me, they just sent me some automated email.” Putnam shared in the video she shared.
As she wasn’t satisfied what she was exposed to, Putnam decided to confront them. “I went in today and was like, ‘So what was the reason why I didn’t get hired?’ She was like, ‘Oh you just don’t have enough experience there was candidates that had more experience than you’.”
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“I asked her if it was about my tattoos obviously because I know a lot of places don’t like tattoos. She said that wasn’t the reason, I don’t feel like that’s true but whatever I will leave it at that.”
“Just because I have tattoos does not mean I am not going to be a good worker. I do not understand that at all. Quite literally some of the most smart intelligent people I have ever met are people with tattoos and piercings,” troubled woman shared.
As she couldn’t heard what she expected, many people on the comments section shared their thoughts.
“tattooer here, it’s probably the tattoos”
“HR supervisor here. There is no way any company would put you in front of customers like TJ maxx.”
“I worked at TJ Maxx and they will hire just about anyone that comes off the street it’s definitely the tattoos and piercings”
“I don’t think it’s because you have tattoos…I think it’s WHERE you have tattoos ??♂️”
Putnam then stated in her interview with Daily Star that the reason why she wasn’t hired was her tattoos. “I absolutely do think it’s about my tattoos because apparently my tattoos are demonic and scary to a lot of people,” she said.
“TJ Maxx did not say this to me – that’s just a lot of the comments I’ve gotten on my video. People are being extremely hateful on my TikTok saying I should work at a circus or Halloween stores.”
“If they think tattoos determine job skill and qualifications they really need to rethink. Tattoos, piercings and colored hair are not unprofessional. It shows creativity and uniqueness. It’s 2024, people need to get over not liking tattoos.”
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