商务英语口语视频 (中级) 45 Bosses Don't Want Tattoos

　　Having tattoos lowers your chances of finding a job...

　　...and also makes people think you're a drunk.

　　Those two things, probably related.

　　Anthony here for DNews.

　　In a study run by the University of St Andrews in Scotland...

　　...showed that employers across just about all industries have a negative view of tattoos.

　　They used words like "dirty", "repugnant" and "abhorrent"...

　　...when describing how they thought their clients or customers...

　　...would perceive tattooed people as employees.

　　Well, 30% of them think that somebody with a tattoo is more likely to do something deviant.

　　A quarter of them think the tattooed population is less intelligent and less healthy overall.

　　The health response seems to be a mix of the perceived lifestyle of somebody with body art...

　　...and misconceptions about the actual cleanliness of the tattooing process.