Dress code for grad courses?

[asleepawake]

After working for Disney, I doubt I'll ever find an employer so averse to tattoos. I've got one on the inside of my wrist--that incidentally looks like a chemical symbol--in honor of my dad (who was, incidentally, a chemistry professor). Most people don't even notice it.

Seriously! What is it about amusement parks? The one I worked at had at least a thousand employees walking around with ace bandages all over our arms. Customers would ask "Why are so many employees injured?" We're not, we just have ink, and we wouldn't want to, like, ruin your family vacation.

I find rules that require covering tattoos to be equal parts classist and out-of-touch.

Edited August 6, 2012 by asleepawake

[Strong Flat White]

In my program, profs and students alike are generally covered in tattoos, piercings, etc. You're borderline out-of-place without'em. You study literature, right?

[dbowe4415]

I'm going to stick to wearing what I'm comfortable in: T-shirts, jeans, and a nice pair of Nikes or Vans.

The tattoo discussion is interesting, because like Strong Flat White stated, some middle-aged to younger English professors do have tattoos and piercings. They kind of fit into the "free-spirit" persona portrayed by many English professionals.

My opinion is this: as long as the tattoos aren't offensive, they should be shown.

[Texsox]

In my MA program about half the students are coming from full time jobs, so it's business dress for many. However, since 90 degrees between March and October would be a major cooling off day, business casual is the norm.

Not necessarily to defend the amusement parks, but to help offer a perspective. No business wants to be in the position of deciding which tattoos should be covered and which ones do not need to be covered. So it is far simpler to have them all covered, from the sweet unicorn to the "fill in the blank, worst one you could imagine". I however would want to sit on that committee and see all the cool ink :-)

[toasterazzi]

My program is pretty chill. Some of the older professors tend to wear more ties, suits, dresses, etc. But the younger adjuncts, grads, etc. mostly where nice jeans, khakis, polos, button downs, sweaters, etc.