@Ronin - That was some golden advice given to Solo. I agree 100%. I think we are alike.... I have tattoos and shaved my head for a good many years. It's only pretty recently that I have made the leap into conservatism.
In my professional life I've always covered my tattoos, I've made sure that if I felt the need to get another one it'd be in a place that I could hide it.
Working in the corporate world is about conforming, sounds terrible to say, but it's true. Your superiors will more often than not be intrenched in the 'old school', and therefore be conservative. You can be different in your views, and this is encouraged, but a standard of appearance will be expected.
This is not my personal opinion, I'm at a stage now where I do the hiring, I look for individuality, sure, but there is a line.
The problem is that if you are in a position of accountability you look for people that are capable of working under that accountability, who better to do that than colnes of you! This is why companies spout on about their individual culture ~ it's made that way because recruitment is so subjective, you like and form relationships with people because you have similar backgrounds, interests, aspirations and passions. If a group of individuals have similar views, then a culture is born.
Ronin, your insight was spot on ~ be an individual at home, conform at work. That is, unless you're fond of mediocrity in the corporate world.
-Grogs
