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Can you get hired with tattoos in 2026?

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Why it worked

The video taps into a relevant and evolving social topic (tattoos and professional acceptance) with a contrarian viewpoint, sparking debate and engagement.

Summary

The video discusses whether tattoos impact hiring prospects in 2026. One individual argues that tattoos are a form of expression and tell a story, giving them an edge over competitors, while initially joking about not hiring tattooed individuals.

Structure

1Question about hiring with tattoos
2Historical context of tattoos in NBA
3Tattoos as art and expression
4Tattoos as a story and competitive edge
5Addressing potential bias against tattoos

Product placement

Valuetainment for Gen Z (logo appears on screen, acts as channel/brand identifier, removing it would not change what happens in the video)

On-screen text

Can you get hired with tattoos in 2026?

Transcript

Would you ever hire someone with tattoos like this? Would I ever hire someone with tattoos? If you went and look back 40 years ago when kids played NBA, you didn't see a lot of tattoos. Michael had one tattoo. It's art today. Now, if I talk to my kids, I'm gonna tell you this right now, just so I told them. I said, guys, if you can go life without it, good for you. I won't hire them. No, you. You wouldn't hire them? I'm totally kidding. I would man. We live in such a different demographic today. This is a matter of expression. And I think that often what you find is the individuals that are heavily tattooed in areas like this, they have a story behind them that the average person does not have. Not one piece was done at random. Isn't a piece of my story. Have you ever gotten flack before? Have I ever gotten flack before because your tattoos push back? People don't trust you. "Why do you have these tattoos?" Until they hear me speak. Until they see what it is that I'm capable of. And I think that that gives me the edge that a lot of my competitors don't have.