The reality is that most employers are not tattoo-friendly. So unless you’re ok settling for fast food jobs it may be an advantage to cover tattoos when interviewing for jobs. Some may complain that this forces them to deny part of their personality. But for many it comes down to the necessity of putting food on the table. Desirable jobs often have unspoken expectations–”no visible body art” being one of them. That being said, below is a list of employers with a reputation of being ok with tattoos and body art.

Tattoo-Friendly Employers

• Whole Foods
• Hot Topic/Torrid
• Border’s Books
• Claire’s Boutique
• Burlington Coat Factory
• Big Lots
• IKEA
• Journeys
• Sam Ash
• Blockbuster
• Hard Rock Cafe/Hotel
• Kohl’s
• Home Depot
• Petco
• Fed Ex (Delivery)
• MAC Cosmetics
• Tokyo Joe’s
• Half Price Books
• Amazon.com
• Sally’s Beauty Supply
• Trader Joe’s
• Target
• Albertson’s
• Barnes & Noble
• Forever 21
• Spencer’s Gifts
• Staples
• Ticketmaster
• Best Buy
• Anthropologie
• Lowe’s
• Google
• UPS
• LUSH Cosmetics
• Dunkin Donuts
• Applebee’s
• Zappos.com

Source: Karen L. Hudson, About.com, Finding a Job When You Have Tattoos, Piercings, and/or Body Modifications

Glassdoor.com published their third annual Employees’ Choice Awards for Best Places to Work 2011. The Top 50 winners were selected by employees themselves rather than by outsiders: 1. Facebook, 2. Southwest Airlines, 3. Bain & Company, 4. General Mills, 5. Edelman, 6. Boston Consulting, 7. SAS Institute, 8. Slalom Consulting, 9. Overstock.com, 10. Susquehanna International, 11. CareerBuilder, 12. Mitre, 13. QuikTrip, 14. Shutterfly, 15. NetApp, 16. Trader Joe’s, 17. Goldman Sachs, 18. McKinsey & Company, 19. National Instruments, 20. Apple, 21. Analog Devices, 22. Northwestern Mutual, 23. Proctor & Gamble, 24. BB&T, 25. Synopsys, 26. Chevron, 27. Scottrade, 28. Bristol-Myers Squibb, 29. MassMutual, 30. Google, 31. Travelers Companies, 32. Fluor, 33. Monsanto Company, 34. Publix, 35. John Deere, 36. QualComm, 37. Morgan Stanley, 38. State Farm, 39. Adobe, 40. REI, 41. Salesforce.com, 42. Ford Motor, 43. Turner Broadcasting, 44. Genentech, 45. Intel, 46. American Express, 47. Nike, 48. Deutsche Bank, 49. Cummins, 50. Capital One

Source: www.glassdoor.com