{"id":2038,"date":"2024-06-18T00:24:42","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T00:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/?p=2038"},"modified":"2024-06-18T00:24:43","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T00:24:43","slug":"a-woman-with-piercing-and-face-tattoos-got-turned-down-for-a-job-at-tj-maxx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/a-woman-with-piercing-and-face-tattoos-got-turned-down-for-a-job-at-tj-maxx\/","title":{"rendered":"A Woman With Piercing And Face Tattoos Got Turned Down For A Job At TJ Maxx"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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A Woman With Piercing And Face Tattoos Got Turned Down For A Job At TJ Maxx\n\n\n\n

Anyone who has ever been turned down for a job has undoubtedly wondered what made them unfit for the role. Was it anything else, your presentation, or a lack of skills?\n\n\n\n

After being turned down for a job at TJ Maxx, 23-year-old Ash Putnam took her emotions to TikTok, where her video quickly gained popularity.
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Since then, her video has received tens of thousands of comments in addition to over seven million views. As the heavily tattooed 20-something asked how young people might land an entry-level job, one thing appeared to be universally agreed upon in the comments section.\n\n\n\n

Putnam detailed on her widely shared\u00a0TikTok\u00a0how she applied for a job at TJ Maxx and then,\u00a0\u201ca few weeks\u201d\u00a0later, received an automated email rejecting her application.
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Putnam went back the business where she applied and challenged staff members after being dissatisfied with their response.\n\n\n\n

\u201cI went in today and was like, \u2018So what was the reason why I didn\u2019t get hired?\u2019 She was like, \u2018Oh you just don\u2019t have enough experience there was candidates that had more experience than you\u2019.\u201d
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\u201cI asked her if it was about my tattoos obviously because I know a lot of places don\u2019t like tattoos. She said that wasn\u2019t the reason, I don\u2019t feel like that\u2019s true but whatever I will leave it at that.\u201d\n\n\n\n

\u201cJust because I have tattoos does not mean I am not going to be a good worker. I do not understand that at all.\u201d\u00a0she went on,\u00a0\u201cQuite literally some of the most smart intelligent people I have ever met are people with tattoos and piercings.\u201d
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The Californian, who works for Uber Eats, never received a clear response from TJ Maxx, but TikTok users appeared to concur on the reason for her rejection.\n\n\n\n

\u201cTattooer here, it\u2019s probably the tattoos\u201d\n\n\n\n

\u201cHR supervisor here. There is no way any company would put you in front of customers like TJ maxx.\u201d\n\n\n\n

\u201cI worked at TJ Maxx and they will hire just about anyone that comes off the street it\u2019s definitely the tattoos and piercings\u201d
\u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s because you have tattoos\u2026I think it\u2019s WHERE you have tattoos\u00a0\u201d
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She told the Daily Star, \u201cI absolutely do think it\u2019s about my tattoos because apparently my tattoos are demonic and scary to a lot of people.\u201d\n\n\n\n

\u201cTJ Maxx did not say this to me \u2013 that\u2019s just a lot of the comments I\u2019ve gotten on my video. People are being extremely hateful on my TikTok saying I should work at a circus or Halloween stores.\u201d\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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