I remember in CMA school having a number of fellow students and even a few teachers with tattoos. It made me realize one reason these girls were here was because they were basically blue-collar women or girls straight out of high school who had managed to work their way up a step in the world to improve their situation. Sadly, many of them are from the lower economic classes, where tats are normal.
I found it particularly interesting how the dress code for a Clinical Medical Assistant clearly states that all tattoos should be covered up (if possible), no facial piercings, hair should not be dyed in any unnatural colors, and only stud earrings (in the earlobes) should be worn. I looked at this, and at my fellow students, and wondered just how all the punk/goth girls and crazier students handled this, considering this describes a number of features you see among the different socioeconomic classes of students that come through. Although to be fair, some of them have more issues not dropping F-bombs and cussing their heads off unconsciously while working, than they do with appearance.
We were told that the reason for this dress code is that many of our patients would be from older generations that look down on tattoos, facial piercings, and wildly dyed hair. The cussing and swearing can get you reprimanded or fired, due to it being unprofessional and some CMA's work at pediatric clinics, where the parents would not like hearing that kind of talk in front of their kids.
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