Claire Shepherd, on Wednesday, was offered her dream job, a retail merchandiser, after a telephone interview with Dee Set. However, within half an hour, she got sacked because of the intricate tattoo on her left hand which she would struggle to cover up.
After the interview, the company sent the Swansea based woman an e-mail with their dress standards noting that all tattoos must be covered up as they are likely to cause offense. She initially thought it was an old dress-standard e-mail and that their views had changed.
She replied by explaining that she has hand tattoos and hopes it wouldn’t affect her job. She was shocked when they replied and said they would no longer be employing her.
Claire then went on Facebook to rant about the injustice and her post has since been shared nearly 2,000 times. After seeing the Facebook post, Dee Set backtracked on their policy and offered Claire the job again but she declined it.
She said she hopes her experience will help highlight discrimination in the work place and remove the stigma surrounding people with tattoos. She is about to set up a Facebook group to help her campaign.
Below is what she posted;