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I have had one earring in my left ear for about 15 years now. (Usually it's a gold motorcycle or a small fake diamond stud).

It has never been a problem with either clients or other trades, (the wife of one client in particular was facinated by the motorcycle ring) with the odd exception of the time I worked for a motocross racing organization. I could not wear any earrings in the office (not open to the public) but it was OK when I was at the track or in the field meeting with sponsors. Go figure.

On my current jobsite there are quite a few guys in "gangster" type clothing, but they all are quite good at their work. The building's owners don't seem to mind at all.

As a service tech, I would prefer all my workers to at least wear properly fitting jeans and clean t-shirts without any offensive or sexual applications.

The best solution for concerns about the type of clothing worn at a jobsite is to provide company T-shirts to your workers. They need not cost a lot if you don't get too crazy with the design.

Just going with the Tat's sort of thing.
I have over 75% of my body, covered in 3rd degree burn scars and skin grafts.
You won't find me wearing the least of clothing even on the hottest of days here.
I didn't get these as an Electrician, but it puts in perspective, the thing about presentation.
I'm all for a "clean" look turning up to a customers house.
Shut up and do the best that you can for yourself and your company.
Oh and BTW, I've retired the ear-rings, time to grow up I guess, not that I actually wore them to work or to Fire calls.

You can eventually'retire' the metalwork when you move on into sensible pastures, ( like suddenly you start yearning for pullovers and saying "Oh, that's a nice Volvo, we could get all the kids in that.")

Tatoos however- you've got a lifetime to regret those, especially the utter crap artwork of third-rate practitioners. My beef on site clothes is all those guys in shorts. Quite apart from the ghastly short fat hairy / horrid long spindly shiny bald legs, shorts provide no protection from minor scrapes, chemicals or for that matter, melanoma. That saying about not judging a book by the cover? - go to a bookshop and see how many books have a plain jacket or cover. None! Why? 'cos they don't sell!
First impressions are often last impressions in business.
As to me, no tatoos, no rings, no gold, - nothing. Not interested in fancy duds or fashions or weird haircuts or mobile phones with cameras. When I go out, I shave and put on clean clothes and clean shoes. I don't even wear a watch.
I like fast cars though, and still like to look at beautiful dames!- That's OK: Look at the menu, but don't order anything!

Alan

Got a chuckle out of that one. How true.