Businesswoman defies critics who call tattoos 'unprofessional' by baring ink in headshot

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tattooed arms.Jessica Leonard, from the US, was used to hearing negative comments from the business world concerning her appearance.When she first posted the snap of her tatts on LinkedIn, fellow professionals found that the body art wouldn't be “professional” and thought that no one would take her “seriously”.But despite her important position in the company, Jessica had enough of hiding her tattoos for work.Ignoring the initial setbacks from primarily “female” business leaders, she decided to get an updated professional photo showing her inkings - and her boss approved.They posted side by side snaps of the headshots to LinkedIn.On the left hand side, Jessica can be seen covering her arms with a grey blazer.But, on the right side the business woman can be seen with a short sleeve shirt rocking her tattoo sleeves.In the post that has now racked up 31,000 likes, Jessica explained: “I was cautious but asked our Managing Partner if he was comfortable with me getting a photo taken sans jacket for my personal use on LinkedIn, but that we’d use one with the jacket for our website.“His response: ‘Let’s roll with the tattoos in both!

Loud and proud!”The green light for posting the pictures must have come as a sigh of relief for Jessica after she spent years hiding her arms and enduring long sleeve shirts in the summer.In her viral post, she said: “I was honestly shocked.

I had grown accustomed to wearing long sleeves in the heat of summer, to tugging on my suit coat sleeves in every meeting, to pulling my hair around my ear so no one would get a glimpse of the small tattoo behind my ear, to avoiding getting any leg or ankle tattoos for fear of never being able to wear a skirt again in a business setting.“Very often, I simply.