r/SipsTea • u/Far-Industry-7745 • 7h ago
Wait a damn minute! Anyone know the outcome of this?
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u/FantasySymphony 7h ago
This shit is why companies don't give interview feedback
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u/Frosty558 6h ago
I actually just now, like 5 minutes ago, finished my online work Harassment training and your face looking like a truck stop bathroom isn’t a protected class. They could absolutely say facial tattoos are unprofessional, with the exception on if the tattoos had religious significance.
Though yes just not saying anything is always the safest bet for hiring managers.
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u/Agitated-Drive7695 6h ago
And it's true, she factually does look a lot like a defaced school desk. It's not defamation etc if it's factual.
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u/steve200747909 5h ago
Is there a bunch of chewed up gum on the back of her head?
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u/seabeef1289 5h ago
I disagree on the school desk part
…unless she has the cool ‘S’ tattooed somewhere.
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u/angrydeuce 6h ago
Yeah dress codes are still legal, and there is no disability to be accommodated here.
also is that a qr code on her cheek? lmao
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u/Fluffy-Greenn 6h ago
She very deliberately and repeatedly chose to look like that and present herself to the outside world in that manner. Yes, it's moral to judge her on it, and to make general assumptions about her character (even if perhaps not her moral courage) based on how she chooses to present herself.
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u/UnexpectedBlahFeels 6h ago
This is obvious the result of mental illness. It sucks all around.
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u/ArabianKnightGaming 5h ago
Its just ghetto. Not mental illness. Just pure ghetto
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u/BreadfruitLogic 6h ago
So they don't get sued? Yeah, probably.
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u/Criminoboy 6h ago
I can't see grounds to sue here. There are no rules against hiring someone for being a moron and basically making themselves unemployable.
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u/Serious-Plankton-371 6h ago
This viral headline is satire based on an AI-generated image.
While the story and image have circulated widely on social media platforms like Instagram and X, there is no record of an actual lawsuit or individual matching this situation.
Fact-Check Breakdown
The Image: The image featured in the post is AI-generated. Community analysis on platforms like Reddit's r/shittytattoos points out that the image relies heavily on AI generation artifacts, including warped, nonsensical text layouts for the "Outer Banks" and "Currituck" tattoos. The base image has been recirculating since at least early 2025 with varying, changing captions.
The Story Evolution: In early 2026, the image originally circulated with vague text claiming a generic woman was "struggling to find a job because of her appearance." By late 2026, the meme evolved into a fictional news headline claiming she filed a lawsuit in Atlanta because an interviewer told her she "looked like a school desk."
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u/MainInevitable1133 4h ago
Thank you. These Fact-Checks really ought to be locked as the top comment for all of this AI-slop.
In a world where bots and agents coordinate full posting and commenting on socials, these innocent and silly memes can and ARE often part of a much bigger picture. Whether it be astro-turfing ideas with questionable agendas, or further training AI by analysing human response to these memes en-masse; we are also being trained.
AI-slop is here to stay and is only going to get more refined, so fact-check and question the origins of what you see online (Something that should be done regardless of AI).
It's like that experiment with the chimps in the cage, with a banana on a ladder in its center. When the chimps go for the banana, a scientist sprays them all with a hose. The chimps quickly learn not to go for the banana, and attack any who do. Then a new chimp is brought in, and goes for the banana. Whenever he goes for the banana, he's viciously attacked by the other chimps, so he learns not to go for it, but never correlates WHY. Slowly, new chimps are brought in and the originals are removed. All the chimps get the same treatment and at this point none of them have ever been sprayed or even seen the hose. They just know not to go for the banana.
My point there being that like the chimps in the cage, humans very much display this kind of social adaptation. Across generations, this is why we see things like en-shitification, we just get used to and accept how things are, with no personal context for how things used to be.
It's why a company like YouTube can go from no ads, then 5 second but skippable ads, to now the current 2 minute long unskippable ads we see today. It just takes time.
This post turned into a bit of a tangent so for the sake of cohesion I'll boil it all back down to one word: AWARENESS!
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u/BukkitsOfOrcSemen 4h ago
Yea screw AI!
Also thank you AI bot for informing us for karma. It must be hard tattling on your family like that.
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u/LawfulAwfulOffal 6h ago
Under US Law, stupid is not a ‘protected class.’
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u/Nathanhj 6h ago
I mean… they were allowed storm the capitol so it kinda is right now.
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u/inotocracy 7h ago
She got another tattoo to document her sorrow.
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u/Extension-Hornet-131 6h ago
so what, you can sue companies for their preferences?
I don’t think for a second this is discrimination. it’s her face, it’s their workplace. and yes, a person can be rejected for a position if how they look isn’t appropriate for the job. and looking like a desk isn’t really appropriate.
good job to the person who made the comment. fucking ambulance chaser ofc sues the company, no surprises there.
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u/I_mourn_satire 5h ago
It’s not discrimination to reject an application for non protected reasons. None of those tattoos are protected. They are not tied to a religion. They are just poor choices.
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u/Silver_Lined_Bullet 5h ago
Thats the other thing: Its a choice. No one forced them to get tattoos
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u/Future_One4794 4h ago
I am pretty sure even piercings are not protected let alone face/neck visible tattoos
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u/newbie527 4h ago
Nothing says you gave up on life like tattoos of the face and neck.
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u/Beneficial-Candle-79 5h ago
well i mean im prettyy sure you can sue for anything..... doesnt mean the judge wont toss it out though
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u/LeaningTowerofPeas 5h ago
You can sue if you are in a protected class such as race, gender, or disability. Looking like a school dean’s not a protected class.
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u/ColdToast_024 5h ago
10/10 times you are going to approach the person not covered in ink at a store front.
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u/Fragrant-Frog-9290 5h ago
You can only sue for discrimination against a protected class so she will be left arguing in court that it's normal for either a woman or black person to have tattoos all over their face like this
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u/Substantial_Force658 6h ago
"you can sue companies for their preferences?"
Not when you are a made up AI image, no.
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u/Specific_Collar_2949 5h ago
Garuntee the employer was like " I'm sorry but we're not going to be able to hire you ." And she was like " why doe" and they were like " because you look like a school desk" she probably proceeded to have the surprised Pikachu face and call them " racist"
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u/PartyCat78 4h ago
Nope. But a business has a right to decide what they consider as appropriate uniform and what appearance an employee displays as face of their business. I hope she got laughed out of court.
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u/amy-schumer-tampon 7h ago
I would say more like a public toilet
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u/Same-Information-330 6h ago
Why do people say this is mental illness? It's simple stupidity.
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u/5HotDogsLater 5h ago
Because, at some point it's easier to believe that there's something wrong with a person's brain than it is to believe someone is indeed that stupid.
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u/ruraljuror__ 4h ago
What about the people who have both something wrong with their brain and they are also stupid. I think it's a large group.
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u/Last_Gigolo 5h ago
Mutilation, disfigurement, dismorphia, and self hatred.
Are the tracks on my next album!!!
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u/Folderpirate 4h ago
I have multiple friends who get tattoos often. To the point of its always causing a financial burden sort of thing.
Anyway, sometimes completely unprompted they'll say shit like,"damn I need to feel a needle on my skin again".
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u/PaulblankPF 4h ago
Everyone I know that got a tattoo, got a second one after a short time and had ideas for what they’d get all over them all the sudden. Definitely comes off as an addiction
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u/BasicYesterday9349 6h ago
Don't you know that lots of things are self-diagnosed mental illnesses this decade?
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u/StruggleEither6772 4h ago
There used to be an acceptable term to use in these situations.
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u/Web_Wanderer_7411 3h ago
I honestly hate when stupid people Sue for stupid reasons like this and somehow win.
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u/J_tman 5h ago
Tattoos aren't a protected class, also a business is absolutely able to have policies in place for visible tattoos. As far as suing for the comment the most she could possibly get is a very small settlement
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u/dawnGrace 4h ago
This is 100% ai generated. There’s zero other images of her, her name, etc. and yes I looked everywhere.
Anyone who looks like this would absolutely be all over social media (not just one photo). No tik tok, no IG, nothing. The tattoos and their locations make zero sense.
Completely fake. Also, don’t get your faces tattooed.
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u/General-Lie8709 4h ago
Looked like a school desk is insanely insulting and true at the same time
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u/usernamesarehard1979 5h ago
I have done hiring for years. Yeah, you might think it, but you just can't say it. Just tell them you went with someone else and laugh about the idiot behind their back.
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u/LazyPainterCat 6h ago edited 4h ago
This is most likely fake. Really doubt an interviewer told her that.
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u/slightly_drifting 4h ago
Fake like the ai generated image.
This is the 5th ai generated post in a row. I think I’m done with Reddit for a while.
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u/leviticus04 6h ago
I call bs that it was a job interview.
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u/Major_Wigglesworth 4h ago
The only way the girl in the picture went to a job interview is if she’s got court tomorrow morning and needs an excuse not to have her probation revoked.
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u/BrickProfessional619 5h ago
I don’t know. Some people just don’t give a fuck anymore.
I had an interview recently. The HR person asked me why I wanted the job. I told her that the job description and duties were exactly what I was currently doing, but her company paid 50% more. So, I was there for the money.
I got to the next stage interview. In fact, made it all the way until the job offer negotiations when they said I had to be in the office 2 days a week.
The office was 2 states away.
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u/NoArrival5914 6h ago
What is Currituck
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u/mwoody450 6h ago
It's AI slop. There's no person on earth with tattoos inspired by a small beach town on the coast of North Carolina with a popular lighthouse. It's not even new AI slop; this is an old repost.
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u/tremens 6h ago
All the "tattoos" (I don't know if they're real or not and don't care to look into it) are Outer Banks NC related; counties, OBX which is the abbreviation for Outer Banks, the lighthouse, etc.
It's the barrier islands that outlay the mainlands of NC.
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u/golemsheppard2 5h ago
Anybody can sue for anything. Doesn't mean she has an actionable case. Having a tattooed face isnt a protected class. Interviewer wouldn't be wrong to say that. Facial tattoos like that are unprofessional and honestly just looks like she has impulse control issues. Who tattoos "OUTER BANKS" across your forehead? That was a fleeting drunk thought that turned into a life long consequence.
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u/Informal_Bullfrog_30 5h ago
Not against tattoos, to each their own, but how do people even like this? And why?
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u/Beemo-Noir 3h ago
Having lived in VA/NC area, this absolutely tracks for the Outer Banks. I’d bet my life savings she either drives an Altima, or her baby daddy does.
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u/Unique_Peach8297 6h ago
Why do people with face tattoos Think they’re employable? Not only am I not going to give you a job. I’m going to walk you out of my office and make sure you don’t steal anything.
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u/iBUYbrokenSUBARUS 6h ago
I can explain this easily. Think of how dumb you have to be to get a face tattoo. Now, think about how dumb you would have to be to think somebody would hire you with a face tattoo. See what I did there?
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u/muscularsharpie 5h ago edited 5h ago
I work in the food industry. We talk about hand tattoos. If some guy comes in with habd tattoos and zero experience.. eh. Bit of a red flag. Might be a no-call, no-show after his first paycheck.
Guy with hand tattoos and twelve years experience, giant green flag.
People who don't have tattoos can yawn about people with tattoos and unwritten tells about tattoos with context. But it's pretty easy to pick up, even if you didn't get any work done.
Garish sleeves that cut off riiiiiiight at the wrist? Good chance that's a high school pastor at a "new age and cool church." The sit backwards on a chair type.
Stuff like that.
Nautical star/web tattoo on the elbow? Born in the 80's, talks about the coke from the 90's
Lotta messy tattoos on the forearms? Self diagnosed mental illness.
Music note they drew themself? Basic white girl.
Mustache on the finger, married to basic white girl; promises he really liked Hamilton.
WoW Horde symbol? Doesn't shower.
WoW Alliance symbol, also doesn't shower, but probably MAGA.
These are broad generalizations, but pretty effective.
Only tattoo is a butterfly? Single mother with shared custody.
Black, messy tattoos from hand to shoulder? Death metal drummer, OR, wide receiver for the Broncos.
Face tattoos and white. Oof.. either they make great music or they know the lay-out of San Quinton and will make you hold their pocket.
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Silhouette birds on the shoulder? Thinks she peaked in college.
Book quotes? Wants to tell you they love to read.
Bible quotes? Doesn't need to tell you they didn't read the Bible.
Song quotes? Oddly enough, probably pretty chill.
Baby portrait? Domestic violence.
Baby portraits? Idk, that's your cell bunky, you figure out his story.
Marijuana leaves? "I remember when I had my first beer," recipient.
Star Wars tattoos? Happily married, his wife lets him have his corner of the house for his toys. Probably works in HR.
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u/Several-Opposite-746 6h ago
Put a billboard on your face to announce that you are likely mentally unstable and you definitely make really stupid decisions then complain when people don't want to hire you.
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u/rangebob 6h ago
while i agree.....its a really dumb thing to say at an interview.
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u/Unique_Peach8297 6h ago
Obviously, you don’t say it to their face. Only an idiot would say it to their face.
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u/BenShumard 6h ago
What's funny about this is that I have a union interview this week and I've been agonizing over what to wear and I finally decided that I'm going to wear my dark blue Levi's with a good button-up and boots. But just moments ago I was thinking about how once I'm in that room waiting for my turn I'm probably going to start to second-guess the Jean choice.
Then I saw this post and I thought I wonder if she's sitting in the waiting room second-guessing with the face tattoos or is she just completely at peace waiting her turn.
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u/LetUsSpeakFreely 5h ago
She can sue all she wants, but companies have the right to hire people that can at least pass as professional.
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u/Sunflower_MoonDancer 1h ago
I don’t remember tattoos/body mods being a protected from discrimination.
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u/StalkerToYourStalker 6h ago
Last time this was on here it said they hired her on the spot despite what she looked like. Before that, that she was an artist. Before that, that she was in jail. Which fucking lie is it?
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u/Throwaway_noDoxx 6h ago
Wasn’t it proved to be AI?
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u/SackOfPotatoes949 6h ago
Almost certainly. You know why I know? There are 4 Black people in Currituck, NC. FOUR. So unless she's from the only Black family in Currituck or she's repping a town of 800 people that acts as a bypass for people going to the Outer Banks (which it is not on.)
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u/Fickle-Exit1105 3h ago
Face tattoos are always a sure indicator one will go far in life.
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u/DukeofHobart 5h ago
Hmm. Not race color creed nation origin, sex or disability. If it’s not rage bait I want to ask the question who is her attorney. But I already know the answer: anyone with a law degree, most likely Todd Blanche.
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u/Fresh_Bluebird_4691 6h ago
I think saying she looks like a “school desk” is actually incredibly kind in this situation.
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u/Ahosewithnoname 5h ago
She was sanded down and revarnished during the summer holidays
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u/jwyn3150 3h ago
Listen I love the outer banks, but not enough to tattoo it on my face
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u/Oldschoolgirl49 3h ago
Getting a little ridiculous. I dont believe most of the posts here recently.
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u/Background-Video4331 7h ago
Ai shite.
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u/Educational_Play5772 6h ago
The picture is actually a real person, but the story is not
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u/Trenin23 6h ago edited 6h ago
There was a post recently where someone was compared to a school desk. Pretty sure that was the inspiration for this "story".
Edit: found it! https://www.reddit.com/r/trashy/s/frQjA65qPw
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u/ALMSIVI1987 5h ago
It is easy to tell the outcome: "The writing is on the wall" 🤣
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u/LeaderSolid4554 6h ago
Now I know what and where Currituck is. It’s in North Carolina. I bet it’s nice if she got it tattooed on her lip.
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u/Metaboschism 6h ago
You wanna look like Lil Wayne you better be making Lil Wayne money
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u/TheLeoMrs 4h ago
Tattoos in the face TO ME is indicative of some sort of mental defect..
https://giphy.com/gifs/KfSfVILFd4D7BavfPl
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u/Soggy_Association491 2h ago
It is a free country. She is free to tattoo what she likes and others are free to judge her.
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u/SpecialistGap9223 2h ago
I mean, recruiter ain't wrong. If ya face be covered in tats, not the look companies are looking for. Stupid azz lawsuit. Just like most men ain't gonna be interested, ya gonna sue them? Don't be ignorant. SMH
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u/PickleLovernumber12 5h ago
Why are you guys falling for AI slop ragebait in the big 26?
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u/macjr82 3h ago
Even without the AI pic, I don't understand how people think this is real with zero identifiable information. No company name, no name of the person suing, no location, nothing.
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u/Romengar 2h ago
It’s literally been like this for weeks on sipstea. All posts with bullshit nonverifiable bait headlines and AI pics from god knows where
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u/Bobcat1999-1 5h ago
That’s terrible to say she looks like a school desk. She clearly looks like a bus stop bench in a bad neighborhood
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u/stoned_ileso 6h ago
Can you sue a company because you say something thats true?
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u/DucksMatter 6h ago
It’s completely wild that humans have evolved to the point where they’re comfortable enough to go to a tattoo artist and say “I’d like a lighthouse with a crashing wave on my cheek please”
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u/Shadowsnake30 6h ago
I dont know if the story is real as so many people grabs images and put captions or stories on them. Regardless, you can still find jobs however, it may not be what you want as that is too many tattoos with affiliations. You can try to sue as well but you would likely not win.
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u/theMightBoop 4h ago
I hate to say it but those are the best face tattoos I have ever seen. There is a theme of coastal NC and everything. Usually face tattoos look like they were done by a drunken toddler.
They look better than Post Malone’s.
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u/dimestoredavinci 4h ago
It's almost like a legit art installation on this bitch's face.
Still wouldn't hire this dumbass
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u/grad1939 6h ago
I know everyone is entitled to live their lives and do what they want to their bodies. But what is the appeal to having your face tattooed like that?
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u/ALightningStar 6h ago
Hope its AI, is that 3 tattoos specifically for the outer banks? I loved that place but I wouldn't get an obx tat on my toe lol
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u/Most_Philosophy_1507 6h ago
They’re actually well done tattoos. Hard to pull off facial tattoos though. Especially words.
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u/tookurjobs 6h ago
Seems a bit short sighted. What if, in the future, one of their employees needs to know whether or not Metallica rules?
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u/Pacec-64D 6h ago
Victim mentality at its finest. “Let me live however I want and do whatever I want and then blame others for not fully accepting me.”
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u/South_Ad_7068 6h ago
She does NOT look like a school desk... thats so wrong and incorrect...
She obviously looks like a graffiti wall 🤣
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u/ZahmBombadil 5h ago
I mean there are many jobs where face/neck tattoos aren’t allowed… Pretty sure if I got a face tattoo, I’d be asked to leave my position
That being said, I kind of love the lighthouse 😂
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u/jimhabfan 5h ago
It’s rage bait. Someone found this picture and stuck a fake caption on it to get people to click and engage.
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u/DizzlesVII 4h ago
I've known people with worse. 🤷🏻♂️
That mustache though ☠️☠️
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u/33253325 3h ago
North Carolina come on and raise up take your shirt off, twist it 'round your hand Spin it like a helicopter
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u/Key_Mobile_8075 6h ago
Your appearance is not practical for our level of clientele..... but on the right side the liquor store is always looking for help... can you and and subtract with accuracy and can you count money accurately? Maybe a better fit for the clientele you will attract and prolly make some good sales...
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