DEAR MISS MANNERS: My 27-year-old granddaughter says most people her age have tattoos, and don't even cover them up at work.
Is this the new norm? I thought legitimate businesses made employees cover them up.
GENTLE READER: There are two things here that Miss Manners would like to avoid: finding out what you believe constitutes a "legitimate business," and challenging workplace policies that have already been established and with which everyone seems to be content.
As long as the tattoos are not actively offensive and the employers are fine with it, Miss Manners is not getting involved. Think of the tattoos as a chance to see firsthand that this generation loves their mothers -- and butterflies.