Body art goes undercover at work

Despite what you’ve heard about the elusive “creative class” being key to economic development, there’s still only so much creativity employers want to see – on their employees’ bodies.

Visible tattoos, as well as piercings in the nose, brow, tongue and those giant spacers in ears, can be the bane of human resources professionals, as well as anyone trying to break into an office environment.

“I still think there’s a very huge stigma out there about tattoos,´ said Stacy Stolen, Fort Collins branch manager for the human resources firm Adecco. “Personally, I don’t like all the tattoos, but we get a lot…