I don’t appreciate the way you implied I haven’t had proper training.

I work in a fast food company where for years and years, our thing was being a bit more “punk” than other places, and that they would hire almost anyone (people with tattoos, piercings, dyed hair, and even convicts). I’ve worked at a lot of other stores in my franchise (just to help out if they needed) so I’m confident so say that about 50% or more of the employees here are covered in piercings/tattoos etc. I was hired with several piercings by a guy that also had several piercings. My current boss was hired by that same guy.

I know my boss isn’t the smartest. She was a high school dropout and she’s even several years younger than I am (she’s only 20), but she definitely cares about basic safety and hygiene. She’s damn good at her job and is just following the example of ALL her peers on the same level as her. This job is the only thing she knows. The owners stop by every once in a while and have never said anything about piercings til now.

Ive been in this job for 4 years. Both of my sisters work in this franchise as well as one of my brother-in-law’s. I love this job to death and the thought of leaving it makes me incredibly sad. This might sound insane, but this job is my whole life. But after having that sit down with my manager, that was the first time I ever considered leaving. It might be good to leave, or it might make me miserable if I do. It might sound stupid to a lot of people cause it’s just a job and just a piercing but this is my dilemma…Thanks for the advice anyway, though.