Candidate claims he was rejected from job for his flesh tunnels & tattoos

Candidate claims he was rejected from job for his flesh tunnels & tattoos

A jobseeker has claimed that he has faced discrimination, following rejection after a job interview the interviewers allegedly disapproved of his appearance.

Sean Dougan, 26, who wears flesh tunnel earrings, has tattoos and was interviewing for a non-customer facing role at Macdonald Hotels in Scotland, said the panel told him: “This is a family run business and the owner is a very old-fashioned gentleman.”

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