Sounds like a really good way to handle things. I hope things work out.

As a college teacher, I sort of take piercings for granted now. I don't really notice them unless there's spectacular jewelry involved. But I know lots of students who take them out for work and put them back in when they're not working.

One of my very favorite college students had numerous piercings: ears, spikes along the back of the neck, face, etc. He went to work for a fire department, and they all had to go, and so they went. Most piercings don't seem to cause big problems (when done by folks who know what they're doing).