Regen Robinson: I worked in retail in the past when I was in my most gothic phase. One would think that field would be a little more flexible but not so. But I was always trying to sneak gothic details into my look for the day. In the end it resulted in more than once the district leader calling to make sure what I was wearing was store appropriate.

Toby Rider: I am an IT Project Manager for a mufti-national financial services megacorporation. I wear a lot of black dress shirts, and since they are a pretty common item of clothing nowadays, no one really notices or cares.

Technically, employees are allowed to wear jeans, but because I am in a position of leadership and I look young for my age, I've found that wearing well-tailored dark gray pinstriped wool trousers seems to help me to be taken more seriously by leadership in the other lines-of-business that we create services and solutions for. Black leather shoes, highly shined.

I only have to wear a suit on very special occasions, and so far that occasion hasn't arisen yet. Maybe when the CEO comes to visit the second floor I might have to. However, that could be a long time, because my floor is entirely occupied by people in IT management and strategy roles. Executive leadership is usually perfectly content to leave us alone as long as they feel they are getting what they need from us.

Jvstin Whitney: Fox gives me lots of free shirts with their logos to wear, so I just do that. Many of them are black. I'll put on a suit if people are coming out from LA or I know we have a tour, but I usually work nights, so that's not much of an issue.

My taste in music is harangued by people who care about the Lamb of God singer being in jail, so much like religion and politics, I just try not to talk about music that isn't Milli Vanilli or Huey Lewis and the News at work.

Drusilla Grey: It is sometimes a challenge for me. I work in IT Project Management for the government as a contractor. I wear black and white dresses, skirts and shirts and suits. I always dress appropriately for work. However, I have had arguments with a higher up where I was told advancing me career would be hard because "well, you are just too... you."

Apparently he took issue with my black hair with white streak, and my always wearing black. We went back and forth for a bit over this and ultimately he backed down. I keep things pretty tame for work because I already struggle with prejudice for being female and younger, I don't need more for being goth.

Becky Plexco: My last job was as an operator for the sheriff's office, so we had to wear uniforms but I would do my crazy hair colors (bright red and black or blue and black), and the deputies would tease me (one used to call me "rooster") but I was never called in for it.

That might have been because I worked graveyards, or because they were just glad to have people show up to work. And on World Goth Day I just wore a bunch of eyeliner and some spooky jewelry.