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I do freelance graphic design. I love it-- no bosses, no co-workers, no one telling me how to dress or wear my hair and very little interraction with the general public. I spend most of my "work hours" at home with my cats and my kid and they certainly don't give a sh!t what I look like.
The only time I have to put on the corporate costume is when clients insist on meeting with me in person or when I have to make an appearance at one of the two graphics companies I most often freelance for. Fortunately for me, people in my particular occupation aren't expected to be overly-conservative. I usually wear a pair of black trousers and an interesting top. I have a couple of vintage-looking tops that current fashion seems to support. I also wear mid-calf granny boots with buckles, but the trousers cover them up for the most part.
I don't have any tattoos... I just never felt particularly inspired to get one. I have multiple piercings in both ears, but no one has ever seemed bothered by them. I usually have my hair dyed plain black, which looks natural with my eye color and skin tone.
People are either too polite to say anything about the way I look at work, or they just accept it as part of the whole artsy-eccentric-creative person package. I'm not sure but I'm still getting work, so I guess I'm doing something right.
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