Halloween Costumes at Work: Treat or Trick?

Halloween isn't just for kids. Walk around any business district in the days approaching Halloween, and you'll see grown-up financial analysts in witch hats, receptionists in vampire capes, and marketing VPs wearing cute kitten ears. All those nurses and firemen you see around town on Halloween? A lot of them are actually accountants or HR execs -- wearing the costumes of their childhood dream careers.

But are Halloween costumes appropriate for the grownup workplace? We asked Monster.com visitors, "Halloween is coming up -- how do you feel about wearing Halloween costumes to work?" And the 1,042 respondents were fairly even split on the topic:

I love dressing up for Halloween! I wear a full costume to work if I can. 27%

It's fun in moderation. I might wear a little something to mark the occasion. 38%
 
I don't like it. Dressing up for Halloween is too unprofessional.  34%

What about your Halloween plans? Are you wearing a costume to work? Share your Halloween-at-work stories or thoughts in the Comments section ... or find us on Twitter (@monstercareers) and tweet us about it!

 

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