Nope,...Im totally open about it and I've been a Priest for nearly 20 years now.

No, I don’t hide it at all. If all of my co-worker don’t already know then I’m sure those that I haven’t told directly suspect it. I don’t throw it in their faces and they don’t throw their religious beliefs at me. We all get along and none of us are walking on “eggshells” around each other.

I don't advertise it. I also try to make sure the conversation doesn't go that way. I don't want to lie about my atheism, so I'd rather just not talk about it. I don't know how weird some people will be.

I think my boss' boss may be okay, but she's not been shy about saying that faith comes first and then family and then job. While I respect her decision to place family above the job, she clearly is very religious, and I'm sure it's as a Christian (probabilities). So while I think she wouldn't overlook me for a promotion, I'm not going to risk it.

It's all about survival. If you don't feel comfortable saying you're an atheist, then don't do it. Some work places are perfectly fine.

I don't discuss my views unless someone feels compelled to start discussing their religion, then I open up and let it out.

not such a big deal here in the UK , hardly anyone goes to church,

It’s just part time ..as I’m working toward retirement.. But where I’m at now is likely the first place I’ve ever worked that any religious are outnumbered by the ‘nons.’ Age has some perks.. like choosing ‘who’ you'll work for, and not the other way around

I don't go out of my way to hide anything, but I don't go out of my way to share anything either.

I typically try to 'smell' the room. I don't like to start religious wars, however my bosses are atheists as well. My direct supervisor regularly recommends books on skepticism, science, philosophy and history which is pretty awesome.

I've been open about it, but with some recent personnel changes, that may bite me in the ass. There's no turning back now though. I guess I could tell people I've found Jesus and leave it at that. That's not me though. I value integrity, and pretending to believe in fairytales would be embarrassing.

I always feel sorry for people who are so deluded as to live in fear of an imaginary despot.

It never comes up, and if it did I’d have no problem talking about it. I think everyone at my job is an athiest without exception.

Heck. I'm the opposite. I'm trying to find ways to come out of the closet without actually offending anyone. If just being a non-believer offends them, then they are just too intolerant.

I understand many people here have jobs or might be persecuted for coming out. Fortunately for me, I'm fairly independent and don't rely on anyone else for much.

Maybe I have lost friends for saying what I believe but maybe they weren't really good friends then after all.

I think if they can say what they believe, I should have the same right to say what I believe. We all need to be tolerant of each other.

I hide it from some co-workers, but I have also told others. The co-workers that I hide it from (because I don't want to talk/debate religion at work) are normally the people who are very religious or constantly bring up their religion's deity in conversation.

As others point out, I don't go around espousing my atheism, just as I hope my co-workers don't espouse their judaism, buddhism, christianity, islamism, etc (yes, we have all that at work). But it has come up in some situation. Usually via "get to know each other team building" exercises.

The most recent example was an exercise where we (a table of 8) were asked to come up with things we have in common. Someone suggested (and everyone else agreed) that we all seek guidance and understanding through prayer. I politely said that I don't and prefer to make decisions based on facts rather than insight or feeling. A quiet pause at the table, an attempt to water down the statement. When that didn't work, quickly moved to another point.

It appalls me how tough you guys sometimes have it in America. When I first started to get into online atheist communities I had a hard time believing that such prejudice existed and was so widespread in a nation that I thought was essentially similar to my own — even to the extent that it can threaten your job security and safety.

That's unheard of anywhere else in the world that isn't friggin' Pakistan or Malaysia or suchlike.

Nope. If they bring it up to me, "I'm a total atheist" is my stock response.

I'm fairly "closeted" when it comes to my nonbelief, as well, except to my circle of friends. At my work, we recite the Pledge of Allegiance every morning, and I always omit the phrase "under god" and a few people have noticed, but it's not discussed openly.