here is a comprehensive list of employers and their piercing/tattoo/hair color policies. take a look, you might be really surprised at some of the policies.
http://www.modifiedmind.com/employline.html
and dallas is a pretty heavily modified town, or maybe i just hang out in incredibly modified circles. that being said, the only problem i've ever had with a job and mods was when i worked at olive garden. had to take out my tongue barbell (the piercing was 4 years old and 00g, it didn't really matter if i took it out or not). turns out i hated that job a lot.
but hell, i had an office job at a university with messy two-month old dreads. be good for the job, and most employers don't give a fuck what you look like (this is obviously not true for everysinglejobever, i know justin has to take out his metal for work). even stretched lobes are becoming more acceptable in the workplace. for girls, it's not that noticeable though. i have 1/2" lobes and no employer has ever mentioned them.