I do a light edit for clarity/spelling and such, but certainly not polish. I wouldn't point a potential employer to my lj and say "This is representative of my work." I would not be embarassed if a (potential) employer *saw* my lj; it is representative of a phase of anything I write.

I am concerned about audience to a small degree but mostly in the form of filters and lj-cuts. I am not hiding my spirituality from laridian but she is an SF/RPG/writing-friend and a Catholic. She could read those entries if she wanted, but I don't feel she needs them cluttering up her f-page. Similarly, I'll cut for language because I don't want her 5-yr old reading over her shoulder and asking why the Navy wives are f***ing c***s.