Unlike my previous attempt at earning a living, my employment with the thrift store is going swimmingly!
Workday seven ended at three, and I felt really good. There is considerable pressure for fast work, even for new recruits, and surprisingly, the job is so physical that I'm still feeling sore and worn. But what makes it totally worth it is the sense of accomplishment every day. (Also the cash.)
I pass well enough now that nobody on the staff, except the manager, suspects I grew up any differently. The whole gender thing has never been less of an issue! The manager doesn't pay it any mind at all, and she respects my preferred name fully, even adding it to my legal name on the time cards.
When filling out the paperwork my first day, I made sure she understood that I preferred that nobody know I'm trans, and she said she doesn't like firing people, but if anyone gives me any shit about that, they will be let go. (Just not in so many words.) Yay!
So as far as being a tranny at work goes, the situation is practically ideal. I have a very respectful, sympathetic manager, and my co-workers are unawares and as pleasant with me as anyone else. The only employee restroom is even non-gendered, despite having two stalls. Rawk.
(Besides all that, I can wear big hoop earrings, skirts/dresses, and spandex tops. And my nail polish can be as obnoxious as I want. Hee!)
This means that getting a signed note or whatever from the boss documenting that I worked a "significant" time presenting as myself (RLT requirement #2) shouldn't be difficult or awkward, and I'm concentrating on saving up for a legal name change (RLT requirement #3) as quickly as possible, so that even if this job doesn't work out, it will be far, far easier to get (and, ahem, KEEP) work in the future.
So maybe the proverbial Thai "vacation" isn't such a tiny, distant glimmer anymore. It's getting closer and closer. I can almost reach out and touch it.
I have to say, I was taken a bit aback by the URL for the SRS clinic... "supornclinic.com" sounds like a site for StumbleUpon porn involving nurses or somesuch... ;)
I'm glad things are working out well, sweetie. I'm still working on the whole working thing myself (and feeling pretty ambivalent about it, may I add.)
Working Out - 05/05/07 09:27 PM
Unlike my previous attempt at earning a living, my employment with the thrift store is going swimmingly!
Workday seven ended at three, and I felt really good. There is considerable pressure for fast work, even for new recruits, and surprisingly, the job is so physical that I'm still feeling sore and worn. But what makes it totally worth it is the sense of accomplishment every day. (Also the cash.)
I pass well enough now that nobody on the staff, except the manager, suspects I grew up any differently. The whole gender thing has never been less of an issue! The manager doesn't pay it any mind at all, and she respects my preferred name fully, even adding it to my legal name on the time cards.
When filling out the paperwork my first day, I made sure she understood that I preferred that nobody know I'm trans, and she said she doesn't like firing people, but if anyone gives me any shit about that, they will be let go. (Just not in so many words.) Yay!
So as far as being a tranny at work goes, the situation is practically ideal. I have a very respectful, sympathetic manager, and my co-workers are unawares and as pleasant with me as anyone else. The only employee restroom is even non-gendered, despite having two stalls. Rawk.
(Besides all that, I can wear big hoop earrings, skirts/dresses, and spandex tops. And my nail polish can be as obnoxious as I want. Hee!)
This means that getting a signed note or whatever from the boss documenting that I worked a "significant" time presenting as myself (RLT requirement #2) shouldn't be difficult or awkward, and I'm concentrating on saving up for a legal name change (RLT requirement #3) as quickly as possible, so that even if this job doesn't work out, it will be far, far easier to get (and, ahem, KEEP) work in the future.
So maybe the proverbial Thai "vacation" isn't such a tiny, distant glimmer anymore. It's getting closer and closer. I can almost reach out and touch it.
Yeek, sorry for the triple pun in the title.
Posted in employment, transition by Milla | Comments (3)
That's great! Keep up the good work!
I have to say, I was taken a bit aback by the URL for the SRS clinic... "supornclinic.com" sounds like a site for StumbleUpon porn involving nurses or somesuch... ;)
Posted by surrealmonk at May 6, 2007 03:21 PM
I'm glad things are working out well, sweetie. I'm still working on the whole working thing myself (and feeling pretty ambivalent about it, may I add.)
I added you to my so-called blogroll, by the way.
Posted by That Queer Chick at May 10, 2007 07:55 AM
Wheres da updates at?
Posted by Mage at May 18, 2007 10:08 AM