It has been over a year since I started work full time in the feminine gender role. The first 6 months or so went by without much ado. However after that I found their policy on transgender to be only superficial!
The human resources (HR) department called me to task on several occasions over my use of the female changing and WC facilities. I was also blocked from working on the Lingerie department.
The HR department asked me not to discuss my situation with others. This was because another colleague disliked me answering the questions another inquisitive employee asked. I suspect it was the same person that also complained that I should not be allowed to use the female facilities unless I had a sex change operation.
The HR department seemed to share this view and I was asked if I was having the operation and when it would be likely!
I pointed out that in the end the decision was not mine alone to make. It would depend on whether I was suitable for what is a very invasive surgery.
It also would depend on funding, which can be a bit of a lottery. Then there is the fact that I am still in my 2 year life test. I am expected to live as a female even though I am not eligible for gender reassignment until the 2 years have been completed to the satisfaction of the gender specialists.
They also missed the point that I may still obtain my gender certificate and even change my birth certificate, yet still not have the gender reassignment operation.
The important bit is that I am living in the female gender and intend to continue to do so. Not whether or not my body has undergone invasive surgery that matters.
I considered formally taking action but I have enough stress in my life already. The thought of making formal complaints was just making me feel ill.
I decided to just keep the job till I could find a better one in another organisation. Just going to work was now making me feel ill. Eventually I got quite sick and developed a chest infection that I still have the remnants of now, some 2 months or more since the symptoms first showed.
Fortunately a couple of weeks before I fell ill, I was invited to meet up with a couple of transgendered people (Olivia and Marie) by a friend that works with them. They both have learning difficulties and are involved in a self advocacy group.
Olivia had recently taken a paid position with them as a “Diversity Worker”. The self advocacy group were also advertising for support workers to assist the project workers.
I applied for a position with them and was accepted for the post of support worker to Olivia.
I have been there for 3 weeks now and am so glad that I made the decision to take the position.
I have just spent my last 3 days off working on putting some themes online. Because I noticed some staff members were struggling to use the default fonts that the computers are supplied with.
It has been many years since I have felt inclined to do anything work related in my own time.
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