This is not going to be an easy post, because it's difficult to get across..

HI I am April, lots of you have chatted to me and lots are freinds
I know that sometimes I come across as hard and not too femme, but you see my pics , thats me..
I see myself as a ruthless business women in a power suit, but in reality I am a transperson in womens clothes looking more androgynous than anything else and more a pussy than tiger..

Working as trans,,, lots ask the question, lots of you are worried about it,,afraid to ask your HR manager if it's ok..I understand all that, its about omg, i need to go to work fully dressed , can I do it? OR, do I sneak in through the backdoor , just wearing the odd thing and building it up week by week or month by month till you are almost dressed up but without wig heels and too much make up??????? nd nobody has said anything, well nobody that matters anyway..

I cant give an answer to all of that, its what you are comfortable with and you have to judge your company and how they will react, but I will say this

Dont give up, I told my boss right at the start, I was a tranny, I even showed him this site, He was fine and wants to advertise here and he has made me manager..
So I guess what I am saying is this,,don't let your inner tranny get in the way of what you want there is a way around it..

Last thing you want to do is get you down...BE STRONG AND BRAVE AND HONEST .
April xxx

I know what you mean April, I did come out to a work colleague a few weeks ago and he was fine about it. However he is very open minded and asked if I would ever go in dressed.
At the moment I wouldn't but that is to due with my domestic position rather than work.

But as Julie said in her blog there are a lot of assholes out there so it's worth doing some due diligence beforehand

Best wishes to anyone who goes for it
Suzy xxxx

you go april thats fab at the moment i dont think i would be able to dress femme not for rigging lighting and vid screen but i do want to in the future do lighting design and programming and running light shows xxxxxxx

just done spelling mistakes ha ha xxx
This post was edited by Deleted Member at May 16, 2012 9:24 PM BST

its ok girls, just a normal post,,,wanted views thats all xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

April well done glad that someone did that fore you tc be safe

speaking personally im self employed so i could go dressed as i please. on the other hand im out and about all day dealing with pupils and the area i live in isnt a very trans friendly area so for me its not gonna happen

being self employed most of my life, wearing a skirt, dress was no problem, but for others it cannot be easy, as it might conflict with family, work mates etc, and also depends on ones employment. love collette XXX.

am going for it, I told my store manager I have an appointment at my GP's on June 1 and hope to begin transition. He was so good about it, and didn't anticipate any problems, well not regarding the company, I know I will probably get some comments from people but I guess that's to be expected...

Well done Paula.

hugs

Pauline xxx

I would suggest my transition at work was the most difficult thing I have ever done in my life. This is more attributed to the fact I am a doctor and have responsibilities to my patients and peers I work with. For me I did my homework well I approached first the General Medical Council for transgendered guidance and then my hospitals HR department. Basically my feedback in a nutshell was that my professional ability and competence would not be an issue. However, my public persona with my patients (I have my own private patients) was a little contentious at first.
I have been full-time at work for 5 years now and the only issue I have found is that female consulatants are treated differently to male...its a boys club here...the fact I am transgendered I have found has no bearing on how my peers treat and view me as a person.

I hope these comments are of some help...
This post was edited by Deleted Member at May 19, 2012 10:12 AM BST

further to my post earlier this week, I told my HR manager yesterday and my line manager today,and they both told me they could see no problem about me going for transition, so I'm going to go into work on June 1 so no one will be shocked when I go into work as Paula for the first time....will keep you posted as to how it's going....oh, have told most of my colleagues too and they are just as supportive....xx

Well done to Paula and Millie and all the girls who have the courage and the will to be your true selves.
I work as a Support Worker for people with a disability and the aged.
While I feel and am more female than male, I cannot cross over.
Many of my clients see me as a surrogate father. I think I would confuse them and make their lives even more difficult if I suddenly turned up in a dress ??

nicky ??

Well done Paula, hope the 1st year has gone very well for you, your workplace must one in a million not to bat an eyelid and just accept the new you as part of the established workforce, others I know have not been so lucky and are now unemployed and in some cases unemployable as a result of deep filled bigotry, especially when they ask to speak to a person with female name and get a gruff voice acknowledging their response.

On the flip side, I have a friend (not yet on here) who was walking past a shop whilst in girl mode, saw an advert for team members positions and went in after some serious thought and applied for the job, got the job 3 days later and now works in a different branch of the same clothes store chain 3 days a week in full girl mode !

Thanks Connie..it has gone better than I thought,
to be honest...everybody treats me as one of the team, I still get the occasional 'thanks mate' from customers but it's only words at the end of the day...I have my 2nd assessment at Nottingham GIC, and hopefully will be on hormones by the end of the year, I would like to thank all the girls on here who have helped me with comments and messages of support