I did not see my boss last night at Donny's graduation. She, however, saw me from behind. Okay, not too bad and it could've been a whole.
We chatted about it for a bit and then I asked her if we could have a private conversation. Once we were ensconced in the conference room, I laid out everything: I'm trans. I'm transitioning, which could be as early as this summer or as late as next March.
She asked how that would happen and I explained how I thought it should go with an e-mail to the group (for those I'm not out to), followed by an e-mail to the company as a whole, and then pulling the trigger and I switch over.
We talked about mishaps in heels, the spike heels that some of the girls were wearing. I was wearing my riding boots with the comfy insoles. She complimented me on hair style and thought that she might try. We talked about burlesque and belly dance (and that one of my coworkers joined for classes at one point).
It was a good, positive meeting. Now let's see how the good ol'boys handle it after I talk to HR. Of course, we don't have an HR department per se and the department falls under the VP of Finance, so I'm sure that will be exciting too.
We chatted about it for a bit and then I asked her if we could have a private conversation. Once we were ensconced in the conference room, I laid out everything: I'm trans. I'm transitioning, which could be as early as this summer or as late as next March.
She asked how that would happen and I explained how I thought it should go with an e-mail to the group (for those I'm not out to), followed by an e-mail to the company as a whole, and then pulling the trigger and I switch over.
We talked about mishaps in heels, the spike heels that some of the girls were wearing. I was wearing my riding boots with the comfy insoles. She complimented me on hair style and thought that she might try. We talked about burlesque and belly dance (and that one of my coworkers joined for classes at one point).
It was a good, positive meeting. Now let's see how the good ol'boys handle it after I talk to HR. Of course, we don't have an HR department per se and the department falls under the VP of Finance, so I'm sure that will be exciting too.