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Coming out at work, how'd you do it?

Started by GentlemanRDP, September 27, 2011, 02:45:57 PM

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GentlemanRDP

So I've been on T for nearly five months now, and things are changing and my coworkers are noticing.
These things include my voice, and my facial hair.
When people ask, if I feel comfortable enough, I tell them, and everyone has been extremely accepting so far.

I've told my boss, one of my other managers, and a handful of my co-workers there.
In total, I wanna say that about seven or so people know.

Truth be told though, I really want to stop hiding and completely come out at work,
I want to change my nametag as well. I figure it's time, because I'm starting to get identified correctly by some of the customers there.
It is SO ->-bleeped-<-ING REWARDING TO BE CALLED 'SIR,' o__o; Ignore the caps, I got excited.

Anyway, I just don't really know how to go about this.
It's painful when customers call me a 'he,' and then my coworkers call me a 'she,' in front of them.
I work in a retail store, and there's well over 50 employees, and I don't really want to go around to each of them and tell them individually.
Is there another easy way to do this? I'm just sick of being called, 'Missy,' all the time. Eugh.

If you've come out at work, how'd you do it?
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I came out to my friends at work.  Got a new nametag with my new male name.  Rumors passed quickly so everyone for the most part knew but when someone called me the wrong name or something I told them "I go by Andy and male pronouns now."


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