Wow, after reading all of these I'm starting to realize how lucky I am, then again I did move half way across the country where I would be in a safe place to come out and transition. That being said, you never know who will take things the wrong way and who will react opposite of how you think they well.
When I came out to my Manager I was passing bricks, I was pretty sure he would be okay with it but there is always that fear of the unknown. When I told him he shrugged his shoulders, gave me a pat on the shoulder and said: "You do what you gotta do."
Man, that was a huge relief, he even offered to break the ice with the store Managers for me which I accepted gladly because I wasn't sure about them.
He told them and then reported back to me that they were both fine with it. Apparently the one Manager said. "Wow... didn't see that coming... wait... is it 'he to she' or 'she to he'?'
I came in a few days later to touch base with him and he told me not to worry about it and that he had a few friends who transitioned as well, noting that he had my back.
My direct manager has told a few other people too, mostly people who are in a position similar to him and so far there are no complaints or anything... then again when my manager says 'I don't want any snide remarks out of you, but this is what's going on...' you tend to keep your mouth shut and just accept what comes after.
I do love my management team <3
Surprisingly enough, its my mom that doesn't accept me as well as she thinks. She usually writes emails starting with
'Dear Son/Daughter'
*facepalm* Mom... I've explained my situation to you and let you know how offensive that is to people such as myself, so why do you keep doing it? I understand you're trying, I really do but...
Oh well... Hey! Five out of six ain't too bad~!
