Thoughts on coming out at "work"

[Anna++]

I'm in this odd position where the people I'm around when I do my work (mostly) aren't people employed by my company.  I do my work at a co-working place with other remote workers, and only three of the sixty-ish other members work for the same company I do.  The rest are all remote workers for other companies, some a programmers but there are also authors, lawyers and various other professions.  I'm out to four of the women here, and they've all been super-supportive and accepting (they even chipped in to get me a Sephora gift card for my birthday last month, an helped to pick out the shirt I'm wearing in my avatar), so I know I'm in good company.

More than once I've wished to be Anna around everybody here, especially since I keep arriving earlier and leaving later.  Here is my plan so far:

1) Bring it up at a "maintainers meeting":  The maintainers keep the coworking space running smoothly and do all the behind-the-scene stuff that normal members don't need to be aware of.  I was recruited to be a maintainer a few weeks ago, and one of the people I'm out to is also a maintainer.  I'm thinking I'll eventually bring it up in one of our weekly meetings and then we can discuss informing the rest of the community.  My question here is if I should tell the other people working for my company in advance?

2) I usually walk to the co-working space, and as much as I would like to go 2 miles as Anna I don't think I'm ready for it yet.  I expect I'll change in the bathroom once I arrive, we only have a single shared bathroom so that's not a concern for me.

3) I need more clothes so I'm not recycling the same shirts every week.  I doubt most people would notice, but I would feel better with a bit more variety.  I expect my friends will try to talk me into wearing a dress my first day, and I just may let them!  But I'm still going to drag somebody along on a shopping trip first.

I'm not sure what else needs to be covered... I've had some helpful feedback on my voice over the last week, and I've had a few comments about how it's improved.  A big part of me thinks I'm ready for this, but is there anything else I need to think about before I put my plan into action?

[Madison Leigh]

My question here is if I should tell the other people working for my company in advance?

Personally, I'd lean towards doing so - but it's really tough to say since there are a lot of dynamics with the workplace and what works well at one can be a complete disaster at the next.

[xchristine]

I hope it foes good for you

I would offer some input but I would not be
Very helpfull....my work environment is
Very unique

And so are the workers....my advice don't until
You almost pass ...in my case ffs

[Anna++]

Personally, I'd lean towards doing so - but it's really tough to say since there are a lot of dynamics with the workplace and what works well at one can be a complete disaster at the next.

Yeah, I can understand that.  I think I'm at least going to tell one of the three people that work remotely for my company, since I spent the first few years after I was hired working out of his dining room.  I'm more okay with the others finding out in the group email I expect to send later (but I think he'll be supportive, and I'm sure I'll discuss it with him too).

And so are the workers....my advice don't until
You almost pass ...in my case ffs

My close friends here think that everybody will be accepting of my transition.  We're a closed community, and joining involves going through a "trial week" to make sure that people are a good fit.  Still, I expect I would pick a seat far, far away from windows on the first few days .  Wanting to pass better is why I don't want to walk down and risk encountering strangers.