I'm sorry if this is the wrong area, but I'm new to this forum, so please move to the correct area if needed.
A little background information before I jump right into this. I've been questioning nearly everything about myself for years, battling constantly with anxiety and depression, toying with the idea of just ending it all at times (not a sob story I swear!) and began to see my therapist. I'm fairly certain transitioning is the right move for me, and I'm out to around 30 people or so.
I've been seeing my therapist for a while, and she seems to think I'm ready to start HRT, but I still have a lot of questions and concerns (I'm the type of person that requires way too much information before making any decisions). I'm sure there are a lot of questions I'll have down the line, but these are the big ones that I'm kind of fighting with. I'm kind of looking for feedback from anybody that has real world experience, or knows of somebody that has the same experience. I don't have any friends or contacts within the community out here, so I'm kind of going everything alone and figuring it all out as I can.
The first is my career. I've spent a lot of time working in I.T. and I feel like it would be really hard to start a new career after being this far in. Does anybody have any experiences within that field (specifically Network Management) and related Cisco certifications after transitioning? I read somewhere that Cisco works with trans folks fairly well, and since I've already earned certs I'm assuming they'd be transferrable (or at least still applicable using a deadname?
Another concern is related to any laws or protections in place? Like, I know laws say stuff about gender and that stuff, but I'm afraid my management team would try to force me out using hostile tactics or just slowly phasing me out since I'm in a right to work state (Colorado). I did email my HR department anonymously asking about it, and I was assured nothing would happen (and those original emails are saved for proof). Has anybody had any negative experiences along these lines?
A little more info, I live and work in Northern Colorado. I've been with my company for around seven years. Typical start at the bottom and work my way up situation (getting certs, seniority, etc). Failing anything, I also have a Bachelor's that would qualify me to work in I.T. Management somewhere, but I have nearly zero experience in any other field.
tl;dr: Worried about how transitioning would affect my career or get me forced out because I live in a right to work state.
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