Weapon of Mass Destruction: Money is Power
Posted by: Ashley @ 7:24 am
Part 1
http://www.queercents.com/2009/01/27/weapon-of-mass-destruction-money-is-power/Part 2
http://www.queercents.com/2009/02/17/weapon-of-mass-destruction-ii-this-isnt-about-money/It seems to me that we Transgendered, as a group, are not overly prosperous. Oh, I know that some of us are, but they seem to be the exceptions.
Recently I was thinking about the financial situations of various Transgendered friends and acquaintances of mine.
Roberta works as a night shift baker's assistant in the bakery of a big chain supermarket. What she really wants, and keeps applying for, is a cashier's position on the day shift. (The position pays more.) The manager keeps saying they don't have any openings. The only other position they have offered her is one stocking the shelves, also at night, when the store is closed.
She's convinced this is because she is Trans and the manager doesn't want the customers to see her. I think the chances are she's right about that.
