Today was the first day that Cara was present in the office. I completed the legal name change last week but since I work mostly from home anyway, today was the first day at the office as me.
HR paperwork done, with an enthusiastic congratulations from the HR rep who helped me correct the relevant forms. My new health insurance card should be available to me within a few weeks. If there are any issues, she said she'd be sure to notify me.
New photo for ID taken. They're all mug shots but I have to say I like this one better than the old one.
IT began the process of changing my email and user ids. We seem to have gotten most of it, but not quite all yet. My contact there wants me to wait 24 hours to be sure all the changes to the Domain Controller are propagated outward to the secondary controllers before we investigate any anomalies.
My team mates all apparently had similar reactions. I walked in and "Who is.. oh! That's Cara!" :)
Got home from the office just a few minutes before my spouse, who pulled up having stopped at the grocery store after her classes were done. So still wearing my "power" suit (black blazer, black knee length skirt, white button down blouse, black hose and black shoes) I walked out to help bring things into the house. My neighbor, who is a strange old coot who also happens to own a strip club not too many miles down the road, was getting out of his truck. He stopped and stared. :P That's the third time he's seen me as me in the last week and it won't be the last. I suspect he wants to wander over and ask a question but hasn't done it yet. Color me amused.
All in all, an excellent day.
I do have to say though, that my employer, being a Norwegian company that has strong and explicit corporate language protecting all LGBT people, and which has apparently fired people for breaking their zero tolerance policy on those issues, has been superb. Every step of the way, they have been helpful, and I was even able to get them a few answers they did not yet have since I am apparently the company's first transitioning trans employee.
I came home, made some PF Chang's for dinner (hate the restaurant - too pricey, but love the frozen meals at the grocery), and am now chilling out.
An excellent first day at work for Cara. :)
Excellent news Cara.!!! ;D
Stories like this keep me smiling all day.!
Congrats.!