I'm in the process of transitioning M2F, with the tentative goal of being full-time by the end of 2016.
My question is: when is the best time to start the process at work?
I work for a large multi-national corporation with not only the usual LGBT protections, but I've actually located on the company website a document with gender transition guidelines and a gender transition "action plan" template, both posted and maintained by an HR person in the US.
I was originally thinking of contacting my HR rep in September, about when (I'm told) I should put in the name change petition. But the "Coming out at the workplace" page on susans.org suggests much earlier.
I'm wondering if I should do it now (or very soon)?
FWIW, here is where I am:
* 6 months HRT already.
* Have been presenting gender non-conforming male everywhere outside of work for several years.
* Have told many people outside of work, including at church; I expect to come out to my family :( this month, and plan to be using my female name and gender everywhere but at work by the end of the summer.
* Still in the process of getting my presentation unambiguously female; that's my chore for the next 3-6 months.
One other factor: I'm having more and more (psychological) difficulty not talking at work about the fact that I'm trans and am transitioning. I.e., having to not say, "I'm not really a guy."
A trans man I know notified HR something like 8 months ahead of his top surgery (top surgery = deadline for coming out), but felt they didn't really do anything until just a few months before the deadline.
I always prefer gradual changes, step by step.
barbie~~
Good for you for planning this all out! I planned mine as well, not that anything went to my plan, but planned none the less. I would wait to come out at work until you have come out to everyone that is important to you. Word travels fast and you want to make sure those closest to you already know.
Looks like your company is already prepared. I don't think they need 8 months... a couple weeks probably is more realistic, maybe a month. That's what I gave HR and they were not prepared in the least but still managed to educate, prepare and notify everyone I work with. No complaints there :)
Take it slow, and step by step. HR will help you get everything in place :)
Good luck, hun!!
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