For those who don't know, I'm a MTF transsexual (i.e., a woman.)
I just moved into a nice little place on Granada, near SFSU. Got a lot of dosh saved up, but I need to get a job to staunch the financial bleeding and I'll be damned if I end up working fast food again (though it may very well come to that.) I heard there were certain groups or somesuch that assist TS folks in finding bay area work, but I'm not sure of the source was credible. My own research hasn't turned up much, and my therapist wasn't really sure about it. Frankly, I'd prefer to find a job on my own, since I dislike associating with the TS community overtly (no offense!), but we do what we must in times of need.
I may have a job as a teacher's assistant coming up soon, if they get back to me, but I don't want to hold my breath, and it's part-time anyways. Soooo... anyone have any tips? Need your house cleaned, maybe? English tutoring? <_<
~ Blair
Hey Blair,
I was just in SF over the past few days visiting my brother.
A lot of them found work in Daly City, but I mean all their jobs are different. Have you tried a temp agency or anything? Or just having a day of pure applying to places? It's really difficult to get a job in like the downtown area, so maybe the outskirts could be better. They all landed with pretty decent jobs and it didn't take them too terribly long. I'm sure you'll be fine and find a place eventually, just takes a little bit of time I guess.
Quote from: shanetastic on May 24, 2008, 07:56:08 PM
Hey Blair,
I was just in SF over the past few days visiting my brother.
A lot of them found work in Daly City, but I mean all their jobs are different. Have you tried a temp agency or anything? Or just having a day of pure applying to places? It's really difficult to get a job in like the downtown area, so maybe the outskirts could be better. They all landed with pretty decent jobs and it didn't take them too terribly long. I'm sure you'll be fine and find a place eventually, just takes a little bit of time I guess.
Once I get moved into my new place next week, I intend to just hit the pavement for a few days and get my resume out there. I've tried several different temp agencies with no luck, though.
Well there's a face i hadn't expected to see anytime soon.
how are you, sweetie? welcome back.
-Ell
(i'm still in SoCal)
There are job postings, and perhaps help at the Center on Market and Octavia. And make sure you get all over town, its easy to get stuck out there in West SF as my friends call it, but there are jobs to be had.
Quote from: Blair on May 24, 2008, 09:02:43 PM
I've tried several different temp agencies with no luck, though.
Hey Blair, just curious, how is the job search going? I'm looking myself and I saw your comments on the temp agency. It's funny, this post actually popped up in Google search on temp agency and transsexual. I was thinking I might have some luck there. How was that, how was your experience, were they open and willing to look for you?
I'm actually probably going to be moving to SF sometime next month. Should be a cool experience.
Very cool, summer in the City is down right cold. But get out of town and it hits the 90s most days.
Transgender Economic Empowerment Initiative is probably what you're thinking of. Claire Farley has an office at the LGBT Center at Market and Octavia. JVS (JVS.ORG) has general employment and a transgender employment program that's part of TEEI. Natalie is the woman's name that runs it.
Welcome to the City!
Quote from: Claire de Lune on June 17, 2008, 05:41:48 PM
Claire Farley has an office at the LGBT Center at Market and Octavia.
CLAIRE!!! She's great...I wish LA had the kind of job resources San Francisco has!
What just about everyone in LA envies SF for (an more and more every day) is a mass transit system that covers over a 150 miles north to south and 50 miles inland. I have friends in LA who are spending $500-600 a month doing the commute and they only live 30 miles from their jobs.
But the GLBT community in SF has really put together a set of resources for the community that is hard to beat. It didn't happen overnight, or by chance. So all of us here thank all of them for putting 30 years of effort in making it happen.
Diva's is hiring. :) No really, I have some people who can help. PM me.
There is a support group you will want to come to next Wednesday. (No it is not your typical group with a bunch of CDs amd wannabees) Mostly stealth level women.
Really!? Diva's?
I may have to go check that out when I'm there next month. :)
Diva's is a "pro" bar, in an iccky place to boot. There are nicer places with nicer clients.
Quote from: tekla on June 29, 2008, 03:38:48 PM
Diva's is a "pro" bar, in an iccky place to boot. There are nicer places with nicer clients.
I'm a professional writer. I'd fit right in! :)
Guess that's one way to finance the trip.
I'm not sure what kind of work you're interested in, but the way that the Bay Area used to be, in the early 1970's (ancient history!) was that it was the heaviest unionized area in the country. You cannot be turned down because you aren't a union member, but you can be required to join the union after a probationary period. Jobs have to be offered to unemployed union members before the position can be made open to the general public.
You may find it easier to find a job in Oakland. The cost of housing is also more affordable, and if you have a car, or if you use public transportation, San Francisco is still convenient. Next to Oakland is Berkeley, which is a very desirable place to live, although it also can be a bit pricey as well. It's a college town, University of California, Berkeley. It's the home of a lot of the history of the late '60's. People's Park, Mario Savio, free speech. You may still be able to find affordable housing on the western side of San Pablo Avenue, and It's a fast and easy commute to either San Fran or Oakland.
San Francisco is well known for its' generally accepting attitude towards "alternative lifestyles," whether that means being part of th LGBT community, or independently gender or sexually variant. I found SF to be as accepting, in those years, as I could hope for. Berkeley was good also. I used to hang out on Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley. This was 1969-1971. I'd be standing in front of Moe's books with my friends, with my hair nicely done, maybe a touch of makeup, and the cutest brown suede mini-skirt that I have ever worn! One afternoon, the police drove up, and asked me to "Please!!!" get into the car.. They drove me around the corner and pulled over. They then took a few minutes to explain to me that they knew that I was a male who looked like an attracive young lady, but that not everyone would be able to tell. This is when they spent the time to explain to me that there was a very serious problem with RAPE in both San Francisco and Berkeley as well, and that I should be very aware of what I was doing, and that I was vulnerable. I only weighed about 115 pounds, and if anyone ever assaulted me, I'd really be in trouble. I sincerely appreciated the interest shown by those members of the Berkeley Police. Yes, I was more careful after that discussion.
I truly wish that everything works out for you!!! I lived in Berkeley for over two years and loved it! The Bay Area has, in my opinion, the best climate in the country, and the life style is far more relaxed than the "State to the South" southern California. The negative part, is that San Francisco has the most expensive real estate in the country, and that it can be hard to earn a living.
I really wish that I could afford to live there!
Quote from: tekla on June 29, 2008, 03:38:48 PM
Diva's is a "pro" bar, in an iccky place to boot. There are nicer places with nicer clients.
I concur with tekla. Divas is sleezy and prostitution is happening inside and out. The one time I went the whores heckled me at Post and Polk. They were protecting their turf.
The Ladies of the evening don't bother me nearly as much as the clients do. On the other hand, the Lush Lounge is just across the street and used to sell these blueberry martinis that were to die for, but I haven't done Polk Street in years now, so all that might have changed. Its just not an area I go into very much anymore.
Quote from: tekla on June 29, 2008, 08:52:20 PM
The Ladies of the evening don't bother me nearly as much as the clients do. On the other hand, the Lush Lounge is just across the street and used to sell these blueberry martinis that were to die for, but I haven't done Polk Street in years now, so all that might have changed. Its just not an area I go into very much anymore.
how do the clients bother you on Poke Street?
The Lush Lounge has great martini's. I had my first and last chocolate martini a couple years back before I got sober. Of course, I was kidding about Diva's. It is sleazy to the max. I anyone wants to go the sex trade route, there are a lot of better, safer and more lucrative ays to do it. Just remember, unless you are REALLY hot, your value goes way down once you get SRS.
Quote from: ell on June 30, 2008, 02:14:50 PM
Quote from: tekla on June 29, 2008, 08:52:20 PM
The Ladies of the evening don't bother me nearly as much as the clients do. On the other hand, the Lush Lounge is just across the street and used to sell these blueberry martinis that were to die for, but I haven't done Polk Street in years now, so all that might have changed. Its just not an area I go into very much anymore.
how do the clients bother you on Poke Street?
Never went out with a ->-bleeped-<- Ell? Lucky you! The claim they like "chicks with dicks" but what they're really after is "boys with boobs". :D
What they really want is a 'freebie' - and that's just not in my vocabulary.
So is there a fare for a ride on the good ship tekla ;D
Aye
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Never went out with a ->-bleeped-<- Ell? Lucky you! The claim they like "chicks with dicks" but what they're really after is "boys with boobs". :D
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since when did d*** become such a socially accepted term?! when i was growing up, it was just about one of the most obscene words one could use. honestly, now the newspapers regularly use "chicks with d***s" as a disparaging term for Trans people, and my theory about the reason that editors are allowing it into print is because it is disparaging to Trans people. >:( >:( >:(
-Ell
Quote from: ell on July 01, 2008, 12:37:08 AM
Quote from: Claire de Lune on June 30, 2008, 06:42:10 PM
Never went out with a ->-bleeped-<- Ell? Lucky you! The claim they like "chicks with dicks" but what they're really after is "boys with boobs". :D
since when did d*** become such a socially accepted term?! when i was growing up, it was just about one of the most obscene words one could use. honestly, now the newspapers regularly use "chicks with d***s" as a disparaging term for Trans people, and my theory about the reason that editors are allowing it into print is because it is disparaging to Trans people. >:( >:( >:(
-Ell
There are no such things as bad words. Only inappropriate times and places to use them, and inappropriate people to use them in front of. Language evolves. Not so long ago "hell" and "damn" were considered harsh expletives. The word "dick" as used above is simply a noun and synonym for penis. Say "chicks with penises" and you can hear that the former phrase is preferable to the latter because of the rhyme. Now, used as an adjective it becomes offensive, as in the phrase "tekla is a dick". Used as an insult it is certainly rude! :police:
Quote from: ell on July 01, 2008, 12:37:08 AM
since when did d*** become such a socially accepted term?!
Uh... That was my brother's name. :icon_redface: As a kid I was mortified by it.