Quote from: Handy on September 02, 2014, 10:51:43 PM
Mobile Developer, Android + Apple
so... software; looks like we're well represented!

Yes Handy... I wonder why software is so well represented...?  I've got some theories about this, but I'd really be interested in your view on this.

Anyone else want to venture reasons why a couple of sectors are  skewed towards us?

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J

It seems like a lot of the jobs represented here (engineering, software/web development, finance, etc) are task based and don't require us to deal with the public.

Quote from: Julia-Madrid on September 03, 2014, 02:19:19 AM
Anyone else want to venture reasons why a couple of sectors are  skewed towards us?

xxx
J

Cause we are clever, smart and intelligent? And extremely modest and humble too, of course.

Quote from: Julia-Madrid on September 03, 2014, 02:19:19 AM
Yes Handy... I wonder why software is so well represented...?  I've got some theories about this, but I'd really be interested in your view on this.

Anyone else want to venture reasons why a couple of sectors are  skewed towards us?

xxx
J

Like Emily said, software 'cause we're so clever, smart and intelligent, but also healthcare 'cause we're so compassionate.

But seriously, I think we're probably a more compassionate group, because of all the hardship we've went through.

I was working in a call center for an oral surgeons office until I got fired. Not sure why I was fired in March, but I think it's because I was making a lot of mental mistakes. I worked there for 8 months. No idea if anybody knew I was trans, nobody ever made mention of it.

Now it would be impossible for me to find a job. I'm probably going to need to file for disability. They found a frontal lobe lesion that they believe is demyelinating and it's messing me up pretty bad.

IT, and hating it.

I was originally meant to be a System Administrator, but ended in the helpdesk / support guetto. One month ago I was professionally recycled into Software testing. The company still does IT work, but nowadays is more oriented towards development and testers are scarce.

I'd like to study psychology and start college, even if it is for myself, but This line of work requires me to keep studying so I get the certifications I need. So pretty much I'm chained to IT unless I want to start again and forget about surgeries for 5-10 years.



I've considered doing sex work on weekends as an extra to speed up surgeries once I have the FFS and BA done, but if I want to be a part-time student, I can only do one job.

Heh, I've always said that I'd rather have an ->-bleeped-<- in my ->-bleeped-<- than an ->-bleeped-<- on the phone. I hate helpdesk with all my soul. I have my reservations and fears about escort work, but porn industry? I'd totally do it, no second thoughts. It would make feel of my dick, working its way to SRS instead of sitting there making my life miserable.

I am a dentistry student by day and work at a hospital by night! Almost finishing my studies! I'm like Batgirl, saving people by night! =)

I am electrical engineer and programmer. I have chosen software, because it is what I am doing more now.

I'm a student and full time employee at a behavioral residential treatment center for teens. I work as ther IT guru doing website, database, helpdesk and developer. I'm hoping that when I come out they will be lenient since I've built this department up and they are all therapists and social workers.

Quote from: katiej on September 03, 2014, 02:49:18 AM
It seems like a lot of the jobs represented here (engineering, software/web development, finance, etc) are task based and don't require us to deal with the public.

Bingo! Most of the time it's me, my machine, and my work. My interactions with other human beings are limited to meetings that are completely technically oriented. And that's a major factor, at least for me personally.

I choose "Other."
International Government, Database Administrator/Programmer
It's not "Software" and not really "Public Sector"

Quote from: katiej on September 03, 2014, 02:49:18 AM
It seems like a lot of the jobs represented here (engineering, software/web development, finance, etc) are task based and don't require us to deal with the public.

I don't think its task based, although that's an advantage. These jobs tend to need a high level of education and you can't suddenly decide you want to hide from people so you'll become a software engineer - by the time you realize that its probably too late.

But what type of kids tend to be good students? That's probably a good question...

Analytical mindsets really prevail in the IT field! :-) plus we are problem solvers so we constantly work on any problem until its solved. Thus we had a problem and now its corrected :-P

Quote from: lori_is_here on September 03, 2014, 11:55:47 AM
Analytical mindsets really prevail in the IT field! :-) plus we are problem solvers so we constantly work on any problem until its solved. Thus we had a problem and now its corrected :-P

That's one of the best I've seen so far, Lori.

I think there's another, and it's complimentary:  those of us in sofware really know how to use the Internet to find information.  So we rapidly find the right information about dysphoria, support, HRT, SRS and what-have-you.

Certainly, without the online resources we have now, I would never have transitioned. I may not even have had the language to describe who/what I am!!

Quote from: ♡ Emily ♡ on September 03, 2014, 03:46:01 AM
Cause we are clever, smart and intelligent? And extremely modest and humble too, of course.

Exactly!!!   

I work as a Federal Police Officer, so for the government. Not really the best career field or easiest place to transition.

Quote from: KaylaMadison on September 03, 2014, 12:20:57 PM
I work as a Federal Police Officer, so for the government. Not really the best career field or easiest place to transition.

Probably it is rather challening, although we have an English sister on the forum called Anna who is also transitioning on the job in the police force.

Quote from: Julia-Madrid on September 03, 2014, 12:23:46 PM
Probably it is rather challening, although we have an English sister on the forum called Anna who is also transitioning on the job in the police force.

Good news is that a lot of local departments are looking for LGBT officers to interface with the communities they police. I work for the VA and we have a very strongly supportive policy for LGBT employees. Gender identity is specifically mentioned in our policy.

Quote from: Wynternight on September 03, 2014, 12:30:18 PM
Good news is that a lot of local departments are looking for LGBT officers to interface with the communities they police. I work for the VA and we have a very strongly supportive policy for LGBT employees. Gender identity is specifically mentioned in our policy.

There are policies in place for my job as well about discrimination. OPM has a strict policy about discrimination due to gender identity, and even working under the department of the army, they have EEO policies in place that are supposed to prevent it. The mindset unfortunately is a long ways from being altered as alot of these policies are pretty new.

Quote from: Julia (Apple-Whatever) on September 03, 2014, 05:31:13 AM
I've considered doing sex work on weekends as an extra to speed up surgeries once I have the FFS and BA done, but if I want to be a part-time student, I can only do one job.

I actually remember getting fired once from a summer job early in my transition (prejudice related) and storming out of the place ranting to a friend on the phone about how this was it, my only remaining option was to go into sex work thanks to these ->-bleeped-<-s. It was a pretty big place so I can only imagine the commotion that caused among patrons

Then a miracle I'd been cultivating in prior months happened and I ended up having SRS that summer. But don't think it was effortless or without cost: I very much had to scrape and claw my way to it.