I have aways put myself in "masculine" work. I never wanted anyone to ever find out I have a passion for doing girls hair. I worked in a welding shop for a wile and the rest of the time into construction and boat fiberglassing. I like the skilles, but i hate the work , I absolutly hate it. If I want to make money I`m stuck with what I know. I think it was a total cover up of my GID.
  I`m not saying that what I have done women don`t do, but it is masculine work.

Quote from: almost,angie on April 04, 2009, 03:18:20 PM
I have aways put myself in "masculine" work. I never wanted anyone to ever find out I have a passion for doing girls hair. I worked in a welding shop for a wile and the rest of the time into construction and boat fiberglassing. I like the skilles, but i hate the work , I absolutly hate it. If I want to make money I`m stuck with what I know. I think it was a total cover up of my GID.
  I`m not saying that what I have done women don`t do, but it is masculine work.

Ditto I do love to make good money though!

Sorry, cant talk about it much. It did however involve extracting good folks out of bad places often times. I'd much rather play music, but have no regrets 

i was in the U.S.M.C. for 4 years i also have kids and im still in the macho type job even after starting my transition i am a auto mechanic i think you can be trans and do a macho type job just be true to yourself.  but thats just me

Retired military also. I would take my leave all at once and that would let spend a month at a time - full-time. Ten years ago when I was attending meetings with a group in Milwaukee I noticed that the girls going for SRS were really negative to us that were in the military and I was also surprised at how many were once military. I didn't do the military for any other reason except that I really enjoyed my work and the type of work I did was solo work or in small groups without any supervision. I really enjoyed being independent from the Gen-pop. Maybe I have a split personality even though I am cognizant of both sides.     I really enjoyed my solo time in jungle and rain forests ( my speciality enviorments ). The first time I entered  a jungle I felt like I really belonged there even more then the forest areas I grew up in. It's so alive and beautiful. Hugs, DG

I was a librarian. Got started on my career at Cleveland Public Library in the cataloging department, which was 100% female.

Guess I don't qualify for being trans.

Well, I haven't had a real job yet.  As far as college goes, I started out in Computer Science (not exactly a macho fest, but it was a 10:1 m/f ration) then switched to Creative Writing (which is about 3:2 f/m).  Lately though I'm thinking about saying screw college and opening an online jewelry shop because jewelrymaking doesn't hurt my brain.

Quote from: Vesper on April 19, 2009, 03:40:30 PM
Well, I haven't had a real job yet.  As far as college goes, I started out in Computer Science (not exactly a macho fest, but it was a 10:1 m/f ration)

Most of the women in I.T. don't stay so the ratio in school is quite a bit higher than in the workplace.

I am in the Canadian Army where I am in armoured recce. I joined the army to make a man of myself and when that didn't work I got married and had kids for the same reason, when that didn't work I sought out combat. I killed a lot of people in Afghanistan and  it bothers me, not because they didn't deserve it, they definitley deserved it but I didn't kill them because they were evil I killed them to prove I was a man. Anyway after I came home I couldn't take it anymore, I spent another year trying to repress my GID but I cracked eventually. I was on a grenade range trying to figure out the best way to stuff a grenade under my flack vest without being stopped or having shrapnel hurt my buddies but I couldn't do it. I went to my Troop officer instead in tears and told him I was a transsexual and I needed help.

Since then I've been in therapy, started HRT and I begin my RLT at the end of the month. We are lucky in Canada because in the Canadian Forces we are legally protected and the army supports those of us with GID and they pay for the therapy, the hormones and the GRS. As my Sargeant Major said; "I don't give a f*** what's in your pants, just so long as you know your job and stay out of sh**". It hasn't exactly been a easy time since that day on the range but it's better than it was before. The funny thing is that I've met a few transgender people in the army now and I'm sure there is a lot more out there. I know there are definitley men and women trying to get killed in Afghanistan and Iraq right now to end their GID.

I was a welder.

Lotta chick welders though.

Would've loved to look like Alex from Flashdance while I was doin' it. LOL

don't be silly! no way

Quote from: Naturally Blonde on April 20, 2009, 04:54:18 AM
don't be silly! no way

Way.

I've met a few female welders and have heard of many more.

Quote from: Nikki on April 21, 2009, 02:47:19 AM
Way.

I've met a few female welders and have heard of many more.

you may have done but that isn't me! or the way I ever wanted to live my life.

Quote from: Naturally Blonde on April 21, 2009, 06:04:39 AM
you may have done but that isn't me! or the way I ever wanted to live my life.

Splendid! 

Quote from: Vesper on April 19, 2009, 03:40:30 PM
Well, I haven't had a real job yet.  As far as college goes, I started out in Computer Science (not exactly a macho fest, but it was a 10:1 m/f ration) then switched to Creative Writing (which is about 3:2 f/m).  Lately though I'm thinking about saying screw college and opening an online jewelry shop because jewelrymaking doesn't hurt my brain.

Really, jewellery making was my macho career!