Dear Santa,
I know I'm too old to be writing to you but here it goes anyway. For Christmas I would like for people to use the correct pronouns, especially at work. That's all I want.
Some outside people came in today to do work in our office. They were introduced to me as male and everything was fine. Then some loud-mouthed bastard accidentally (or did s/he?) used the wrong pronouns. After that these outside people kept looking at me, calling me "she" and I heard them joking and laughing about me.
I understand that people overall just don't care about each other. They don't want to change and don't want to think. As long as something doesn't affect them directly they don't care how much it hurts, depresses and embarrasses me.
I know I can narrow down who the loud mouth might have been since there are certain people here who haven't been trying from the get-go. I've voiced my problems about this a billion times with these people plus my manager, but their constant response is "it's hard to remember". Fine, that's probably true. It still doesn't make my anger, depression and embarrassment any less.
Working here is depressing enough as-is... not even including my transition. Once I move on to another job I
will give the reasons for my leaving and I
will include the names of the people who have given me problems.
Then it will affect their lives directly.
Until then I will try the best I can to get through each hour here until I will be able to search for a better job. I will look forward and hope for a better future.
- Radar
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