[kassykit]

Originally Posted by Rainbowchick07

So many times our Trans friends and family have really bad experiences in the workplace, but every now and again, someone will do the right thing and make work a great place to be. That is what happened yesterday, so I thought I would start a thread to talk about it and hear from others who have had good experiences just to have some light amidst the darkness.

So during the summer Logic and I work at Shoreline Amphitheatre which is a concert venue. When he first started last season, I asked our supervisor if there was any way she could refer to him by his chosen name rather than his birth name, even though he hasnt changed it legally yet. At that time she said unfortunatly she couldn't until we got the legal paperwork. So we just sorta sucked it up and went on.

Well last weekend in passing, we told one of our queer coworkers about it and she suggested that we talk to the supervisor that is in charge of making our badges and at the very least she would probably make him a new badge that had the right name on it. So as we were leaving we did, and I'm so glad.

We asked her if she could change his badge to say his chosen name until we made it official. She didn't even hesitate, took a new picture and made a note. We thought that would be it, and since the season is almost over, we would not push for more until next season. Especially since everyone knows us as Sarah and Sarah and kinda get a kick out of it. Then yesterday I get a call from one of my direct supervisors who when I answer the phone asks me "Am I speaking to Sarah or Tommy?" I was completely cought off guard, but excited. So when we got to work, we noticed that it is was changed on the paper that they use to check us in and she had his new badge ready. I asked her if she had spead that word and she said yes that she had told everyone, even the head guy at shoreline. And all of a sudden everyone started using it! No one even slipped all night! It was amazing! There weren't even any questions or anything! It was so refreshing and kind of shocking at how easy it was! It makes me so happy to work there!

So are there any other awesome stories about great work experiences?

That is awesome!!! thank you for sharing