Friday, September 5, 2008

Trouble in the Road

So, I learned about sexual harrassment today. It was pretty interesting, because, evidently, someone was uncomfortable with me talking about surgery that I would eventually have. Now, I understand that it might make someone uncomfortable. But I was shocked to think of it in terms of sexual harrasment. First off, I was answering someone's question. I didn't bring up the topic on my own. The second thing is that it has NOTHING to do with sex. It's not about sex at all.
I do have to give TONS of credit to my bosses. They handled the situation VERY professionally and told me that I have just as much right to be comfortable at my job as the person who made the complaint and that if I needed to talk to them about it, they would be more than welcome to hear me out. They said that my work is going VERY well and that they have no problems with my work abilities, but that it might be a good idea to answer questions about surgery and stuff, during breaks and times like that. They also said that they have no problems with my transitioning either (which works well since I've been wearing nail polish and such since working here). It does mean going slightly towards the closet again, but, if that's what I need to do to get where I need to go, then so be it.
The next goal is to start taking promo tests. A large part of the office is doing so this weekend, but I'm not eligble for another two months. So I'm just waiting for Novemeber 7th (course, I have to hope that there are still tests at that point).

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