Hyia!
I have already mentioned how "nice" it is to be a trans girl in a small legacy software company, so unless anybody wants that I will not go into detail.
but I would love to hear others experiences or advice <3, positive or negative, what kind of company do you work at?, how is your experience?
infodumps welcome!
Lots of love <3, Xea
Hi,
I started freelancing a few years ago. I'm a front-end developer. I hadn't changed my legal name then yet. So, I did what every trans programmer should do. Not disclose the fact, as long as I can.
I remember my first customer very well. I told him after I was contracted that my name wasn't the name that was going to show up on the invoices. He freaked out... because he thought I was outsourcing the job. The "ohhhh okay" of relief he exhaled when I said I'm trans is something I will not forget.
No company that I know has cared about me being trans, nor it has impacted anything, which is, in my opinion, how it should be. I do not need to disclose my transness anymore (neither I freelance), but I know it wouldn't be an issue. I only remember transphobia from my family. Just in case, I'm spanish, maybe your mileage will vary elsewhere.
Hope this is informative!