Have you ever gone to a job interview in boy mode with nails/heels

[Pythos]

I have to say, this thread was very disappointing but not unexpected.

I was so hoping at least one person would say with all truth behind them that they indeed went to a job interview dressed how they wished. But instead I am hearing the same old same old. "Hide" "blend in" "Do what the job wants no matter how irrational" and of course "there is lgbt friendly and there is lgbt friendly" (I loved that one, almost on par with "we had to destroy the village to save the village" )

To the person that always wears a suit to an interview, you do know that many places actually consider that a con. Now being OVERDRESSED for the interview is damaging to your chances.

Frankly it should not matter what you are wearing, but we have allowed image to be waaaay the hell too important in our society to the point qualified people are passed over for being in the wrong attire while a real moron is hired.

When I did a job interview for my shop, I looked at the person's experience, how many years they had been working on aircraft, what shops they had worked at, what aircraft type and models they had serviced. Then I asked them pertinent questions about what they supposedly worked on. I did not give a flying fig if they were in a Georgio Armani suit, or Levis jeans. To my understanding many places are FINALLY taking a similar tact.

Deeingeorgia, I would check in with the ACLU about the practices of your company, I have a feeling some rights of yours were stomped on, and illegally so. Cannot be sure though. There are examples of men and women just dressing horribly, and I cannot know if you did this or not. Actually upon reading this line one more time "At the HR meetings I have been asked when I plan to transition, which I do not plan to do, I am a gender bender, not planning on any SRS. Company actions lead me to believe I will be terminated if I present as my prefered gender expression." I would most definitely think your rights are stomped on, especially if there is a female working there that looks "butch"

Sue, your first line kinda hit me wrong "mixing it up" Women do this all the time, however it is now acceptable for them to do such. Women used to be expected to wear skirts and hose and heels to ANY job interview, now, not so much. It is very common for women to wear slacks and flats to an interview....and get the job.

Now, am I saying I have gone to a job interview in my stuff? Well, considering my last job interview was going on 10 years ago for United airlines (all my other jobs were word of mouth, and for those I just wore jeans, and one time leggings), the atmosphere was much different. For that interview I wore black jeans, a gray colorless shirt, Off black hose, and dress shoes (yes the hose were visible), and a black leather jacket. They did not care, they however did ask me about the operating systems of aircraft pressurization systems, hydraulic systems, electrical systems, and so on and so forth. I got that job and may have still had it had certain religious fanatics not flown OUR (all four were United birds) planes into three buildings and a field.