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There's a noticable influx of trans kids in my job. Are there any topics I should avoid or considerations I should take into account when training them? (reddthat.com)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
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I've got no problem with them, but these are obviously kids who grew up in a different age than me, and it shows, I know what could seem a joke to me could come off different to them. Especially this being In the trades and the type of jokes we make here. I don't want to make anyone uncomfortable, we're all trying to just get through the day after all

Edit: I have learned, they used to be female, transitioned to male. (So trans-masc? I'm probably messing that up) Lesbian, and non-binary, thankfully they brought it up which was very helpful as I wasn't sure if it was appropriate to ask

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[–] -3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Things I am likely to say to my team at work:

"I emailed you an STL. Please print two of them, and be ready to print 18 more if the customer approves."

"Put on your safety glasses."

"The lathe's coolant pump is not working, I think it may be the contactor. Take a look at it when you first clock in tomorrow and let me know what parts we need if any; I'm going to need it up and running by Thursday."

"Safety glasses go on the front of your head, not the top."

"SomeCo has our steel order ready, take the company truck and pick it up. Make sure to get a copy of the P.O."

"Put. On. Your safety glasses."

"How's it coming on those base plates? Can we get started on the brackets yet or are we still waiting?"

"If you get vitreous humor on my drill press, you're the one that's gonna clean it up."

If you can't handle being spoken to in this manner, you are not going to last long on my team.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Those are not the only words you utter at work. Don’t be ridiculous.

    You are completely and entirely missing the point of this post.

    When new people from different cultures or backgrounds assimilate into a new work place, being culturally sensitive is expected and the standard.

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  • [+] -10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Yeah I'm more or less with the Republicans on this one. Either you're suffering from gender dysphoria, and you should seek treatment from qualified mental health personnel, or you went on Tumblr as a tweenager and instead of being a greaser or punk or goth you're "trans." Either way, this is not your employer or coworker's problem.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    As expected, a complete lack of empathy

    You’re right. If that dude works with you, I’d also suggest them to brush up their resume.

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  • [+] -11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Empathy is a really stupid idea when all you'll ever be is what people can extract from you.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

    Hey there, who hurt you so bad you gave up empathy all together?

    Edit: added a missing ‘up’ in that sentence.

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  • [–] -4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Nobody cares about me, why should I care about anyone else? I'm disposable, so are the rest of you.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    It sounds like you’re in a bad place. Sorry to hear you feel that way.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I doubt that.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    What makes you doubt that? Sure, I’m an internet stranger and can’t know what situation you’re in, but I still wish you well, regardless of what you’ve been through. Is there a reason that makes you doubt that anyone might care even the very least?

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    Gender dysphoria is a mental problem, in the sense that it causes mental distress to be in the wrong body. The treatment is not therapy, it's surgery to correct the body to fit the mind. A therapist can help identify the cause of the distress, but if the cause is the body then that therapist will recommend surgery.

    I recall seeing research suggesting that trans people's brainwaves more closely match that of their "desired" gender than that of their sex. It reinforces the idea that being transgender isn't a mental issue, it's a physical issue that causes mental distress.

    A trans man isn't a woman who merely thinks she's a man, it's actually a man inside that skull. Only the body underneath it is wrong. It's as if tomorrow you woke up in the body of the opposite gender. That will (after the novelty wears off) start distressing you. Trans people didn't wake up like that, they were born with that feeling.

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