Reddit mentions of Transgender Workplace Diversity: Policy Tools, Training Issues and Communication Strategies for HR and Legal Professionals

I transitioned while working a warehouse job in a smallish midwestern town. I'm happy to say I had zero problems at work, other than a few missed pronouns followed by profuse appologies afterward. After all the fretting I did in the weeks and months prior, it was kind of anticlimactic, really. Haha.

I waited until I'd started T and was starting to get "Do you have a cold?" from my co-workers, thanks to voice changes. Then I went to our HR representitive with a copy of Jillian T Weiss's Transgender Workplace Diversity and we used that as a template for handling the coming out process, while making a few changes here and there as we both felt was appropriate. The thing I like about that particular book is that the author writes from the perspective of "how supporting your employee's transition benefits your business". It keeps things professional and straight-forward.

We told management first, and I was lucky enough to have one of the managers who was particularly liked and respected volunteer to make the general announcement. Then the supervisors were told, and it was made clear that they were expected to have my back. Then there were announcements made at each of the two main shifts. The HR rep hung about the warehouse for a couple hours and made herself available for any questions or concerns people had. By far the most common question was, "Can we call you Gned, or do you prefer GnedTheGnome?"

Feel free to PM me if you have any specific questions.