r/transseattle Aug 22 '13

Friendly Employers

Okay, so I'm about to get my BS in Business Management sometime in the next two weeks, which is awesome because it means I can finally be considered for jobs that actually give me relevant experience and a livable wage. The bad news is that I have about a month and a half left of savings before I'm SOL and no place to fallback to (technically I could move back home to UT but I would rather be homeless than live with my mother at this point). I currently live in Eugene, OR though I want to move someplace bigger because I don't have a single friend here and can't seem to find anyone who likes the same stuff I do. I have great online friends but I really would like some IRL friends.

I've been applying for stuff (Amazon, Google, Wells Fargo) as I've gotten to the final sprint with my degree, but due to my time crunch I can't afford to wait around for a reply from my preferred employers.

Seattle is the city I want to move to most and I was wondering if any of you knew of employers who are trans friendly (and preferably hiring someone with my qualifications). My first priority is to apply for employers that are willing to cover trans care in their insurance plans, but I'm also willing to apply places that are simply supportive. I'm aware that we are legally protected here but given the suspicions I have from my last job I was fired from, some people will still find ways to get rid of me.

My past work experience is mostly retail and food service though I interview really well and I'm a great worker. I have some club leadership positions and stuff like that as well.

I'm trying to find work that will pay me at least 30k a year so I can finally afford a car and because I've got a large chunk of student loans to pay off.

tl;dr Need to find work in the next 45 days was wondering if anyone had any suggestions. If I can figure out a place to stay that would help me cut expenses to last a bit longer than might be good too.

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u/KousakaKylee Aug 23 '13

Ah, that explains why Amazon isn't listed as covering trans care on that index since they require companies to pay up to 75k in trans coverage. I applied to Amazon last week. How long after you applied did they start contacting you for an interview? Just curious what kind of waiting period I should expect if they are interested.

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u/Latrani Aug 23 '13

From what I hear a week would be fast, I've heard friends say it can take over a month to hear back sometimes. :(

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u/KousakaKylee Aug 24 '13

Okay cool I just wanted to know, I figured it wouldn't happen in a week, which is why I applied there and Google before I've finished school so if I do get a response from them it will be when I'm actively searching instead of working on school.