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How difficult is it to get an IT job in Denmark as a transwoman? (leddit.danmark.party)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I have over 30 years IT experience and in my mid-40s. I'm a US citizen living in Japan and considering a move to Denmark. I'm wondering how difficult it would be to find a job as an IT (cloud) Architect or software engineer while being an obvious transgender person. (I don't think I pass as a woman by a British mile.)

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The original was posted on /r/denmark by /u/LoreZyra at 2024-02-12 11:00:49+00:00.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Icecream-is-too-cold at 2024-02-12 11:54:47+00:00 ID: kq2kfrd

But the comparison to morbidly obese, is a little off, because that appearance is sociated with health issues and sick days.

Thats not the case with a transgender.

I get your point, but I simply can't see it being an issue.

Actually my best friend (who is transgender) "complained" to me, that it almost felt like (for her) that many companies she was in interview with would hire her for the publicity alone, and that she almost could see the enthusiasm in the HR departments eyes. Which in her case felt quite annoying.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

item73 at 2024-02-12 12:05:27+00:00 ID: kq2lgex

I do believe that, D&I is a huge HR agenda, but HR doesn't hire people, people are hired by some manager in some department (people like me)

Also to be super cynical, I think what HR wants is pretty brown people, pretty transgender people etc, people they can put on linkedin and parede around to show just how great they are at D&I - but that in itself is wrong.

It's also a moving target, we will get there, 20 years ago it was diffucilt to be openly gay, today honestly I couldn't care less (maybe with a slight bias to see it as a positive thing) and I don't know any manager that would, I'm sure we will get there with transpeople as well.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Icecream-is-too-cold at 2024-02-12 12:55:07+00:00 ID: kq2qozf

Thanks for the answer. Good points overall.