TennisandSales

Head Of Sales

Transgender in sales.

So I know this may be a sensitive subject for many but I am curious to hear experiences.

has anyone worked with someone, who is transgendered where they identified as one gender, and then identified as another while at the same company?

I have seen a few linked in posts about people in sales that are trans, and was interested to hear if others have experienced this?

I am curious to hear how trans people have been received in their workplace by co workers and even prospects.

For trans sales people I feel like it may be even more difficult.

also for clarity, i totally support trans people and their ability to chose how they identify.

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CuriousFox

WR Officer

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GDO

Politicker

BDM

Lol ima steel this

jefe

Arsonist

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Never met anyone trans in a professional environment, but I think/hope it wouldn't be a problem - aside from certain industries with really old school assholes.

tightlines

Politicker

Account Executive

Supply chain tech is 100% this haha

jefe

Arsonist

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I definitely believe that.

TennisandSales

Politicker

Head Of Sales

ugh yikes! does it feel less out of your control? or it it nicer since there is a more focused way to get new deals?

TennisandSales

Politicker

Head Of Sales

yeah I am in the same boat. I think I am in an industry with alot of old school assholes which isnt great.

Avon

Politicker

Senior Account Executive

I used to work with someone who started publicly identifying as Non-binary. Nice person. They left a few months after so hard to tell if it affected their performance. My guess is they wanted a fresh start which feels like the right move.

TennisandSales

Politicker

Head Of Sales

wow really interesting, thanks for sharing.
Yeah I would imagine going to a new place would make it easier.

Pachacuti

Politicker

-1

They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy

I would have a hard time with anyone who in a professional work place suddenly decided they wanted to change their personal pronouns and then expected everyone to comply.

TennisandSales

Politicker

Head Of Sales

idk if it would be a "sudden" thing.

antiASKHOLE

Tycoon

Bravado's Resident Asshole

nope haven't worked with anyone as far as I could tell that is transgender

TennisandSales

Politicker

Head Of Sales

yeah me ether

Filth

Politicker

Live Filthy or Die Clean

As a saleperson - I don't care what anyone chooses to do w/their life as long as it doesn't affect my paycheck. End of story.

Side note - I don't get the plural pronouns. Its a grammar issue, it bothers me.

TennisandSales

Politicker

Head Of Sales

hahah thats a very straightforward way to look at it!

Kosta_Konfucius

Politicker

Sales Rep

I don't know anyone currently but wouldn't be surprised if in the next 5 years I know multiple.

Due to WFH, it allows people that are transgender be able to control their environment a lot more and avoid people that are intolerant towards them. Especially compared to 2019, where you can be meeting people in person and you might not know how they will react when they first see you.

TennisandSales

Politicker

Head Of Sales

this is a good point. im sure WFH has been really helpful for many people

NotCreativeEnough

Big Shot

Professional Day Ruiner

I have yet to meet someone personally (that I know of). I have been seeing an increase in LI posts about it though.

My thing with it has always been, I support your right to do/be whoever you want to be. Freedom is what this country was founded on. But also don't get mad at me when I inevitably fuck it up and call you the wrong thing. Because I'm not doing it to be a dick, I'm just legitimately dumb and will forget.

TennisandSales

Politicker

Head Of Sales

oh for sure! i think everyone needs to have a lot of grace for everyone.

dncsv

OG Sales Savage

SD manager

I hired a trans man last year and I didn’t know until he told me. I haven’t worked with anyone in transition yet but I imagine there are more “passing” folks out there than you realize.

TennisandSales

Politicker

Head Of Sales

totally agree! thats cool that he told you! takes alot of courage for ppl to do that.

DefaultSalesDude

Executive

Director

Takes a lot of guts to post this so I'm gonna comment. I have not but I'm sure there is someone someplace at my company. I have to imagine unless you are selling in certain markets, it might be more challenging. I also feel this is a newer trend with Gen Zers so it will happen more and more. Wiki says Gen Z are between 9 and 24years old.

TennisandSales

Politicker

Head Of Sales

idk if I would call it a trend, but the idea that trans people actually exist is for sure becoming more widely accepted.

bassinshaps

Politicker

Territory Sales Manager

I sell heavy equipment so my clientele is much older. It’s extremely uncommon but I would imagine a trans person would have a difficult time in the construction industry.

TennisandSales

Politicker

Head Of Sales

i would agree unfortunately

bassinshaps

Politicker

Territory Sales Manager

There is a ton of young blood coming into the industry and in the offices and top ranks it’s more modern and understanding than you’d think. But I think getting your foot into offices would be tough.

Sr Enterprise Account Executive

I'm actually mid transition myself and very curious if anyone knows anyone in this thread. So far I've only met a handful of others who have done it. It'd be great to get connected!

FinanceEngineer

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Sr Director, sales and partnerships

Sales is about making a customer like you. You change who you are a little for that closing. You also have to make people like you. If you aren’t willing to do that, sales isn’t for you.

TennisandSales

Politicker

Head Of Sales

hmm idk if I would agree.

I think sales is about showing ppl you understand their problems, and can solve their problems. not really about making them like you. NOW of course you cant be a dick to people. But i dont actively try to make ppl like me. I try to be engaging, informative, and helpful.

I also dont know if I "change who I am" but I do mirror the person Im talking to. but i dont think that is me changing who I am. that kinda sounds exhausting

Pachacuti

Politicker

They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy

Haven't worked with anyone Trans, that I know about. I suppose its a lot of "it depends" out there.

The few people I know outside of work who "identify" as an opposite gender generally have a lot of other baggage in their lives. Those generally translate to significant work issues which would make being a sales professional more difficult than for another person.

But at the end of the day, I am a results-driven person and if they generate the same professional results I'd expect from everyone else, then why should I care about anything else?

glow

Executive

Senior Account Executive

We had a beloved woman turn into a man. She already presented as a man so the physical wasn't very jarring for us. The problem we had was calling him 'he/him' when we had known him for so long as a she. After his top surgery he pulled the entire crew into a meeting and straight up said "look I'm not expecting everyone to get it right, I get it. I just want some effort when I'm being talked about" and pretty much everyone, conservative and liberal, took it in stride. That was a year ago and he has no problems with getting called the right pronouns. Happy for him.

TennisandSales

Politicker

Head Of Sales

nice! thats a really interesting story thanks for sharing!

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