trans | Jobsworth

Now here's an appealing concept.

Just a minor idea which came to me. I was thinking about how I'm going to leave this job at the end of today and maybe/maybe not come out to my co workers (and you'll note I didn't say cow orkers) for ease of later getting a reference in my new name. I was thinking about how I'd even perform in a job interview when full time. More nervous? Less nervous (Cathy has noted many times that I seem quite out of sorts in guy mode whereas out of guy mode I am calmer and more confident)?

Would my success as an applicant rely on my ability to pass? Would it rely on my inability to pass (these places have diversity quotas to fill)?

Would my voice keep me out of telemarketing jobs?

Would companies shun me because of the nagative PR?

It occurred that this is a lot to have going through ones head in a first interview having gone fulltime. Such fears and doubts in a first time situation are likely to disrupt the smooth running of an interview process.

I don't want my first interview in fulltime to be a really really important one.

And then it hit me like a flash of lightning.

So long as I'm unemployed, and with my parental gatekeepers gone for a fortnight, there's nothing really stopping me from applying for a few jobs as Stacy. I can send in my CV, turn up for interviews, all purely to test the water. The worst that can happen is that I don't get the job.

The only question would be: Is it legal to apply for employment under an alias?

By which I mean if I am successfull in en-femme job hunting, would it cause problems when I have to fess up about Stacy not being my legal name yet?

Any legal experts reading?