I'll apologize in advance for the lengthiness of this message. Some things aren't easy for me to explain briefly, and this is one of those subjects. I've been a TexAg subscriber going on 8 years now, and I've been mulling over posting this for a few weeks. I spend most of my time on the Premium Football forum and it can be absolutely brutal (hence my hesitation to post something this sensitive), but I love my kid and I would do anything to help her. I'll try to keep the history brief, but I think it will help people to better understand the situation.
In 2015 our biological son applied to Texas A&M, and was accepted into the honors engineering program. Through his college years we were just like most Aggie families (season football tickets, tailgate multiple times a year, entire closet filled with maroon clothing, deer hunting on A&M bye weekends).
In 2019 he proudly graduated with his degree in Computer Science, and took a job straight out of college working for a large managed service provider.
About 8 months post-college he came out to the family as transgender. I'll be honest, this was something that was quite difficult for me to wrap my head around, but in the end, we love our child, and that trumps everything. The family has done way better than we expected, and everyone has been accepting and supportive, including 79 yr old grandpa (TAMU class of '68).
As for the work situation, that has not been as easy. Within a few months of coming out it became apparent the company was going to run her off. Luckily, she was able to find another job as a Jr. Software Developer (Python, C++) at a cybersecurity company developing product integrations, and has been there for the past year. Over the holidays the VP of Engineering notified the team that their functions would be moving to India and everyone would be let go in the coming year.
She is now actively searching for a job in the DFW area, but it's not as easy as you would think to land a job when you are transgender and early in your career.
I know this is a bit of an odd request, but if there are any Ags out there who know of entry-level software developer positions in the DFW area we would eternally grateful! She's willing to start at the bottom and prove herself.
If you hear of anything, please DM me and I can broker the connection.
In 2015 our biological son applied to Texas A&M, and was accepted into the honors engineering program. Through his college years we were just like most Aggie families (season football tickets, tailgate multiple times a year, entire closet filled with maroon clothing, deer hunting on A&M bye weekends).
In 2019 he proudly graduated with his degree in Computer Science, and took a job straight out of college working for a large managed service provider.
About 8 months post-college he came out to the family as transgender. I'll be honest, this was something that was quite difficult for me to wrap my head around, but in the end, we love our child, and that trumps everything. The family has done way better than we expected, and everyone has been accepting and supportive, including 79 yr old grandpa (TAMU class of '68).
As for the work situation, that has not been as easy. Within a few months of coming out it became apparent the company was going to run her off. Luckily, she was able to find another job as a Jr. Software Developer (Python, C++) at a cybersecurity company developing product integrations, and has been there for the past year. Over the holidays the VP of Engineering notified the team that their functions would be moving to India and everyone would be let go in the coming year.
She is now actively searching for a job in the DFW area, but it's not as easy as you would think to land a job when you are transgender and early in your career.
I know this is a bit of an odd request, but if there are any Ags out there who know of entry-level software developer positions in the DFW area we would eternally grateful! She's willing to start at the bottom and prove herself.
If you hear of anything, please DM me and I can broker the connection.
