I am getting a new coworker that I will likely need to work closely with, and it’s a “they/them”. Haven’t seen this person or a picture yet, so not sure if it’s a female or male at this point.
What are some tips for dealing with this? Should I just completely ignore the issue and make on as if it isn’t “a thing”, just avoiding the use of pronouns? I want to keep my job, but I don’t want to betray reality and my principles.
I'm not sure that's true. Maybe if you are looking at large corporations, famous companies, or specific sectors. There are tons of small companies that don't care about that shit and only care about performance. There are also tech jobs at non-tech companies. There is also freelance/contracting.
With tech startups, they may be owned by lefties but aren't established enough to care about acting woke yet. They're still trying to make money. So that may be another option.
I should have been more specific. Large corporations are very woke. I've never tried smaller companies before or freelance. The problem is that smaller companies don't pay as much as large companies except when they work for the large companies via specific contracts. To my shame, the things I'm looking in an employer is money and working with technologies that I like/ want.