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Input: So, I work at a restaurant, and one of my coworkers (a host/cashier) is a senior in high school who is trans. Let's call him Aaron. I didn't know it at first, but he became comfortable enough with some of us to share this, and his new journey with hormone injections and the like.   


Now, I don't know if Aaron personally told our boss about this, but it became apparent that our manager is now aware. This manager (let's call him Peter) is a shitty piece of work. I have seen him do terrible things, including attempting to groom/hitting on underage girls. More recently, I have heard him say some derogatory things to other coworkers about Aaron.  

So I was talking with some of my coworkers that I'm friends with, and they told me they have heard Peter telling customers about Aaron, saying things like "Have you seen my 'it' that works here?" I was horrified, and asked if they had told Aaron about this, and they said no. They didn't want to hurt him.  

So, I completely understand where they are coming from. One of them goes to school with him and has seen him be somewhat bullied, and doesn't want to drag that feeling to his work, too. Also, working at a part time job at his age, he will probably run into that sort of ignorance at a lot of minimum wage jobs, especially in our relatively conservative area.   

On the other hand, Aaron is being outed (is that the correct word?) to complete strangers, and without his permission or even knowledge. I know that could potentially be dangerous for him.  

The selfish side of it is also that I cannot afford to lose this job, and I feel my name would definitely come up if I told Aaron and he confronted Peter. Even if he didn't say my name, I would probably be the chief suspect. So I am nervous about that, too.    

Also, while I have witnessed some of the terrible things myself, I didn't actually hear Peter mentioning Aaron to customers. I believe it of him, but I don't want to accuse him without actually being sure of it myself.  

So reddit, would I be the asshole if I told Aaron about this?







telling a trans coworker about some rumours and things I've overheard our manager say about him