Not only in the access to employment, but also on the job itself, trans* people regularly experience discrimination. A survey by the European Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) shows that on EU level 39% of the trans* people feel discriminated against at their work place. The study ‘Out im Office?!’ (Out in office) stated that employers are more likely to be the origin of discrimination against trans* people than colleagues. Furthermore, two-thirds of the interviewed trans* people pay attention to conform with cis gender roles, which means adjusting the voice, movement, clothing or hair style to binary gender norms.

Besides that, the study makes clear that to about 45% of the interviewed trans* people, it is important to dismantle discrimination against trans* people and prejudices by openness. However, this intention is often complicated by their work environment. Every fourth interviewee mentioned uncomfortable jokes about trans* people, defamation or imitation. 30% of the trans* people reported not being appreciated due to being trans*. In some cases, (6%) trans* people also got transferred or terminated (8%). About one quarter reported that they were refused access to the toilet corresponding with their gender identity. Further discriminatory experiences include inappropriate interest to the private life/body or the imitation of behaviour of trans* people (64.2%), exclusion (62.3%), sexual harassment (51.8%), bullying/extortion (37.3%), verbal abuse/insults (29.3%) and withdrawal of the personal contact with customers (15.5%).