no no no. There is no such policy on the books. To be safe, do not do anything that doesn't sound right. who knows when AP is watching or if they are following a new/updated policy you are unaware of. Terminable offense -- stealing from company. The only thing you would be able to get away with...
I have jumped from regular TL to ETL after 12 months and getting my degree. I have seen multiple male TM's in softlines, most guests/tm's dont mind as long as you are respectful to guests while in those areas and arent immature to your TM about it. I dropped back down to TL just after a year...