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Sad truth Been seeing a lot of job interview posts lately, so I thought I’d share my most recent one. I had an interview last month. The week before I talked to the lady fluently. She told me she was very interested in me and was talking to me as if she’ll lock in the job for me bc of my qualifications. When the time came for the interview I stuttered horribly. I had a block in almost every single word. She had a uncomfortable face towards me, which made me more nervous. Bc of that, I told her I stuttered. Towards the end of the interview, the lady asked me if I had customer service skills. She’s obviously saying that bc I have a stutter. I told her I did, as I previously worked as a server. She didn’t seem to be interested in me anymore due to my stutter. When I left, I knew I didn’t get the job. Felt very embarrassed and beat myself up for a week. Two day later, they rejected me, wasn’t surprised. Glad I didn’t tell anyone I had a job interview, sharing the outcome with friends and family would be embarrassing. I’ve always heard that people don’t care about your stutter, but to me I don’t find that to be true. I’m not trying to be negative, but that’s just how I see it. I’ve gone through many interviews like this. People reject you bc of ones “disabilities”. It’s the sad truth. People don’t want someone to handle their clients with a stutter. They want someone who is confident and fluent enough to represent them. Jobs just seems very limited to us. For those who speak fluently will never understand the challenges we go through on a daily basis. I currently hold a job, but I feel restricted in what I can /can’t do. Sometimes it feels like a mental sickness. Just a rant I wanted to share...