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First job! Hi guys, I'm 18 years old and I'm a mild to severe stutterer. I'm now in my summer break and I was pretty bored. So bored that I decided to look for a summer job. I managed to find a job at my local supermarket and low and behold, I got hired! I didn't even stutter in my interview which was a huge relief and now I work in a supermarket, my first job! I was so scared and nervous before my first shift. The thought of having to talk to customers with the fear of stuttering even made me nauseous. But during my shift I came to the realization that talking to strangers isn't scary. Sure, the first few times might be a bit scary, but it's not like the customers will kill you. They only want to know where to find the milk. Also, don't be nervous to meet or work with your co-workers like I was. They're all people your age (at least where I work) and they also truly don't care about your stutter. I even became friends with some of them in this short period of time! My point is, getting this job at a supermarket and talking to customers pretty much the entire day helped me immensely with overcoming this sort of "fear" of talking to strangers and even stuttering itself. People don't care that you stutter, they really don't. Over exposing myself to these "fears" by getting this job really helped me, and I really recommend any people of my age to do the same. It helps you more than you think! Thank you for reading my essay.