We (stutterers) make more of our stutter than others do. I stutter pretty frequently— not debilitating, but I have blocks and prolongations of some sort in just about every sentence. I’ve worked in sales for 11 years now where I face customers everyday. Not only that, but Ive managed a team of multiple reps, and recently promoted from there where I sell to big chains and then relay results to the whole sales division! I’m not going to say stuttering is a non-issue, because I know it’s always on my mind and I get butterflies every time I speak. What I will say is that nobody in the last 11 years has ever said anything about my stutter or my ability to do the job. We think it’s a big deal because we experience it, but everyone accepts it. In fact, I’ve had some people ( close colleagues) come to me on the side and say it’s pretty cool that with a stutter you don’t let that stop you from accomplishing what you want. Most of us were probably bullied at some point in our childhood about stuttering and that’s why we tend to shy away from situations that may make us revisit those feelings. But when you get to be an adult, the bullying stops from others and we bully ourselves. Adults are more empathetic and, in the workplace, you’re just evaluated on being a team player and getting the job done—not if it takes you three tries to say a word. Everyone has their own “thing”, it just sucks that ours is so visible. I would echo another comment that says to apply for any job you want. You never know what can happen.