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Worried about job I've accepted Recently graduated from college and found a job in my field (not an ideal one, but apparently the economy is shit now so I took what I can get). I start in a week. It will entail large amounts of verbal communication with strangers- Basically I'll be going through neighborhoods, assessing trees for trimming and removal on behalf of a power company, then knocking on doors, describing the planned work to property owners, entailing possibly hundreds of interactions a day. Already not ideal for the average anti-social person, but you can guess why I'm posting this here..., I know that most homeowners tend to not appreciate the power company coming through to mutilate their trees, which tells me I'll be dealing with a considerable volume of hostile people, and I know that stress tends to make my stuttering worse. And on the properties where I can't make direct, in-person contact, I have to leave my contact info so that angry homeowners can call me... \*gasp\* *on the phone*.... which I hate even more than in-person talking. What a great combo! Should I just not give a shit, stuttering my way through most interactions and just make sure the information gets across? But I also want to strike a balance between professionalism and fluency, ya know? I don't want to be leaving out critical information just because I can't say a few words. I guess for context, I have trouble with words I can't substitute. Like proper names, places,,, hell even my own name half the time. Any advice is welcome. Thanks