Higher Ed IT. Started as a level 1 helpdesk technician, and now I lead the team and work directly with the board, president, provost, etc. I've always made light of my stutter, whether describing it to folks at 'suspenseful speaking', or asking people to email instead of call because 'I can type faster than I can talk, and nobody likes long meetings', I have found humor to be the best way I can deal with it. Just had an job interview recently where, at the outset I said, "it will be clear in a minute, but I've stuttered since I was a kid -- it only ever comes out in stressful situations like interviews, though, so I don't think it'll be a problem here". Not the best joke, but it got a good laugh in the room (because *everybody* is nervous in interviews, on both sides) and broke all the ice that was necessary. My problem is that I love to talk, or at the very least communicate. It took me far too long to realize that almost *nobody* cares about the stutter, and those that do have no place in my life. I've been privileged to have a professional environment in Higher Ed that supports and enables that perspective. Would I hold a different job if I didn't stutter? Nope. I'm here *because* of my stutter and how I chose to co-opt it to play a role in my life, not dominate it. Would I hold a different job if I had learned that earlier in life? Probably, or at least be at a different place in my career by this point. Once I got out of my head, and paid attention to those around me, I realized it wasn't stuttering causing the blockage -- it was me. Everyone is self-centered, nobody cares about your stuttering, and people worth being around won't give it a second thought.