postr/StutterAugust 14, 2023

Yet another job interview down the toilet.

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Yet another job interview down the toilet. Had an interview today for a great position at a bank. It was the second interview, so I already knew they were going to ask more in-depth questions. I stuttered during the first interview, but those questions were more just "get-to-know-you" type questions asked by a recruiter. I was also aware these questions would be behavioral, so I made sure to prepare. I'm also currently unemployed, so I felt immense pressure by that alone. Anyway, the interview started off OK. But the third question is where I stumped, and I stumped hard. I lost my train of thought and just blanked out. Literally just started rambling and stuttering off the top of my head. Couldn't think straight. At one point I could barely get any words out. Who knows what will happen now but I can assure you someone will probably do better than me and I'll be rejected, yet again. My stutter has been off/on since childhood, and I somewhat regret not disclosing it from the start (it never made a difference before in the past for me anyway, I still got tripped up). I have had great interviews before in the past and I felt confident in this one, which is why I didn't disclose it. Just feeling supper bummed right now. And again, being unemployed I'm scrambling at this point and feeling hopeless. They'll get back to me hopefully by the end of this week, but I'm just worried sick about this. I worked at this place before but the position I interviewed for a long time ago was much less strenuous and taxing. This sucks.

Themes

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering

Subthemes

Employment & CareerAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & AgencyBlocks & Stoppages