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Hi. 22F here and I have felt what you felt before and have had my stutter for as long as I can remember, but it does get better. After graduating college, I was terrified about not being able to find jobs because of my stutter. I am the same as you in the fact that my stutter is MUCH worse on the phone than in person for some reason. I was able to get through my phone interviews (even stuttering my way through) and got invited to interview in person after all of my phone interviews and the people I spoke to never mentioned anything of it. I ended up get a job offer is sales for a fashion brand and have been working here for about 6 months now. My job involves A LOT of talking on the phone and it was terrifying at first ( I also have to make calls in front of others and do not have separate room to call in) at one point my anxiety about stuttering on the phone was so bad I was making calls in the bathroom to avoid being heard by my co-workers. At the end of the day, I just had to face my fears and not worry about if my co-workers heard me or what the people on the other line thought and since then, my confidence has increased so much and my stuttering on the phone has gone way down. They say practice makes perfect, and it is something I practice and try to improve on everyday. The less I think about being scared of stuttering, the less I do it. I thought about quitting for my first 3 months, I was miserable, but I stayed and I am happy I did. My bosses/co-workers have never said anything to me about my stutter because either they haven’t noticed or it’s no big deal to them. I am able to get my job done and be successful despite my stutter which is something I did not think would be possible for quite some time. I don’t know if this comment will help you at all, but when I read your post it sounded like I had written it myself. Please keep your head up and just keep trying your best everyday!! You got this.