postr/StutterJune 13, 2024

Rude Comments at Work

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Rude Comments at Work I work as a hostess where I talk to people all the time. I get comments or people laugh and like it’s fine I brush it off. But I was already feeling emotional last night and today and I was with another hostess and this lady walked up and I was talking to her and her husband. In front of all of us she said “Are you ok because you’re talking slow” and I started crying in the back after she left and it just frustrates me because I have to deal with it all the time. I just don’t understand why people especially adults feel the need to say things like that. I’m only in my early 20s and I have so much potential but sometimes it feels like my stutter will prevent me and I start to lose hope and motivation. There’s also a cute guy at my work and I’m horrified for the day we speak because I don’t want him to think I’m weird and then not talk to me anymore. Thanks for letting me rant I’ve just had a really hard day.

Themes

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships

Subthemes

Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentQuality of Life

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ordering_service_encounter