commentr/StutterDecember 22, 2019

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I’ll start by saying that its my opinion that you shouldn’t let the stutter hold you back. If somebody won’t hire you for a job involving lots of talking, fine, but don’t limit yourself in life based on trying to avoid talking. I used to avoid talking in school, at work, playing sports, etc. Eventually I realized that the more I avoided it, the more I got scared of it. I stutter mildly, but pretty regularly (almost every sentence) and I just pretend that I don’t stutter most of the time. Sometimes I even forget for days that I don’t talk like most people. I think this also helps other people behave normally around you and not that you special or feel like they have to walk on eggshells. I would think about what you’d be interested in doing for a student job and start there. Are you living on campus? There will be convenient jobs at the bookstore, in coffee shops, restaurants, etc. Being Canadian, I can tell you that there will be snow and lots of it during the school year. I went to the University of Calgary and had a few friends who got part time jobs on the grounds keeping / maintenance team and they plowed and shoveled snow part time during the school year. It’s pretty chill work, especially for stutterers or introverts. I worked in snow removal part time as well as a student and I would just put in head phones and listen to audiobooks and music during my shifts. I’m 28 now and I work for an environmental consulting company. I have to talk to government regulators, oil executives, landowners, etc. in meetings and on the phone all the time. I still stutter but it’s normal for me and I just go about my business and ignore it, and I find that most other people do as well. Good luck with finding a decent student job! Ottawa is a cool city.

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Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work

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Quality of LifeHiding & ConcealmentEmployment & Career