commentr/StutterMarch 26, 2020

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I hear you. While I was still in college I was a math tutor and I was let go. My boss said I'm not a good fit as she fired me after I'd been working there for a year. My stutter likely had something to do with it tho. I've been looking for an entry-level mechanical engineering job for almost 2 years and phone interviews have been really tough. It usually takes me like 3 seconds more or less to start speaking at the beginning of the convo and then the rest of it seems to go okay. My stutter does make me apprehensive about my career. I am sorry to hear that you've been thru so much tho. I feel your pain. Remember that you are not alone. More than that, I want you to know that there is hope, healing, and peace in God. He wants to comfort you in your affliction so that you can comfort those who are dealing with affliction themselves (2 Cor 1:4). Jesus said "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid." He laid His life down for your sake. I am encouraged by you because you are not allowing your stutter to keep you from tackling the working world. I may have to face the same kinds of difficulties in my professional life, but knowing that there are people like you who face what I face and keep pushing helps me be more courageous too. God bless you

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School & WorkEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability

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Employment & CareerHelplessness & AgencyGenetic & Family FactorsHope & Motivation