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What type of jobs do you have as a stutterer?

What type of jobs do you have as a stutterer? How has stuttering effected you with work?...

When I was 15 I got a summer job waiting tables. It was high stress and I was dysfluent. A big table laughed at me when I stuttered the specials but I chalked it up to them being fuckfaces. Overall, i...

you're going to feel that way about a lot of things. and if you'd rather not embarrass yourself than speak all the time, you might not be saying much at all....

My friend usually orders for me, after some not so pleasant incidents ...

The staff works in a noisy environment and struggle to hear normal people speak over the sound of a running engine. I always save them some grief and have my SO order. Yes it is healthy to help each o...

I currently work at staples. I do talk to people, tell them where things are and any other assistance they may need. Although I am not stutter or anxiety free, it helps when people approach you and yo...

hahah I like the motto, but I find being around people who are talkative and chattery just exacerbates my fear of stuttering and that fear of breaking up a conversation and being the awkward moment wh...

what book is that? Johnson died nearly 50 years ago. He hasn't been the 'nation's foremost authority on stuttering' for quite a long time. ...

Will she always be there to do that for you? Sooner or later, you may need to speak up for yourself. Perhaps it might be better to get in the habit now?...

"healthy"? it's just _handy_, teamwork and all. compare to asking a buddy with a broken leg to go fetch the pizzas. i dodge plenty of needs for phone calls when in plenum this way. not really seein...

It's much easier for me to tell somebody else "any job. If you have to talk a lot it's going to help you", but I do have to be at least somewhat sympathetic because I was in the same situation. I wo...

I dont think you should over do it but having a job and getting some experience working with/around people is good. You can just start slow if you'd like. I worked at a drug store in high school, stoc...

Same here, It saves time and trouble, and she really doesnt mind...

If its a window drive through I will order for myself. If it's those talk-boxes I just drive through and don't stop or go in to the restaurant instead ...

Be a man....

A lot of these are negative habits that any worthwhile speech therapist would discourage. Thankfully I only have a few of them...

My gf orders for me at the drive thru. Is that healthy?

My gf orders for me at the drive thru. Is that healthy? I feel like I should do it myself but I don't want to embarrass myself lol. She doesn't care of course, and it calls it cute but I rather save t...

I did it anyway. It made me stronger and helped my speech. If a customer gives you a hard time just politely and confidently say "No, I have a speech disfluency" and continue your sentence....

What should I do for a job in high school?

What should I do for a job in high school? Most kids my age have some type of job in retail or in a restaurant. I would like to have a job in order to save up money for college, but I think having a j...

I would be very interesting in hearing more of your results with MXE...