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commentr/StutterJun 15, 2024
3 points

I was an architect, switched to graphic design (pay is better and responsibility & cost of a mistake is much lower) and now work in marketing. I mostly communicate with my team and my cluents via text...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2024
3 points

Retail worker, where I've always loved being on the till. I'll be damn if I let my stutter ruin my day. I've had a lot of embarrassing days at work due to my stutter, but I like to think most of that ...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Employment & CareerShame & EmbarrassmentSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2024
1 points

Can I ask you how reports go. Do you disclose your stutter or do you just try to hide it ?...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2024
9 points

I would love ask you more. I’m a nursing student and I am so worried how medical professionals will view me. Do you disclose you stutter ?...

School & WorkSocial & Relationships
Employment & CareerDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2024
1 points

I stutter and did D2D sales a while back - happy to discuss if you want to PM me....

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2024
2 points

This is exactly my problem. I’m also an engineer (ME) and we have a lot of Teams calls. When it’s in my native language I can control myself, both in Teams and in person meetings. But calls in English...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2024
3 points

I work in a warehouse. I run the building on the physical side of things, management does the paperwork side. I do calls over the intercoms and directly to whoever I need to speak with about product a...

School & WorkCoping & Advocacy
Employment & CareerFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2024
3 points

Manager of people. 4 directs roll up to me with around 40 total employees. I am very comfortable with this group but I often have to “report out” which can be difficult...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2024
2 points

I’m basically a software engineering manager. Client-facing, and spend maybe 30% of my week in calls at various levels. My stutter is pretty mild these days, blocking is my main issue. I’ve developed...

School & WorkAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Employment & CareerAvoidance & SubstitutionPreparation & Rehearsal+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2024
3 points

I work in archives and microfilm! It’s not customer facing and I can spend most of my time alone on a camera. It’s really nice, honestly....

School & Work
Employment & Career
postr/StutterJun 14, 2024
20 points

I started a new job and it’s making my anxiety spike, idk what to do

I started a new job and it’s making my anxiety spike, idk what to do So I’m 20 and I’ve wanted to be a bank teller for about a year now, I finally got a bank teller job and I love the job itself...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2024
11 points

I’m a nurse practitioner in the military. My stutter is mild but can be exacerbated with stress. I usually do fine face to face but oh man…. The struggle and stress can be overwhelming during phone ca...

School & WorkCauses & Variability
Employment & CareerStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2024
6 points

i’ve had several jobs over the years but i currently work for Tesco uk. i don’t let my stutter hold me back...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2024
4 points

Sales Admin. Talking to walk-in customers, phone calls from customers, salesmen, vendors, other company branches, etc. I stutter the most on the phone. It can be quite frustrating/embarrassing, but ...

School & WorkAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerAvoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2024
5 points

Network Engineer. When I was in my 20's I had a lot of limiting beliefs about what stutterers could do for jobs. Took me a while to realize anything was possible. Turns out you can even be President....

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2024
5 points

Accountant at the big 4, but I’ve been hesitant to move up the corporate ladder due to speaking being unavoidable at that point....

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2024
8 points

Registered nurse 30 f single i’m anxious every day I go in, but somehow I get through it. My patients speak highly of me. Also, somehow, I’m enrolled in a masters program now. I was told by a speech t...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerAnxiety & Social JudgmentHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2024
5 points

Work in marketing for a software company. In daily meetings and constantly talking to people. I have a mild stutter that is consistent. I do my best to work through it and don’t let it bother me too m...

School & WorkCauses & Variability
Employment & CareerSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2024
7 points

Web developer at a non-tech company. I struggled with my stuttering a lot until I went on Lexapro, then it was smooth sailing. Still have off days but nobody cares. PS: I had a very severe stutter w...

School & WorkMeds & Substances
Employment & CareerHelpful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2024
13 points

Firefighter/EMT for 12 years. We interact with people on a regular, have to speak on radio, which the entire dept can listen to, phone calls, etc. I have a moderate stutter. My fluency fluctuates fro...

School & WorkCauses & Variability
Employment & CareerSeverity & FluctuationStress & Fight/Flight