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That's your choice. Everyone has a different opinion on this. If you think you need reasonable accommodations doing a job then I would say that it is a disability. I would speak with the hiring manage...

I have my job CV on paper in a few pieces of cardboard and tomorrow I will go to any market or whatever and apply for a job, with CV in hand handing it to them, I have no other choice, if I wait until they open for it to applied online, it will be late, I urgently need to find a job this month

I have my job CV on paper in a few pieces of cardboard and tomorrow I will go to any market or whatever and apply for a job, with CV in hand handing it to them, I have no other choice, if I wait until...

I understand but my job doesn't just require me to answer phone calls, it also requires me to take public transport and I hate it because I can't give directions when I can't speak at all (blocks make...

Your best bet is to just go talk to a recruiter if you're interested. Go after the things you want in life & try not to doubt yourself. I've been in the military for just over 17 years now (first 14 ...

I joined about one and a half years ago. Joined the Bundeswehr Heer basically the equivalent to your US Army. Although I do have to say my stutter isn't as bad, it is hard communicating with others un...

I keep going back on forth on it, cause like yeah, there are jobs I can’t do cause I can’t speak fluently consistently. Even with what I do know, which is theatre tech, I’m working mostly with my hand...

I think the fact that your boss makes you feel uncomfortable or less than for something you don't have control over is pretty sad. Does he not view stuttering as a speech disorder. I would schedule a ...

I have a friend who went into the Air Force reserves. They trained him in IT. Even with stutter he did very well and is now an IT manager for a major national insurance company. He has remained in ...

A lot of employers put the “excellent communication skills” in the requirements to filter out people with bad English without sounding racist, if the job doesn’t require answering phones you can manag...

I do have a cold calling job before and I have severe stuttering but when you practice and have a faith at yourself ,you will somehow lessen your stuttering...

Congrats on getting a job. Nice one, interviews in particular are often difficult to navigate for us. Negative feedback loops are terrible. You speak a customer, it goes poorly, your manager is unsup...

The military is probably one of the best choices I’ve made in my life. It was one of the first places I ever met someone else with a stutter. You might get picked on but it’s all in good fun man and y...

For God's sake someone help me please ( Im soo fed up )

For God's sake someone help me please ( Im soo fed up ) I have a job that require chatting from here and there but I can't even speak 3 words without blocking and stuttering. even customers feel uncom...

I was in the Navy for 3 years, and my block stutter is pretty bad, especially under stress. Boot camp was probably the hardest time speech wise I had because of the stress and having to recite command...

Thanks for posting and asking! I agree with the previous not to bring it up unless they do. What you are doing now is perfect. I so appreciate when people just wait me out and ignore it. I think abou...

Military and Stuttering, any advice or insight?

Military and Stuttering, any advice or insight? I am currently interested in a career in the military, specifically the Air Force. However, I am worried about my speech and how it might affect my serv...

The stuttering community supports you don’t give up on all of it just yet. For me I want to become a brain surgeon to find more ways to stop stuttering, is that selfish of me? But you know I think med...

I find that people don’t always understand the severity of a stutter because they have a certain picture of what a stutter is. Also, to your disability point, when they ask me the disability question ...

My job requires excellent communication skills and I have a severe stutter. Communication is about more than just speaking. I would struggle if I took a job in a call centre. In person there are plent...

Feels so frustrating

Feels so frustrating The key requirement in almost all career adverts: Excellent communication skills. I'll be great at communicating if not for these blocks and I hate it. I can't seem to do anythi...