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commentr/StutterJan 1, 2022
3 points

He’s an asshole and isn’t gonna stop being one so you have some options. You can keep letting what he does slide, you can go to hr and report the situation has been making you uncomfortable and isn’t ...

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commentr/StutterJan 1, 2022
6 points

Report him. I didn’t take shit from anyone. Tell HR or whomever that you’re sick of his mocking of you and making work environment hostile. If they tell you that you need to change then that place wa...

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commentr/StutterJan 1, 2022
7 points

The time to stop being nice went after the first comment. You need to challenge it and call him out on it ASAP before it gets ramped up....

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commentr/StutterDec 31, 2021
14 points

"I don't know if you think you're being funny, but you need to stop. Jokes about my speech impediment aren't funny." Never threaten to go to HR. If you're inclined to go to HR, then go to HR....

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postr/StutterDec 31, 2021
20 points

At what point do I stop being nice to someone?

At what point do I stop being nice to someone? So I have a stutter and my job requires a lot of talking. I’m a cashier and have to talk on the radio and also just chat with other coworkers as well. Li...

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commentr/StutterDec 30, 2021
1 points

I'm 26, and have stuttered as long as I can remember. My first job was at a grocery store, then military, correctional officer, now a casino. Most good managers / supervisors don't care if you stutte...

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commentr/StutterDec 30, 2021
2 points

Sameee I stutter when speaking in Arabic; as a kid I was rarely spoken to in Arabic and mostly watched English TV so my Arabic was never that good. I personally think my issue is that I was afraid of ...

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commentr/StutterDec 30, 2021
1 points

I’ve recently told a friend that I never spoke in school because our friend group made fun of my speaking and that hurt me so much that I never spoke/limited my speech. Her response was “damn I didn’t...

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commentr/StutterDec 30, 2021
1 points

I've stuttered a little during every interview I've ever had and I've been employed for 20 years. The hiring manager might specifically call out that you will be expected to interact with customers, ...

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commentr/StutterDec 30, 2021
3 points

Anyone who has an issue with someone just because they stutter isn't worth anyone's time....

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commentr/StutterDec 30, 2021
-1 points

They’ll hire you. I recommend staying away from the registers and drive thru. I worked in food service for 14 years and have seen stutterers fall victim to their impediment due to rude coworkers, cust...

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commentr/StutterDec 29, 2021
2 points

If they have to use your stutter to belittle you in an argument, especially if they are purposely starting arguments just to do this, they are low brain wavelength. The best response in my experience ...

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commentr/StutterDec 29, 2021
1 points

This may not be the high road, but never forget everyone has weak points you can press on, ESPECIALLY someone who makes fun of yours. It's a way for them to deflect vulnerability from themselves. Stut...

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commentr/StutterDec 29, 2021
1 points

I tell em to fuck off with the ad hominem. If they're laughing at my stutter they don't usually know what ad hominem means, and it gives me an escape opportunity when they're looking it up....

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commentr/StutterDec 29, 2021
19 points

Leave/ walk away. That person whoever they are, has no business being in your life. Simply as that. No need to escalate further. They clearly don't respect you and they obviously wouldn't whether you ...

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postr/StutterDec 29, 2021
26 points

(Serious advice needed) How do you act during an argument with someone who doesn't like you and deliberately uses your stutter against you?

(Serious advice needed) How do you act during an argument with someone who doesn't like you and deliberately uses your stutter against you? I get very angry during arguments because I always lose them...

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commentr/StutterDec 25, 2021
1 points

This is a perfect example of misintrepretation and sensitivity. A similar phenomena I see on reddit is in the Loseit sub. There are fat people who will title posts like "How do you deal with weightlos...

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Identity & Self-PerceptionStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterDec 25, 2021
2 points

Maybe I’m too worried because in my high school days some friends used to bully me by saying you would never get a girlfriend or even worse things. All of that just made me thinking about this so much...

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commentr/StutterDec 24, 2021
3 points

Maybe it is insulting but idk i have faced bullying at one time which has made me thinking about this...

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commentr/StutterDec 20, 2021
3 points

Maybe that's around your circle of people. In my case it never happened like that (started stuttering at 7, I'm now 25), maybe you should try to explain what stuttering really is, maybe they will unde...

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