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commentr/StutterMar 31, 2023
3 points

You being a stutterer and you still applied for this job is commendable. You will get another job. Keep trying. Don't lose hope....

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commentr/StutterMar 31, 2023
3 points

I felt this way after a phone interview that I botched completely for a job I really wanted. I cried afterwards because I knew damn well how fluent I can be in front of people when their visuals are d...

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commentr/StutterMar 31, 2023
2 points

It's best to always be honest in my experience. When I applied for my job in a call centre, I was honest with them and told them I have a mild stutter and it can and does flair up and it's not consis...

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Disclosure & Telling OthersEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMar 31, 2023
4 points

I'm so sorry to hear that... makes me sad for all of us. It can be so depressing and debilitating....try to keep in mind you're deserving of great things. If possible muester up the courage to be kind...

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commentr/StutterMar 31, 2023
8 points

I agree. It's like we can't have our full potential because of this stutter....

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Helplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMar 31, 2023
11 points

I can relate to this. If it weren't for stutter, I would have applied to managerial roles already....

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Employment & Career
commentr/StutterMar 31, 2023
7 points

Not sure how wise that'd be here. It was a translator/intepreter job, I'm sure they hold fluency in high regard. Outright telling them would probably discount me right off the bat, hence I tried to po...

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commentr/StutterMar 30, 2023
35 points

I'm a translator who stutters as well. Currently working in-house. I stuttered in interviews and I too was rejected more than once. Keep on trying and I swear you will get there. I still stutter in th...

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Employment & Career
commentr/StutterMar 30, 2023
11 points

I can understand not telling them in this case. I agree that they *should* have, but I get it, nonetheless. It's an interpretting job. I can understand the fear of not being even considered because of...

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Employment & Career
commentr/StutterMar 30, 2023
3 points

I'm studying at uni now as a mature aged student to get a Bachelor of Arts (Japanese) degree to then move on to translation. I have this exact same worry. I hope to do translation because I don't thin...

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Employment & Career
commentr/StutterMar 30, 2023
7 points

People get rejected right and left all the time. And worse, they get fired all the time specially in todays economy. Todays's capitalism has its pros and cons. Have you tried a virtual reality speec...

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Assistive DevicesEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMar 30, 2023
8 points

You HAVE to tell these employers you have a stutter , youre only hurting yourself by not. NOW ,with what u said , that guy was a fu*king idiot for not realizing ,while talking to you, that you had som...

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commentr/StutterMar 30, 2023
23 points

Been there done that - you”ll get other opportunities. Consider that this job wasn’t meant to be. I believe in you....

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postr/StutterMar 30, 2023
61 points

Stuttered my way out of a well-paid job opportunity. I hate my life

Stuttered my way out of a well-paid job opportunity. I hate my life Last week on Saturday I went to do a speaking test for a interpreter/translator job. By the odds it would be my highest paid job so ...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Frustration & AngerShame & EmbarrassmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMar 29, 2023
8 points

I don't think you mentioned why you quit the job. That said, I'm proud of you for taking a talking job that would be a terrifying nightmare for most of us. It sounds like you were doing exactly what y...

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Hope & MotivationAcceptance & PrideEmployment & Career
postr/StutterMar 29, 2023
10 points

Mom saying that I didn’t stay in the office job because of my stutter.

Mom saying that I didn’t stay in the office job because of my stutter. I had started a job in the end of January which was a call center job as a service coordinator for an early intervention agency. ...

School & WorkAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+2 more
commentr/StutterMar 29, 2023
3 points

I hate when they're like man I'm so scared to talk to this girl lol like broo if I could speak clearly I'd be talking to all the girls!!...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMar 29, 2023
17 points

I block like crazy especially on the phone. I avoid calling to make appointments simply because of this. When I have to do this at work my anxiety is through the roof. When I'm able to fluently spit i...

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Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
postr/StutterMar 29, 2023
12 points

Parents always nagging me about stuttering. So annoying!

Parents always nagging me about stuttering. So annoying! Hello everyone, so I am an adult and live on my own (31 years old) but one thing my parents nag me about all the time is my stuttering and ho...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterMar 29, 2023
5 points

Does anyone else have different problems in other situations?

Does anyone else have different problems in other situations? I started my job in a call centre. It only ever cracks while I'm taking calls in work and I don't know why. I assume im trying extra hard ...

School & WorkSpeech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerPhysical TensionFeared Words & Names+1 more