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I am a software engineer. It doesn't require as much communication as some other fields but there are still a lot of meetings. My stuttering has gotten pretty severe over the years so i just write eve...
writing games! :D imma be real with you though, just as you said, all jobs require various levels of public speaking. but once you're comfortable with yourself, its really not that big of an issue, a...
what type of jobs do yall work?
what type of jobs do yall work? I have alot of speech issue due to things wrong with my mouth I wanted to get entry level job but all of them require speaking to the public daily So I'm just wonderi...
I got hired for a new position in a company that doesn’t have any managerial assimilation program, fortunately half the team loves me, while other half are unsure about me. The biggest obstacle I face...
For two prior jobs I was a supervisor over a team of roughly 5 people, give or take. The latest position I was on the phones, a LOT. And if there’s one thing stutterers have in common, it’s we all hat...
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Some people are cold. Typical assholes that have no lives. I admire your willingness to put yourself out there in such a socially, and mentally demanding job which can make a stutter more severe. Res...
I talk to "customers" as I take emergency calls for the emergency services. We do stick to these "expressions" and I do find it easier to read it off the screen or sheet but I still have never success...
Are you speaking to customers on the phone or other colleagues? I was in an engineering company so I would call the same guys over and over again. That definitely played a part in it. It probably to...
The National Stuttering Association has a We Stutter At Work program. You can go to their website westutter.org, select “who we help”, select “workplace professionals”, and then you can fill out a for...
For me, it’s dirty. The word dirty is a fucking piece of shit. But good on you for becoming a nurse despite some speech difficulties. I’m an EMT and it’s frustrating knowing exactly what I want/need t...
I went and graduated from a smaller university in Arkansas. I majored in information systems. I did have to present in classes and eventually I was president of our department club and so I presented ...
When you get your interview, state that you have a stutter somewhere near the beginning of it. Something like ‘before we start, you’ve probably already noticed, I do have a stutter. It’s usually reall...
Same. 4 years army, then 4 in reserves. Basic, then first few months was rough. After few months when I wasn’t the new guy, it got a lot better, and some higher ups I was close with even stood up for ...
I did 4 years in the Navy then into college when I got out. No real issues tbh. Had some interesting times in the military with the stutter but still overcame it. Most everyone just thought I was the ...
Work Persona vs Actual You
Work Persona vs Actual You I used to work in the post office and a newsagents shop where I’d be talking to customers all day. I found it strange how I could switch on this confident persona during wor...
Yup, same thing I do on any customer service call. No one has been irritated, but I can tell when they read it back to me they are wondering why I’m spelling it. Must have been a new tech support....
Hey! I did 7.5 years in the Marines and I stutter. It was bad. My stuttering isn't that bad to begin with but once I get comfortable with people is when I stutter more. Overall it wasn't a bad experie...
DAF has worked miracles for me during work calls - need suggestions for ways to have your computer replay your voice to you when you speak!
DAF has worked miracles for me during work calls - need suggestions for ways to have your computer replay your voice to you when you speak! So I think i've made something of a breakthrough in managing...