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commentr/StutterJul 10, 2022
1 points

getting a new job is terrifying but youll be surprised how quickly you'll adapt to it. i got a job in a call centre when i was 19. my stepdad pressured me into it and i didnt actually know that id be ...

School & Work
Employment & Career
postr/StutterJul 9, 2022
72 points

My boss told me I only got the job because I was the only one that had applied.

My boss told me I only got the job because I was the only one that had applied. Recently my boss told me to my face that I only got my current job because I was the only one that applied. He said had ...

School & WorkIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJul 9, 2022
3 points

I've taken a ton of speech therapy with kaiser, had no luck. Tried a few speech pills years ago and they were worthless. Ive tried several breathing and singing excersises, again no luck. I've gotten ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 9, 2022
2 points

I had a fast food job when I was 15. I currently assist special needs students at a high school. Both are jobs that require a lot of interaction and speaking. It has done wonders for my confidence. I...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 9, 2022
3 points

I live in the UK, I studied it through school and then between ages 16-18 in what we call A level exams. Following this, I enrolled into an apprenticeship for software development which essentially ...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 9, 2022
6 points

I got my first job around 18 too, I work as a software developer and have to handle calls with colleagues all the time. Please do not let your stutter hold you back, it is such a small part of you tha...

School & Work
Employment & Career
postr/StutterJul 9, 2022
11 points

I’m trying to get my first job, and I need your opinion

I’m trying to get my first job, and I need your opinion So I’m 18 and over the past couple of years we all know life’s been sorta crazy, but now I’m finally trying to get my first job. The job that I’...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 9, 2022
5 points

Tbh you should just focus on getting the right skills and building your resume. Don't think about the speech issue too much. In interviews just stay calm and speak slowly and smile a lot. I have seen ...

School & WorkCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerFluency TechniquesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 9, 2022
3 points

I’m from India,software field (currently in college 1st year) and have a stutter ,do you have any tips for people like us for getting software jobs etc ?would be lot helpful 😀...

School & WorkCommunity & Support
Employment & CareerAdvice Requests
commentr/StutterJul 9, 2022
3 points

Until an expert answers this question, here are my two cents that might probably help you. Foest of all I would like to acknowledge that that work meetings are not easy tasks in the best of times, ...

School & WorkCoping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Employment & CareerFluency TechniquesPropositionality & Weight
postr/StutterJul 8, 2022
40 points

I got a far better job after being rejected because of my stutter

I got a far better job after being rejected because of my stutter So I made a post like a year ago where I said that I didn’t get a job because of my stutter. Two weeks later I gave another interview ...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerHope & Motivation
postr/StutterJul 8, 2022
2 points

Dealing with work meetings

Dealing with work meetings I've found that it is very difficult for me to speak during formal work meetings. It is hard to try to say things formally and be taken seriously when you are stuttering and...

School & WorkIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJul 8, 2022
1 points

I believe it runs in my family. I stutter and also my cousin on my dad's side. However, we are quite mild and most grew out of it. I have two kids and only passed it down to my daughter, who also grew...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & StutteringSchool & Work
Genetic & Family FactorsSeverity & FluctuationOnset & Life-Stage Changes+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 7, 2022
2 points

I just had a really tough round of interviews, and ended up getting it. I normally take Xanax and propranolol before (doc prescribed for stutter/anxiety. One thing I also do is tell the interviewer “I...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 7, 2022
2 points

In many ways Stuttering is very similar to bad eyesight or bad hearing. For bad eyesight/hearing we use technology (eyeglasses/hearing aids). The same goes for bad speech (stuttering). You use Dela...

Therapy & ProfessionalSchool & Work
Assistive DevicesAccess & RightsEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 6, 2022
2 points

I hope you "cure" it but as you said there's no cure. Maybe try humming and try speaking after, you'll most likely not stutter. Meditate can help and I'm a calm person that's why my stuttering is mild...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & VariabilityCommunity & Support
Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & BreathingSituational Variability+2 more
commentr/StutterJul 6, 2022
1 points

I am doctor. Live in India. I think I should quit my job becz this stammering create a communication barrier between me and my patients....

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 6, 2022
1 points

I’ve never put it down as a disability. But what I’ve always done is when / if I land an interview, state that I have a stutter, but it in no way effects my work performance....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 6, 2022
1 points

I’ve never put that I’ve had a disability because of my stutter. Mainly because I don’t want to look at it as that for myself. It definitely hinders my ability to communicate but not my ability to per...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 4, 2022
1 points

Honestly, when i used to work at a Sbux, I was forced to speak to more people. I didn't like it in the beginning. But the more i spoke the easier it got and i felt more outerverted(whatever its called...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentEmployment & Career