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commentr/StutterFeb 16, 2022
9 points

He is the whole store boss over all the managers that’s the thing :/ but I’m going to say to him myself in the morning since I’m in tomorrow and tell him it annoyed me. He knew he was also in the wron...

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Stigma & BullyingEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterFeb 16, 2022
37 points

Take it to HR. Everyone signs an employee handbook and I guarantee if he has done this to you, he has said other things to other people Sorry to hear you're still dealing with this shit in your 20s...

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commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2022
5 points

Good for you!! I also took the plunge at a call center job back in 2008, it was right when my stutter was getting pretty bad again. It was rough at first I'm not going to lie! But after awhile I start...

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Employment & CareerHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2022
2 points

Congratulations. They hired you. Which means they saw something in you that they believed to be beneficial to their service regardless of your admission of being a PWS. I found myself in a similar sit...

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commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2022
4 points

I only applied for it because my family egged me on. I get so nervous when making professional phone calls to, say, the doctors, opticians, takeaways, schools, etc. I've found out I get a different ...

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Employment & CareerHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2022
13 points

Well good on you for going for a job that would terrify me, even the thought of it would put me in panic mode.. wish you all the best, you sound a confident person who wont let your stammer rui...

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Hope & MotivationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2022
1 points

I just got a job today in a call centre and the first thing I did was tell them that I have a mild stutter but I also told them I have methods that can help reduce the chances of me stuttering and red...

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commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2022
3 points

I'd say so, but might be hard to pin point the cause. My speech is decidedly worse when I am anxious and stressed - I developed new blocks thanks to Covid/losing my job. At 3.5 I can imagine it's hard...

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Stress & Fight/FlightEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2022
3 points

I have done this myself and the answer is usually that they found someone with more experience, non-personal. Recently, I got feedback that they thought that I was someone that did not handle stress w...

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Employment & CareerDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterFeb 14, 2022
2 points

I work as a claim adjuster (Auto total loss) and it requires call. My first deployment, I lasted for nearly 3 month until we got release. My second deployment they released me because of language poli...

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commentr/StutterFeb 14, 2022
2 points

Yeah I generally feel the same way about job interviews and job applications. There are potentially hundreds upon hundreds of applicants many of whom I imagine will not have a stutter. The vast majori...

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commentr/StutterFeb 14, 2022
7 points

I just send an email saying 'Can you please let the interviewer know that I have a severe stammer, thank you' I think, saying that it doesn't effect your daily work can be a bad thing to do. You need...

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Disclosure & Telling OthersEmployment & Career
postr/StutterFeb 14, 2022
8 points

What is your self-disclosure statement for job interviews?

What is your self-disclosure statement for job interviews? Hello, I have a job interview tomorrow and always self-disclose my stutter; however, I always wing this statement, and it changes each time. ...

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Disclosure & Telling OthersEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterFeb 14, 2022
3 points

I used to work at a call centre. My stutter didn't come up in the interview anyway but at least in my country they would not be allowed to deny you based on that, most big companies use a score based ...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterFeb 14, 2022
6 points

Hello OP, I work at a call center like place. During the interview I was open about being a person who stutters. Then they hired me so I think being open helped a lot. I do not tend to disclose while ...

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commentr/StutterFeb 13, 2022
6 points

In my experience working at a call center, they are likely only looking for any big deal-breakers when hiring you. A stutter absolutely should not be a deal-breaker, but any hesitation from you at bei...

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postr/StutterFeb 13, 2022
16 points

Advice from stutterers who work at call centers

Advice from stutterers who work at call centers I'm thinking about applying for a job at a call center soon, but I don't know whether or not I should disclose that I have a stutter. I know some people...

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Employment & CareerDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterFeb 13, 2022
2 points

Military vet and past correctional officer. Stutter won't change your job performance. Only thing it will alter is how some people may mock you and whatnot, especially when they're pissed off at you ...

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Employment & CareerStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterFeb 13, 2022
2 points

This was just coming from my own personal experience that was quite recent that I was rejected but I was e-mailed back when I followed up that the other candidates had the relevant skills they were lo...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterFeb 13, 2022
3 points

You make a very good point about not jumping to conclusions that it's speech related. I tend to instantly jump to the worst possible conclusion. It's just that I'm frustrated because my supervisors te...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Frustration & AngerEmployment & Career