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commentr/StutterSep 4, 2021
8 points

Stuttering doesn't stress me out much since I left school and most people don't know I have a stutter unless I'm drunk and can barely speak lol Something helpful for me was taking a job as a phone cu...

School & WorkCauses & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerCycles & RandomnessAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 4, 2021
3 points

I'm 41. It doesn't bother me or cause me stress at all nor do I notice my stutter much anymore. It doesn't feel like you'll ever get there as a teen but you do. Life is good. :)...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work
Acceptance & PrideSeverity & FluctuationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 4, 2021
5 points

I worked at Taco Bell for 3 months and as drive through. It was absolute hell because the nervousness of having to talk on the headset AS WELL AS knowing all my co workers can hear me really killed me...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Blocks & StoppagesHiding & ConcealmentSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 3, 2021
6 points

I waited tables and thought the same, perhaps not at the time, but it was a very positive experience overall....

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Employment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 3, 2021
15 points

I’m a cashier at retail right now. In the beginning, it was horrible because I constantly had blocks and would avoid people just to not talk to them. It’s easier now; it’s hard when people ask you que...

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Employment & CareerHiding & ConcealmentAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 3, 2021
8 points

let’s put it this way, people treat fast food and retail employees who Don’t have stutters terribly just because they think they can. i worked the register at this fast casual place and i cried at w...

School & WorkIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterSep 3, 2021
4 points

I’ve worked both fast food and retail. I was never a cashier/drive through in either because I don’t like customer service in general. Both are really easy places to get along with co workers because ...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerHiding & ConcealmentAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterSep 3, 2021
11 points

Who works at fast food or retail and how is it like?

Who works at fast food or retail and how is it like? I was just wondering how it like working in fast food or retail with a stutter....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 3, 2021
7 points

I have maybe some advice hut nonetheless but i am so proud fellow gamer your in a PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENT and you MOVED COUNTRIES!! Boyyy you got life going right don't let your own self make you mor...

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Employment & CareerSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterSep 3, 2021
22 points

I am desperate. My stutter is getting worse.

I am desperate. My stutter is getting worse. I am desperate. I moved to another country and I speak English at work. When I’m talking to my bosses, I stutter a little. Earlier, I had a meeting with my...

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Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight+2 more
commentr/StutterSep 2, 2021
3 points

Employers might consider it a weakness they may not. But I think it is better to disclose it if you think it is necessary. If you have multiple blocks throughout the interview then the interviewer mig...

Coping & AdvocacySchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesEmployment & CareerDisclosure & Telling Others
postr/StutterSep 2, 2021
22 points

Interview for dream job tomorrow morning.

Interview for dream job tomorrow morning. It sucks because I would be SO confident about it if it weren’t for my stutter. I’ve practiced until my face turned blue and I have the perfect answer for any...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+2 more
commentr/StutterSep 1, 2021
1 points

From experience, yes. I was stuttering from about the same age as you until about a year or two ago, 23-24ish. It was a gradual taper off from my late teens into my twenties, and I think it was largel...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Severity & FluctuationMindset shiftEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 1, 2021
2 points

I was a supervisor at a grocery store one time and i have a moderate stutter that can get really bad depending on how I’m feeling. Being a cashier helped me a lot with my stutter. To be honest, most p...

School & WorkCoping & Advocacy
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commentr/StutterSep 1, 2021
2 points

If older women are purchasing alcohol, make sure to ID them, works every time. Got a $10 dollar tip once...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 1, 2021
2 points

Honestly, you would be the perfect cashier. I would just make sure you are fast at scanning, don't get duped by fake bills, and always zero out the till at the end of a shift. Everything else is fluff...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterAug 31, 2021
9 points

Lol the life lesson which is essential is who cares about what others want. As long as you are following their orders and the rules, you're fine. No need to please their imagination. Also don't fear p...

Coping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterAug 31, 2021
2 points

Don't forget all jobs are replaceable. Take your time if needed while speaking, even if the manager doesn't like it. Most people now days are understanding, anyone that gets annoyed with it isn't wort...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterAug 31, 2021
2 points

When you are an adult and get a job, you need to be ready to face the music, do your best, and get done what you need to get done....

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterAug 30, 2021
4 points

I guess it maybe depends upon if you have claimed a disability upon application? And the subject. During my engineering apprenticeship we had to do lots of presentations (which I weirdly don’t struggl...

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