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I’m in dental school. All of my classmates pretty much know I have a stutter. They are all chill and when I’m with patients, I don’t even think about my stutter unless I’m put in the spot and they are...

Your reply is almost a month old but I just have to tell you how much it inspired me. I am a freshman in college working towards a finance degree. I always wondered how my stutter would affect my chan...

I was a service electrician. Most people I met didnt talk bad about my stutter. Some were curious about it. Now I'm an airfield/maintenance electrician at an airport. Nerve-wracking at times knowing ...

I work in administration/communication/planning/support - so yeah, I basically talk to a lot of people about a lot of things. I don't think stuttering affects my career, since I'm where I want to be,...

I work for a health insurance company negotiating the rates we pay hospitals and doctors. Many moons ago I worked as a casino dealer, which definitely helped with the stutter. I was forced to talk o...

Data Scientist, and every few weeks, I've to present my work to small/large audience. It can be 5-10 people to few hundred people. My trick is to prepare the topic inside out, and account for all poss...

Started as a software developer, became team lead / manager, then started my own company. Of course stuttering affects every part of my life but I was still able to find career success....

I work in the non profit sector and at first, it paralyzed me to not want to speak at all. I work with young people and I definitely felt much more comfortable to just talk with them & not feel pr...

I’m a bar manager. Bar work has helped my stutter so much! It has forced me to talk in situations that I wouldn’t normally approach, so over time I got used to these interactions and it improved my st...

What is your career? And how does stuttering affect your career?

What is your career? And how does stuttering affect your career? ...

I remember hating speech assignments in college. I know my letter blocks. I use synonyms during my speech so I stutter way less than I used to. I know some people aren’t a fan of that method, but to...

Is your stutter worse or better on the phone? Mine gets really bad on the phone, so I tried to avoid jobs where talking on the phone was part of the day to day. I got a job and it worked for a while, ...

I'm in med school where you have to narrate histories every single day. Do some people get annoyed and impatient? Yes. Do I get made fun of? Yes. Are some people complete assholes? Yes again. But peop...

What are you good at? What do you enjoy doing? You will not be able to find a job that lets you avoid speaking unless you become a professional mime. I was scared of talking at work, too. You learn...

Hey, thanks for the post. I kinda need it today. Today my self-esteem took a hit. I have a job that i don't care if i stutter or not because i now my value and im confident, but im also ending my mas...

Don't let it hold you back. There are so many jobs and opportunities to be had regardless of your stutter. I myself have worked as waiter, supermarket assistant, warehouse operative and now working m...

I was in this situation too, when I had to choose between science, commerce or arts, I chose science thinking that I won't have to talk much there although I was a bit more into commerce. Looking back...

Interview/phone calls

Interview/phone calls Hi everyone, Currently getting interviews for a finance summer internship and I realize I stutter more than ever on the phone (especially interviews) and I experience heavy blo...

Job and stutter(college)

Job and stutter(college) I’m 18, senior in high school. Don’t know what to do after high school. Intimidate to go to college because of my stutter. I was actually hoping for Job that I could work from...

I’m 18, senior in high school. Don’t know what to do after high school. Intimidate to go to college because of my stutter. I was actually hoping for Joh that I could work from home and well paid(I wan...