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Your stutter isn't getting in the way, ***you*** are getting in the way. The most successful people are those willing to put themselves in uncomfortable situations, and for us stutterers almost every ...

Recent Job Interviews

Recent Job Interviews I’ve been following this subreddit for a while (this isn’t my main). As someone approaching their mid-20s I’ve been dealing with a stutter as long as I can remember. A few years...

The normal process. Interviews. My stutter is at a point where I can get across what I'm saying in a reasonable amount of time on most days, so I just power through it. I'm also good at presentations...

I feel like if I didn’t have a stutter, I can use my voice more. I rely on writing ALOT. How did you get your job?...

I am feeling stutter despair, and I just got asked to do a televised presentation. I don't know what to do.

I am feeling stutter despair, and I just got asked to do a televised presentation. I don't know what to do. Since COVID-19 began my mental health has been steadily declining. Being removed from everyo...

I wouldn't expect anyone to just know that someone has a speech impediment, even if they work in HR. It can be hard to tell in a lot of cases and it's not like they're SLPs or doctors. If you don't t...

Nw mu does hundreds of interviews a week to get people to sell life insurance. They bring in 12 or so people at a time and tell you that you’ll be a millionaire. Nothing against selling life insurance...

Yes, they won’t reject you because of your stutter. This goes for presentations and job interviews. I stuttered in my job interview 1-2 weeks back. I experienced a few blocks (serious ones) and then r...

Yo man, i know what you mean like ur worried ur stutter will affect your job, it shouldn’t matter what your speech is like, if your good at the job your applying for then thats all that matters, i kn...

Wow that’s great and honestly really inspiring! It’s always been a fear of mine that I won’t be able to pursue the job I want because of my stutter. I just need to stop caring what other ppl think and...

Your stutter won't stop you only you can. I've always had a stutter but have managed to control it by being overly confident, I'm now working in an Emergency Service role which involves a lot of speak...

Jobs

Jobs Hi guys I just wanted to ask therapist / speech therapist if I have a stutter ? This is a job I’d like to have but I don’t know if my stutter will prevent it from happening....

Young Professionals who Stutter - a LinkedIn group for us

Young Professionals who Stutter - a LinkedIn group for us Hi all, hope everyone is well. I'm the creator of a new LinkedIn group, "Young Professionals who Stutter" or YPS. As a person who has had a st...

Would you mind posting the job application with redactions as you see fit? I'm very curious to see a job application flout the law as brazenly as this....

I'm sure people get fired for their stutter fairly often but it's covered up in different excuses. This manager was so blatant about it, I wasn't about to let her get away with it! She was fired one m...

That question on a job application is illegal...in the US anyway. Questions about necessary accommodations can't come until after a job offer is made. The question, as posed, would enable an employer ...

Companies over a certain size are required to maintain a certain percentage of their workforce to have a disability. I think they may also get tax incentives. I've been applying for jobs as well and ...

I mark yes on the disability check lists. I’ve found that I typically get more interviews that way - at least from larger companies....

I have a moderate stutter and it's usually fine but sometimes certain medications make it severe. I would put yes for a disability even if I only ever had to deal with it occasionally. It will protect...

It's usually measured on an individual basis. It can be a disability if it's severe enough, or just a speech disorder. Those with a speech impediment usually cannot file for disability income for exam...