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commentr/StutterOct 31, 2020
2 points

I had a video interview on monday as well. My stutter was so bad that i couldn't even introduce myself. They told me to write my responses on chat so thats what i did for the next 30 mins. It was kind...

Speech & StutteringSchool & Work
Blocks & StoppagesEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 31, 2020
1 points

Okay well it’s obviously kind of hyperbole but the point generally stands that on the whole, ours are pretty visible handicaps. But it’s nothing to be ashamed of. We can lead fulfilling happy lives ev...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Identity & Self-PerceptionEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 30, 2020
3 points

Yeah your right if they have the same qualifications and similar work experience, why would someone hire someone with a stutter for example in a sales/customer service role. If I could hide my stutter...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & RelationshipsSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionDisclosure & Telling OthersEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 30, 2020
7 points

Well yes you’re right but it’s better to be open and honest about your issues. And I’m actually not even sure this is true. Some companies really do value diversity. Ultimately finding a job is abou...

Social & RelationshipsSchool & Work
Disclosure & Telling OthersEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 30, 2020
7 points

Yeah I might as well be honest and tell them I stutter. That’s what I did with my first two jobs and I got them. I just really need a new job with better pay, since my current job doesn’t pay that wel...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Disclosure & Telling OthersAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
postr/StutterOct 30, 2020
32 points

Just tried to do a video interview and failed miserably

Just tried to do a video interview and failed miserably I feel so embarrassed. My stutter hasn’t really acted up in a while, and all of a sudden I have to do this video job interview and it’s worse th...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentFeared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterOct 27, 2020
3 points

What do you work with/want to work with?

What do you work with/want to work with? Before I start, sorry for my English it's not my first language. I'm studying to become a librarian. I have worked at a library the last 3 summers and I real...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Employment & CareerAnxiety & Social JudgmentPropositionality & Weight
postr/StutterOct 26, 2020
2 points

Anyone pursuing a career as a speech pathologist?

Anyone pursuing a career as a speech pathologist? I graduated college in 2015 with a Marketing and Psychology degree, and have since been working a corporate job as a social media manager. I keep havi...

School & WorkIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 25, 2020
2 points

If your stutter is that bad, begin the interview with letting them know you have a stutter. Be like, "thanks for taking the time to interview me, before we begin I just wanted to let you know I do hav...

Coping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 25, 2020
2 points

I couldn’t have said it better myself! I’m in the exact same boat. 41 years old now just been made redundant and my covert stutter reality is rearing it’s ugly head as now I’m confronted with the fact...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentEmployment & Career
postr/StutterOct 23, 2020
54 points

I had my first formal job interview today.

I had my first formal job interview today. And it went really well! I've worked before but I never had to do the interview it was just a trial shift and then at the end the manager said "You want the...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentEmployment & CareerDisclosure & Telling Others+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2020
1 points

>One more advice. Although you might feel like only extroverts and people who love talking and social interaction are wanted in jobs it is not actually true. In both Hasbro and Philip Morris, inte...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2020
1 points

In my case, I am from Europe, so it is 2 hours flight :) In the US that could be equal to moving toa new state mby....

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2020
1 points

I know programs like Inkscape and Gimp very well so I would hope those 2 things matter somewhere; I know I'll have to make the jump to Adobe's suit some day even if I don't want to, unless I remain as...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2020
5 points

Because it pays quite good, you don't need experience and it's a work from home deal. I really don't know what else I'd apply to; I sometimes get gigs from Craigslist to design logos and things like t...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2020
2 points

I guess it is hard to get to other jobs without any experience. ,Also stuttering may be hurting people's lives during young adulthood the most so therefore there are so many young people....

School & WorkIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2020
2 points

My advice is to try to find a job where there will be talking but it will not be the main thing your work depends on. I started working as an analyst. TBH I just knew good Excel and to work with numbe...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2020
3 points

I know how it feels, but you get used to it. About a year and half ago i was desperate for a job, i had at least 3 or 4 interviews and i felt that my stutter fucked up everything. Somehow i started to...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hope & MotivationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2020
1 points

I'd just like to add one thing: It's not that a stutter is going to forever keep you away from working in a capacity where the stutter might surface. You might still end up a place like what you're ai...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2020
13 points

why everybody in this subreddit is going to work to call center? there is no other jobs? is it kind of masochism?...

School & Work
Employment & Career