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I am facing the same problems now.. My profession requries working with people and sometimes I wonder why I chose this field... I am just hoping that I will found an employer, who will not define me b...

I couldn't relate more. I'm 22, junior in college and I don't know how am i gonna find a job after i graduate. I'm studying Radio tv and cinema and thinking about starting to learn how to code, progra...

I've been practicing law for seven years. Sometimes it's rough, but I'm finally making good money. My stutter has been very manageable for the last 3-4 years. I argue cases in court, and have never l...

My progress as a stutterer (you CAN get better!)

My progress as a stutterer (you CAN get better!) The year was 2018. I was starting my freshman year. My stutter was so bad that I would literally take years to get sounds out. Talking in class was lit...

Went to a job fair, presented my resume (significantly impressive due to the fact I’ve channeled all of my anger and stress into my majors and programming and competitive engineering clubs and side pr...

Im 18 almost 19 in 7 Days and ive applied to 687 jobs, went to 104 interviews and done 100+ phone interviews. Its been a full year and half of job searching since i graduted highschool. Been turned do...

Not at all, my job is so easy that sometimes I help other people a lot or just do their jobs to pass the time, this way nobody cares if I speak with them or just stay quiet all the time. Also, I stay ...

Fuck this speech problem

Fuck this speech problem Ever since when I was a kid I was having problem talking and just made my life into him now at the age of 28 nobody can understand what the hell I'm saying my English is not t...

I’ve started following this page just two weeks ago to try get an insight into others success/downfalls with their own speech. My stutter has deteriorated a little last year or two but I’m far more co...

I’m in my 30s and have worked in a lot of industries, from retail/service to education. My experience is that if you work in an educational field (e.g. for a university/school), they are far more pati...

I got my stutter at 16. I got my first job at 18 where a coworker told me that she would “punch the stutter out of me” and my manager said that “stuttering makes you sound stupid”. My 2nd job that I g...

Share accomplishments

Share accomplishments So many posts on here deal with feelings of inadequacy, depression and hopelessness. I think it would be great if fellow stutterers shared their accomplishments with everyone, an...

Reading all of these comments is so heartbreaking. All of us share the same “affliction”, and I can relate to everything being said here. The fact that anyone feels trapped in a job, or scared to reac...

I completely relate. I think many of us fear and dread interviews, and it can certainly hold us back from reaching our full potential. However, as hard as it might be...I truly pray that you will find...

When I started my job I was given an option to not talk in team meetings. It was very very tempting but I declined. First 3 months of meetings were painful, people didn’t know me well, lots of blockin...

You don’t need to leave the job to do an interview. An interview while you have a job is a lot less stressful and I would recommend giving it a go if you don’t like your current job. I dislike them to...

I’m 32, spent some time in the Navy, built ships at a shipyard did a bunch of odd jobs while going to school and now work in IT support at a high school. My biggest piece of advice that has helped m...

I’ve been there! I always told myself that if my stutter is a weakness, I need to show my boss that I have better work ethic and a better attitude than all of my co workers. If you can accomplish that...

I’m 19 and I’ve been working in fast food for almost 3 years now. My coworkers are super kind and understanding. And most of the customers are too. But you will meet some shitty people. That’s just th...

I’m in my 30s, my experience is that it’s hard to get a job offer, but once in the job I excel. I don’t interview well, at all. Surprise group interviews are the worst. I’ve cried during an interview ...