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commentr/StutterOct 24, 2019
1 points

Thank you, I will consider do this from now on. If you don't mind answering, what is your area of work? Sometimes I worry not only about getting the job, but also about the activities I might have to ...

School & WorkSocial & Relationships
Employment & CareerDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterOct 23, 2019
1 points

I always disclose I have a mild stutter to a potential hiring manager. It helps reduce my anxiety in the interview if they know I stutter more when anxious in interview situations. In my day-to-day ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 23, 2019
2 points

I'm a CyberSecurity Solution Architect / Engineer and I have a mild stutter. My role involves attending daily project stand up meetings which are sometimes face to face, and sometimes via phone confer...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
postr/StutterOct 22, 2019
8 points

ISAD!

ISAD! All my life I have struggled with a stammer, but it hasn’t stopped me speaking in front of 200+ strangers around the country, getting a demanding and enjoyable job speaking on the phones daily. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentMindset shiftHope & Motivation+3 more
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2019
1 points

I had a pretty horrible stutter up until mid-late high school (39 now), when it appeared to simply gradually vanish to the point most people in my life nowadays do not know that I stuttered. On the ve...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & Work
Severity & FluctuationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2019
2 points

I worked as a secretary in an advertising agency to support myself while I was at university. My boss had a stutter. He impressed me because he insisted on answering every call himself, he did not wan...

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Advice OfferedPersonal StoriesEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2019
1 points

Do you have any experience with stuttering yourself or in your family/friends group? How has this helped you in your career?...

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Employment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2019
8 points

Why did you choose this path? Most people i know avoid talking with guys like us ahah On a serious note, god bless your work, i got a little better on my stutter when i had a therapist. I'm now on my...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & CareerPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterOct 20, 2019
1 points

I work in the Parks Dept at the Visitors Center. Lots of phone calls, radio communication, and customers. Also, I have to leave the recorded prompts for our phone line. It’s my dream job so I am extra...

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Employment & CareerAcceptance & PrideEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterOct 20, 2019
6 points

I love this post. I stutter and am an author and writing teacher. I've just done almost 20 Skype chats this weekend with students. I stuttered during some of them (badly a few times...it gets worse wh...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & WorkCauses & Variability
Acceptance & PrideEmployment & CareerEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2019
2 points

I'm a biomedical equipment technician. Lots of coordinating schedules with customers and educating on equipment, lots of phone calls with nurses, doctors and OEMs. A guy I work with stutters far worse...

School & WorkCommunity & Support
Employment & CareerValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2019
3 points

As a senior engineer, there are days where I need to talk so much I lose my voice. A lot of senior engineering is teaching. So don't worry, the need to speak will return!...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2019
2 points

This worked out great for me. Lots of chances to practice small talk and if something goes poorly, well they're done pretty quick. You'll get people who are assholes, but once again, they move along p...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2019
2 points

I do outside sales. Lots of cold calling and meetings Landed the job because the hiring manager admired the “grit” I have despite my speech impediment. I was open and upfront about it during the inte...

School & WorkAnticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Employment & CareerAvoidance & SubstitutionDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2019
3 points

When you first start, you need to ask a metric tonn of questions.... but once you know what youre doing you really odnt need to speak much. I am hoping to work from home on the future also...

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Employment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2019
5 points

I'm a psychiatrist. I actually don't stutter at all when I see patients or talk to nurses, but I do struggle on the phone when I have to call pharmacies, government agencies, etc. I cope by trying not...

School & WorkIdentity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Employment & CareerAcceptance & PrideSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2019
1 points

So far nobody had really told me my stutter could stop me, even when they do im usually too confident for that assumption to stick. Also there are laws to stop that going down ;D...

School & WorkCoping & Advocacy
Employment & CareerSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesAccess & Rights
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2019
5 points

This is exactly what im working towards! Finishing off my Politics and IR degree then got a placement lined up at a local law firm. Hope you go far!...

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Employment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2019
3 points

Mechanical engineer intern. I just have to say, it is so delightful to see so many of us in various job fields....

School & WorkCommunity & Support
Employment & CareerValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2019
2 points

Psychologist. Was scary at first during my training/practicums. I'm over caring about my stutter, I just let it happen if it does - some clients ask about it which is great cause it leads to discussio...

School & WorkIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerAcceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more