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commentr/StutterOct 19, 2019
5 points

I spent 3 years working at a McDonalds when I was in high school. I was the best drive thru order taker in the store, so I’d always be up there. For well over a year I held my own, I stuttered but I’d...

School & WorkSpeech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerBlocks & StoppagesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2019
2 points

I was an implementation project manager but was promoted to manager of the project managers for fortune100 company. I recently went back to speech classes and it’s helped a lot but I still have block...

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commentr/StutterOct 19, 2019
2 points

Software sales. My stutter was a big barrier when I first started, especially with cold calls, but now it doesn’t impact me much at all....

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

I’m a pharmacist too. Did retail for a while and it gave me a lot more confidence. Currently work for the government in a position where I frequently give presentations in front of large groups of peo...

School & WorkIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerAcceptance & PridePublic Speaking
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2019
2 points

Just got a part time job on my Uni's campus, sit at a gymnasium desk and if someone of importance walks in say Hi or wave at them. Pretty easy money but I have a feeling my ADHD will take over and I'l...

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Employment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2019
2 points

Software engineer, at the very beginning I was just a developer but now i'm more involved in meetings with bussiness and operations... I used to struggle but my stutter is vanishing gradually...

School & WorkCauses & Variability
Employment & CareerCycles & Randomness
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2019
3 points

Hey this is one of the best things you can do to build confidence jumping into conversations to strangers! I did the same (working at a restaurant) and in a year it changed my stutter....

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

Financial Analyst. It suits me well personally. My livelihood isn’t dependent on my speech skills, instead it’s based on my analytical ability. Thus, I sit in front of a computer daily....

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

Wildland firefighter. Talking on the radio is challenging at times, but I own the stutter. It doesn't own me....

School & WorkIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2019
3 points

I work as a pharmacist. Pretty much what other people have said. You just have to own that you have a stutter in any job you do, or any part of life. Many of us who stutter find that, counterintuiti...

School & WorkIdentity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Employment & CareerAcceptance & PrideFluency Techniques+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2019
10 points

I'm in accounting and spend half the day dealing with clients over the phone. It's horrible and my co-workers laugh at me constantly......

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Employment & CareerAnxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2019
14 points

Police Officer. I try to avoid getting on the radio but sometimes it's unavoidable. I use various tricks and get creative with my vocabulary. It's easier talking to civilians in person than relaying i...

School & WorkAnticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Employment & CareerAvoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2019
3 points

I'm a special education case manager. My stutter is pretty mild most of the time but I do run 1-2 hour meetings monthly and do plenty of talking with students, I like it a lot. I think in that field e...

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

GP Doctor here, back in college I thought it would be very bad being into this career with stuttering.. after working, things are much more good than expected.. one can say stutter have less than 10% ...

School & WorkCauses & Variability
Employment & CareerSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2019
5 points

Material handler. I have to talk a fair amount, but it's good practice. The few times my stutter has come up, my co-workers have been really understanding about it....

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

Software engineer here, no one really cares if you stutter so long as you can do your job. There’s a lot more speaking then I imagined, daily stand ups, talking to coworkers through problems but most ...

School & WorkIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2019
5 points

Financial adviser. Best decision for me was to work at Best Buy when I was 18 years old. Being forced to talk and sell to many clients every day gave me confidence....

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

I’m an artist working for a manufacturing company. I give tours on a regular basis and answer calls when our phone person is out back helping with fabrication. I’ve been a cashier at a home improvemen...

School & WorkCoping & Advocacy
Employment & CareerFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2019
18 points

Insurance agent 👍 when I give low prices people don’t care about my stutter 😂...

School & WorkIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2019
46 points

I work as a lawyer. It’s stressful with huge Blocks, but i would never ever conpromise with pursuading my dreams. I love Working as a lawyer and I just Keep Working hard on my speech everyday with lo...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Employment & CareerFrustration & AngerFluency Techniques+1 more