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commentr/StutterOct 19, 2019
36 points

I’m 17, and I’m going to be getting a job as a cashier at Walmart very very soon. I’m excited. It’ll be like an extra way to practice my speech....

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

I used to work as a pharmacy assistant but it got difficult and I had enough. I stuttered over the phone, while taking to the patients and co workers then it got to the point where I was avoiding thin...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterOct 19, 2019
39 points

Stutterers, what job do you have?

Stutterers, what job do you have? Hey there, I work as a nurse. I find it stressful (the job itself) and then as an added bonus I have a stammer! Which is so hard when talking to pts, family, phone,...

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

Lot of professions don’t need major verbal exchange . Our success rate is same as any other normal speaking person unless your Job is a public speaker . For me persistence was key . A lot of professio...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 18, 2019
2 points

I feel the same. In school it was never thhaat much of an issue. Like I had it but could get through most sentences speaking mostly fluently, and even read out in class. But ever since iv started and ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Severity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 18, 2019
5 points

I have a job which requires me to constantly speak to customers and co-workers. I say long words, short words and hard-to-say words all day. That must mean on some level my stuttering doesn't bother m...

School & WorkIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterOct 18, 2019
11 points

I stutter worst on the phone. So, when I started my last job, I was honest with them. "Most times, you won't notice my stutter, but when I'm on the phone, I block badly."...

School & WorkSocial & Relationships
Employment & CareerDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2019
1 points

If communication and presentation is one of a key attributes you need for a job (world leader in this case) then of course stuttering will make it almost impossible, but that doesn't mean that other i...

School & Work
Employment & CareerAccess & Rights
commentr/StutterOct 16, 2019
0 points

He was a college professor when he was granted disability. It progressively got worse to the point he felt like he couldn't effectively communicate his lesson. Yeah perhaps he could have worked in som...

School & Work
Employment & CareerAccess & Rights
commentr/StutterOct 16, 2019
4 points

I'm an American expat working in the UAE. I applied for the job (military aviation field) online while I was living in South Florida. All seemed fine until I received an email that there would be a Sk...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 16, 2019
1 points

Oh yeah those bullshit centres as they should be called. I was pretty lucky because I needed only to go through one round of classic interview and none of those centres. I really do not understand wh...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 15, 2019
2 points

I’m tryna get into something like this, the problem… is interviews lol. But i currently do an entry level finance analyst job and honestly it was the worst interview I’ve ever done, got it by luck &am...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 15, 2019
1 points

I am an Business Intelligence Analyst at Fortune 500 company. I think its really good job for someone who stutters. You need some technical knowledge and you spend quite a bit of time working alone no...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 15, 2019
2 points

I have a full-time job. I just work out of my basement. I've never actually met anyone in my company face to face. I still have to talk to coworkers and clients on the phone every day, but most of th...

School & WorkIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterOct 15, 2019
3 points

I currently work at the bank assisting customers over the phone for 8 hrs a day, 5 days a week. It is very daunting, and I get anxiety like never before on some days, especially when basic words would...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerAnxiety & Social JudgmentHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2019
1 points

I'm in the communications/PR field. I wish I wasn't so focused on writing, but it's the "easier" thing to do as a person who stutters. But I'm working on getting more confidence, now I just need to fi...

School & WorkIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2019
3 points

• I work in public administration (healthcare field), doing various things related to administration, communication and IT in an office environment. I speak more now than I've ever done in my life bef...

School & WorkCauses & Variability
Employment & CareerSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2019
5 points

I work in a warehouse as a general operative I got by applying online. No interview needed but that’s as I’m gaining more knowledge barbering picking up techniques from a guy I know who owns a shop an...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2019
3 points

I have an office job now but I was a social worker for 25 years, working mostly with people with severe mental illness. I started college as a computer science major/minor in music theory, perfect for...

School & WorkTherapy & Professional
Employment & CareerTherapy Experiences
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2019
4 points

I did try to land an internship in the summers. Didn't go well. Couldn't even get an unpaid one despite having a pretty good CV...

School & Work
Employment & Career