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Ah I'm still a student and the thought of getting a job with this stutter is always scrary for me...

Has anyone with a really bad stutter tried working for Door Dash or any food delivery service?

Has anyone with a really bad stutter tried working for Door Dash or any food delivery service? I have been contemplating starting working for door dash. I did the background check today and have a sta...

Anxious about a new job. Supervisor seems nice. /s

Anxious about a new job. Supervisor seems nice. /s Using a throwaway because my new supervisor is a fellow redditor. ___ I'm starting a new job on Monday. During training, my supervisor asked for my ...

I feel like I’m at the point now where you were 15 years ago. I’m starting out my career path, I need to get my foot in the door to enter the industry. About every job posting requires excellent commu...

Job Orientation

Job Orientation Yesturday was one of the humiliating thing in my life. So at the orientation, me and my new coworkers had to take turns reading some paragraphs from the handbook. My goal was the make ...

never tell them, they cant fire you for stuttering alone....

Let me tell you this. Companies and their HR are not your friends. If you’re a liability in anyway, they will do what’s best for the company and not care for your situation. If you tell them right awa...

I feel the same way. As I get older, I look at people around me who are able to move up in their careers and be more successful and they all can talk elegantly and normally. It feels horrible for me. ...

Do you mention in job interviews that you stutter?

Do you mention in job interviews that you stutter? Hello, just found this subreddit and decided to write a post right away. It's good to be able to talk about this with people that go through the same...

Do it! seriously, do it! figure it out as you go along, but do it, it will open so many doors for you and create a large network. I am 10 months from graduating and I already have 5 jobs lined up. lit...

God phone calls are the worst. I am.sure you did better then you think. And hey ya are facing it head one so be proud of that!!!!!...

Jack Welch ran GE for years with a daily stutter. GE was the biggest company in the world at that time. You can feel powerful and assertive and still stutter. Stay strong bro...

Hopefully it went better than you think, we tend to be very tough on ourselves. Employers also assume that people will be nervous on the phone and the interview will be clunky. If appropriate, maybe ...

Had a horrendous phone interview, please talk me down lol

Had a horrendous phone interview, please talk me down lol I’ve been unemployed for two weeks and got a phone interview for a great front desk position at a 5 star medical office. I’ve done front desk...

One of the things is maximizing on non-vocal communication, working on having strong eye contact and a warming facial expression alleviates stuttering during those high profile meetings. Another thing...

any tips on handling business related life?

any tips on handling business related life? properly adressing yourself in networking and establishing social connections are as crucial as it gets and it can obviously get stressful for even a normal...

I get that momentum thing. It is worse for me in loud environments or with lots of particularly out-going people. And feeling ignored sucks. Especially if it is a pain in the tit to speak. I guess p...

Been getting made fun of at work for my stuttering and cluttering

Been getting made fun of at work for my stuttering and cluttering Sorry in advice about the rant So I have always had a mild stutter but not only do I stutter I have a severe case of cluttering sadly...

Yes, the ADA. Yes, it probably was your stutter. But can you prove it? I’ve thought about going down this road a couple times in my professional career, but in the end I never have because I know it...

I’ve never thought of it as a disability, nor will I ever let it. I’ve had opportunities to claim it as a disability. In college I could have gotten out of taking a public speaking class, but I decide...