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commentr/StutterMay 26, 2019
2 points

Yeah it sucks that summer internships tend to avoid picking freshmen, but you will get them next year for sure! And I am studying medical physics....

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterMay 26, 2019
3 points

I'm currently at my internship! I'm doing software at NASA JPL (related to the current & future Mars missions!), although my major is in physics and computer engineering. I actually recently met...

School & WorkAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerAvoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMay 26, 2019
4 points

I applied to some, but I'm in the first year of electrical engineering and physics so no one wanted me, which is understandable. What are you studying?...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterMay 25, 2019
4 points

I think that everyone should work in customer service or food service, just to understand what it's like. As a stutterer, it helped me to get out of my comfort zone. I worked at CVS for two years and ...

Coping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMay 23, 2019
1 points

Wow thank you, yes this role is that for a Project Coordinator. I had this position before in a different company so that works in my favor. ​ I hope tomorrow, I can show a different con...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterMay 23, 2019
2 points

Thanks for the comments and kind words. I did communicate that during the interview, but of course any rational person would be concerned if the person they're interviewing is completely unable to spe...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterMay 23, 2019
1 points

Thank you man! That is exactly true. I always mess up interviews, but any job I've held in the past - my stuttering has rarely ever been a problem once I'm actually doing the job. It's something I don...

School & WorkIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMay 23, 2019
2 points

Maybe tell him you were nervous and that exacerbates the problem and being in the position will help alleviate the nervous ticks as your confidence grows. Ask the hiring manager to hire you on a pro...

School & WorkCoping & Advocacy
Employment & CareerSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterMay 23, 2019
3 points

I have a very similar role in that I lead project teams, and present frequently for the executive team. Really, the only way to erase the doubt is to kill it in the next interview. If they were hiri...

School & Work
Employment & CareerPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterMay 23, 2019
1 points

And maybe tell them how you manage stress during those situations and just generally in life too? Not super sure. But good luck! I hope you get the job!...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterMay 23, 2019
1 points

Well yeah but thats not a unfounded concern on his part. My only real thought is try to think of high pressure situations and then tell them how your speech preformed....

School & WorkSpeech & Stuttering
Employment & CareerBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMay 23, 2019
1 points

That's not how I implied what he said if youre taking it that way. He basically said, he doesn't want me to choke up and freeze like I was during the interview and he wanted to kind of warn me that th...

School & WorkSpeech & Stuttering
Employment & CareerBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMay 23, 2019
3 points

Well to be honest they cant discriminate based on a disability.... and if they actually told you that they might not hire you based on your disability... you might be able to sue them. But just be o...

School & Work
Employment & CareerAccess & Rights
postr/StutterMay 22, 2019
14 points

How can I convince this hiring manager that my stuttering will not be a problem?

How can I convince this hiring manager that my stuttering will not be a problem? [deleted]...

Community & SupportSchool & Work
Advice RequestsEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMay 22, 2019
3 points

Trust me. We've all been there. Also even if they did have an issue with your stutter you wouldn't want to work there anyways. I've been with a boss that didn't like it and I heard through the grapevi...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterMay 22, 2019
3 points

You know. Sometimes it's our job related skills and not necessarily our speech. Don't beat yourself up keep trying again and again and don't stop applying to places....

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMay 22, 2019
1 points

I get the emails but too but when I’d look to book a place via email or phone call they ignore me...

School & Work
Employment & Career
postr/StutterMay 22, 2019
33 points

It’s been a terrible week.

It’s been a terrible week. I had an in-person job interview with a company I’ve always wanted to work for after passing the first-round phone interview. Before the interview even begun, I informed my ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentTrauma & PsychologicalSadness & Hopelessness+3 more
postr/StutterMay 21, 2019
16 points

My Story

My Story 22 M ; just discovered this reddit and reading about others like me so will get a few things off my chest here: So like many of you I have stuttered for nearly my whole life, it actually dis...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & Fluctuation+3 more
postr/StutterMay 21, 2019
5 points

Job seekers

Job seekers Don't ever get a job for BPO.. it's stupid. Like I am right now. 2 years contract and I'm freaking out...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight+3 more