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postr/StutterMar 22, 2019
6 points

A College Interview Experience

A College Interview Experience Hello! I’ve written on r/stutter before, but I had my boyfriend post it (who also stutters). I finally got a reddit account though! I’m glad that many of you could relat...

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commentr/StutterMar 22, 2019
1 points

I do desk work as a program assistant. Answering emails, data entry, and other paperwork. On occasion having to make phone calls. Its $14.50 an hour, so the pay is not bad! I commend you for having t...

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commentr/StutterMar 22, 2019
3 points

You dont have to answer if you dont want and sorry if I'm being too personal, but what type of work and what's it pay? If you'd rather PM me that's cool too. I'm a bartender currently and for some rea...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2019
1 points

about 5 years ago I had that experience every single interview, i literally not just blocked on words, but fully froze and mumbled nonsense. Now I have had countless of job offers and am very happy in...

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commentr/StutterMar 21, 2019
0 points

I'm with you, but I'm no longer down about it. We have a slight disability. Compared to other disabled people, I think we (I) have it very good. I have a pretty severe stutter and don't apply for jobs...

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commentr/StutterMar 21, 2019
1 points

It depends on the job, I work as a programmer and it's actually true most people don't care about how I speak. But I never talk to customers so I guess that's the difference ...

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commentr/StutterMar 21, 2019
4 points

I work in IT. People are to them self. Nobody cares that I stutter and people are very chill and relaxed. I also have meetings and such but im majnly on my laptop writing code. When In meeting I just ...

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commentr/StutterMar 20, 2019
5 points

I feel your pain. I went in and applied at a local food store here when I quit Walmart because, well. I was done being treated like shit. It was for a overnight stocking position. I am fully capable...

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commentr/StutterMar 20, 2019
5 points

You are a brave man you know. Not to mention an inspiration to me. And I couldn't agree more that we are wingless ravens, this disability of ours has stopped so many of us from acheiving so much. It h...

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Sadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2019
8 points

When I was younger I wished for a job behind a desk in the back of an office somewhere where I wouldn't have to deal with clients or customers and would only have to talk to my coworkers a small amoun...

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commentr/StutterMar 20, 2019
19 points

I hear ya. I feel the same way. Especially about the part about feeling like we are limited to the jobs that we can do. I previously asked on here, “What would be the perfect job for a person who stu...

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Helplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2019
16 points

Im a 20 year old student. I recently had my placement interview, and was selected on only my 2nd interview. Here are some tips I used to combat my stutter during the interview. 1) Don't think abo...

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postr/StutterMar 20, 2019
67 points

Sad truth

Sad truth Been seeing a lot of job interview posts lately, so I thought I’d share my most recent one. I had an interview last month. The week before I talked to the lady fluently. She told me she wa...

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commentr/StutterMar 20, 2019
4 points

I once went to a stuttering support group. I had no idea what to really expect as I rarely even run into people who stutter. So I went to this support group which was lead by my speech pathologist at...

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commentr/StutterMar 20, 2019
5 points

From what I understand, the job is the person at the front desk checking people in and answering any questions with some phone calling. I don’t think it is anything that a person with a mild stutter i...

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commentr/StutterMar 20, 2019
5 points

Just wondering what is the job? I have had an interview where I literally typed everything because I couldn't speak and got the job...

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postr/StutterMar 20, 2019
8 points

Interview problems/ advice

Interview problems/ advice I’ll first start by giving a background on who I am. I am a 24 year-old male living in the United States. I have had a stutter my whole life but I have been privileged to ha...

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commentr/StutterMar 19, 2019
2 points

I can empathize with you. I was born a social, extroverted person and my stutter used to be a big reason to why I had a lot of introverted and mute moments. The muteness was definitely debilitating, b...

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commentr/StutterMar 19, 2019
3 points

My personal acceptance only came when I became a father in my early 30s - I had to be an advocate and take care of my daughter (along with my wife of course) - I found this emboldened me and stutter o...

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commentr/StutterMar 18, 2019
1 points

Upvoting as a fellow crypto supporter! I'm not a software dev, just an investor and also a user just for transferring value across the internet since 2016 (it's been immensely helpful personally.) Go...

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