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commentr/StutterAug 22, 2018
1 points

I did that too in college. Got really good at the register and they just let me be there. Still couldnt call out names fluently though when I was making drinks....

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Employment & Career
commentr/StutterAug 22, 2018
1 points

Field Service tech. Customer facing, but haven't ran into anyone rude in my 4 years of experience. The only person to comment on my stutter has been a superior who told me he used to stutter when he w...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterAug 22, 2018
11 points

I'm 21 and chose the hardest job for me as a stutter could have (and qualified for). I chose to work at Starbucks. Working on the register, bar, drive through, and just communicating with my coworkers...

School & WorkAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerHiding & ConcealmentAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 22, 2018
2 points

Digital marketing. However, just applied for a customer facing job! I hope I get it. Basically helping customers set up electronic transactions, like EDI and VMI....

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Employment & Career
postr/StutterAug 22, 2018
14 points

What do you do for a living?

What do you do for a living? I'm bored and even though threads like these probably has been posted million times before, it's always interesting to see what all of us stutterers do for a living. For...

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Employment & Career
commentr/StutterAug 22, 2018
2 points

I'm in college and the prospect of job interviews and presentations really fuck me up sometime. I get that you start caring about it less and less as you grow older. I probably have some more time bef...

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School & Academic LifeEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterAug 22, 2018
2 points

I’m 36 years old. Life long studder. I don’t have time to care about it anymore. I didn’t even have my first real job until a year ago because I was so afraid of what people would think or the types o...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Acceptance & PrideEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterAug 19, 2018
2 points

First off, congrats on starting the masters! As for situations I think the context doesn't really matter aside from the fact that anxiety will rise and that drastically inhibits your speech. Try to ta...

School & WorkCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Employment & CareerStress & Fight/FlightFluency Techniques+1 more
postr/StutterAug 19, 2018
10 points

Starting my masters of clinical social work. Anybody in this field now?

Starting my masters of clinical social work. Anybody in this field now? I am starting my clinical social work masters right now and there is a looooot of communication and group work that requires me ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 17, 2018
5 points

I've just graduated from a federal agency's academy. I'm still terrible on the radio sometimes but a few of my instructors know good agents with stutters. Most of my commands are pretty decent though....

School & WorkIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerStigma & BullyingAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterAug 17, 2018
4 points

Career in Law Enforcement

Career in Law Enforcement Hey guys, I’m gonna be a Senior in HS this year and was wondering if anyone on this forum holds a career in Law Enforcement? My stutter is all over the place - it’s been near...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & Work
Severity & FluctuationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterAug 16, 2018
2 points

In high school I have taken a decision, that is, I will NEVER let stuttering affect my life choices.I am a stutterer, and I recently graduated from medicine. Not only that, but I chose to do it in a s...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & WorkEmotional Experience
Authenticity vs. MaskingEmployment & CareerIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 13, 2018
2 points

I wish you the best of luck man! I'm a person who stutters (more on the mild side though) and I graduated with my master's in speech-language pathology this past May. I am starting my first "real" j...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hope & MotivationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterAug 9, 2018
6 points

I work in advertising as a copywriter and used to run radio recordings pretty regularly. I always got frustrated because I could do the lines perfectly in my head but had to coach voice talent in more...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterAug 9, 2018
1 points

A family friend is a lawyer and he had a stutter, but it's unnoticeable now though. I think it was worse when he was younger. Best of luck....

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Employment & Career
commentr/StutterAug 9, 2018
3 points

I am 18 too but my mom stutters. It honestly hasn’t held her back and shes been a great mom. She even forced herself to take a job where she had to be on the phone a lot and i think that helped her a...

School & WorkCauses & Variability
Employment & CareerGenetic & Family Factors
commentr/StutterAug 9, 2018
2 points

Pre law, but I don’t think I can peruse this with my current speaking problems. I asked my dad and he said contract lawyers do almost no speaking which is perfect for me but it’s gonna be a hell of a ...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterAug 8, 2018
3 points

Hi!! I stutter, I am a student going to be a speech pathologist!! I want to focus on stuttering! I have had so many jobs, I work in schools as a paraprofessional, swim instructor, camp counselor, I ha...

School & WorkIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterAug 8, 2018
3 points

My stutter used to be quite severe but with the help of therapy I managed to do just fine nowadays. I'm still in college but I'm studying journalism. I'm certainly an uncommon sight with some supporti...

School & WorkCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerFluency TechniquesAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterAug 7, 2018
4 points

Hey, I'm a Dentist. I stutter. I was also full of self doubts too at your age, brother. But you can absolutely become a physician or whatever you want to be! The older I get (37 now), the less self...

School & WorkIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerAcceptance & Pride