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Just go in like you don't have a stutter. I worked a lot of telephone jobs and my take away was in these interviews they are more concerned with your abilities than your stutter. If you exert confide...

I read your AMA post, and that's a really awesome story. I'm air force (palace chased) and I had trouble with my stutter at work too. I originally wanted to do TACP but I freeze up whenever I use a wa...

Im not the op, but Ive interviewed for law enforcement positions from local departments to federal jobs. One department I know didnt take me because i stuttered really bad. They didnt tell me why but ...

I’m currently applying for some internship positions and I really don’t know what to expect. Will they understand that my stutter isn’t so much a hindrance and give me a chance? Or will it impact my i...

Somewhat similar experience here. Stutterer now working as a sign language interpreter. Now, keep in mind that interpreting is not only going from spoken English to ASL, but also includes signed ASL t...

Experiences of working in a call centre for a year.

Experiences of working in a call centre for a year. I thought i'd post this since I thought some people here might be interested. Using a throwaway as I believe if I post too many things from my real ...

Sorry, i would've replied to you last night but I wanted to wait until I was on a computer. But man.. where do I begin? Well, some days I feel like a brand new man with all the confidence in the wor...

well, you gotta do it, hah! that's the attitude i tend to have for situations like this. i have to meet the senior vice president of my division next monday, so i definitely empathize. i think, if y...

As long as you put in the work, the stuttering thing can actually be a competitive advantage for you. Here’s the thought process people might have: “Oh, he stutters.” “Oh, he knows his stuff.” “Oh...

Big day in my career tomorrow but I'm afraid I can't make it

Big day in my career tomorrow but I'm afraid I can't make it I just moved to dubai, new job with really amazing salary for a junior like me, we are a mid size company and we should work with large mul...

I agree 100%. I work with a lot of high profile lawyers. Dressing as well as them, sometimes even out dressing them in a three piece suit and nice pocket square, makes me feel confident which in tur...

I'm a software developer. Stuttering didn't affect my career that much when I was working at local companies and talking in my native language. I started to feel really depressed when I received email...

Hey, I can empathize with this a lot. I’m a rising 4th year at a US med school and am planning on going into internal. Ive felt the same qualms and thoughts when talking to patients. It’s so awkward h...

I'm a long distance truck driver. I actually come from a family of truck drivers, but this wasn't my intended career, the problem is I couldn't do most the jobs I had always wanted to do, namely polic...

Oh that’s really interesting. I guess anything is possible then haha. My biggest concern going into medical school with a stutter was “establishing rapport with patients.” Like, how can I maintain s...

Goals: Community Outreach Regional Management Chapter Leader Management/support fundraising projects Professional Development for Speech Therapists Special projects (Vague as the projects can be an...

I hate this so much!

I hate this so much! I am what some would consider a textbook extrovert- I absolutely **LOVE** to talk. However, I have a terrible stutter. I’ve made a conscious effort to work on my speech and on t...

1. Day to day operations- phone calls, emails, fundraising projects, outreach programs/projects serving as the face of the organization, communicating and working with the Board of Directors to help a...

Though not a medical field, recently earned my doctorate in clinical psychology. Over 1k hours being a psychotherapist, who stutters, so far. I agree that no field is unattainable because of a stutter...

You shouldn't let your speech limit your career choices. And I wouldn't know which professions will fit you because that's based on self-discovery of who you are as a person, personality, goals, etc. ...