Search

commentr/StutterSep 24, 2017
3 points

Unlike some of these other comments, I think you need to bone up on your social skills. Exceling at work is about more than being good at your job. It's about fitting the culture, getting along with y...

School & WorkCoping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Employment & CareerSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesFriendships & Belonging+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 24, 2017
2 points

The only thing you can control is your work ethic. Just be the best employee you can be, the rest is out of your hands...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 20, 2017
1 points

Absolutely, that's all we can do! Can I ask what department? I could see some being a bit more difficult than others....

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 20, 2017
1 points

Only if you're comfortable doing so or if they ask. In more serious setting like an interview or meeting it's better to disclose because then the audience isn't wondering what's happening and you're...

Social & RelationshipsSchool & WorkIdentity & Disability
Disclosure & Telling OthersEmployment & CareerAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterSep 20, 2017
1 points

Ah, the money issue. I hate that. I absolutely hate that some people on the planet can't get the help or support they need just because of _money_. But I digress, I guess. You should open up about yo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Hiding & ConcealmentHope & MotivationSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 20, 2017
5 points

Like any other social situation, depends on the context. In casual settings, I usually just roll with it and don't acknowledge it more than I have to. If I meet someone in a social setting and they gi...

Coping & AdvocacySchool & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesEmployment & CareerHiding & Concealment+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 19, 2017
2 points

24y/o. I've been stuttering since forever. I got teased a lot for it in elementary school, even more in middle school, but for some reason, it started to die down in high school. What might have helpe...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringIdentity & Self-PerceptionStigma & Bullying+2 more
commentr/StutterSep 19, 2017
2 points

Hey, I'm 30 now and I've been stuttering since I can remember. Yes I've had my share of hard times at school and even college, I quit college twice because of all the discrimination and being laughed ...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Stigma & BullyingHope & MotivationSchool & Academic Life+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 19, 2017
2 points

Thanks! Luckily I'm talking in front of people for work quite often. Giving training one-on-one and sometimes groups. Some presentations and guest lectures once or twice a semester. I like the idea ...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterSep 17, 2017
13 points

You can still live a rewarding life, I am proof of it. Figure out what you want in life. Family/ Wife? House? Job? Friends? Wife - Focus on things you can to improve yourself besides your speech. Be...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 17, 2017
1 points

Originally, I thought it was a joke - a stutterer working at a call center xD. But anyway, wish you a huge amount of luck. Just try it and let us know how it went :)...

School & WorkSocial & Relationships
Employment & CareerFriendships & Belonging
commentr/StutterSep 17, 2017
3 points

I used to not be able to say a complete sentence. I'm now* 26 and married. Part of my job includes frequently giving guest lectures for graduate courses. I still stutter, and I dread talking on the ph...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 15, 2017
0 points

p.s. /u/dead-Indian seems a little dead inside. Don't listen to his/her "advice". Be proud of who you are and own it. You're taking a job that requires speaking all day - that's not stupid, that's ...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Acceptance & PrideEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 15, 2017
2 points

Worked at an IT call center in college for years. After a few weeks, I realized that most of my conversations were almost identical. I was saying the same things over and over again, "have you tried ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 15, 2017
3 points

This might seem bad now. But might be the best thing that has ever happened to you. Like any other job, the first two weeks will suck ass. But it will be better...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hope & MotivationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 15, 2017
3 points

Good luck! I stutter and worked at a call center. Scripts helped so much. I practiced them a lot at home. My stutter is worse when I am nervous so I make sure I am prepared for most questions. I...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Fluency TechniquesAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 15, 2017
1 points

Fine. Assuming everything you're saying is an accurate representation of your situation, and this is the ONLY job you have found in two years, go to work every day and power through your stuttering, y...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 15, 2017
1 points

I dont think that unemployment rate is accurate. People like me are considered students so we dont count as unemployed and its mostly "students" that are looking for jobs. You should also consider the...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 15, 2017
1 points

There's 1.5 million people in Bahrain and the unemployment rate is hovering below 4%, which is lower than 'average'. As I said before....something isn't adding up here. ...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 15, 2017
3 points

Good look man. I know from experience that having to talk to people at a job at first is stressful. I use to work a job were I would have to talk to random people all day long and at first it was bad,...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hope & MotivationEmployment & Career