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I manage a team of analysts and engineers at very large software/IT company. Just recently chose the managerial path instead of individual contributor/consultant role....

How severe would you rate your stutter and how did you break into a white collar profession? Do you have any interview tips?...

I'm a successful, white-collar professional who "has it all", and the catch? (Virtually) no one knows I stutter. AMA.

I'm a successful, white-collar professional who "has it all", and the catch? (Virtually) no one knows I stutter. AMA. ...

Went great! Got his secretary and she passed on my info when she transferred me over and everything was a lot more smooth than expected. And got the job!...

I was looking for a way to manage my stutter out in the real world. (School, work, socially). That didn't change at all from when I started therapy, actually became worse as I aged. ...

As a software engineer, I don't have to talk very much at my job relative to other positions. Mainly my daily interactions are between other engineers a handful of people across various departments. ...

I've had nearly the exact same experience as you. Here's _my_ admittedly long story about finally opening up to someone about my stuttering: I've stuttered since I was a kid, and as I grew older I h...

I work in a psych prison hospital as the medication nurse... sometimes I have to explain what their medications are, what they do and the side effects... sometimes I stutter and they laugh and talk sh...

Yeah it just made everything a lot worse and I was stuck with them for the rest of the day and the whole 18 months I was working there....

I worked at that pharmacy for a further 18 months after that incident. I currently still work as a pharmacy assistant just at a different company....

Let's talk tactics: mention your stutter during a job interview? A do or don't?

Let's talk tactics: mention your stutter during a job interview? A do or don't? Is it generally a good thing to start a job interview by mentioning you have a stutter so that they do not feel surprise...

I definitely understand, I've actually had interest in being a teacher in East Asia but my anxiety and fear have a stranglehold on me. I've given up on many pursuits because of my anxiety/stutter and...

It's ruled my entire life. I work in engineering but I'd dearly love to be an English teacher in Asia. Currently in my last year of a degree in English Language and Linguistics, but I fear that it'll ...

If you don't mind me asking, but what do you do for a job that allows you to work from home? Thanks!...

Other than starting at 7th grade your experiences are similar to my own. I went to college, worked, and now I've been working from home for 3 years. The problem is that I've always been bad at social...

Thanks for the support man. We do share some striking similarities. That's kinda crazy. If you say you played on Burning Blade server on WoW I'll be really freaked out. I know exactly what you me...

As a person who stutters that was hired under schedule a, yes it is. PM me if you have questions. There is a lot of ins and outs of hiring under schedule a. ...

After a bit of googling, I think the answer is "no". Schedule A refers to "non-competitive" hiring process. I'm not positive, but I think this refers to jobs that are created specifically for the pur...

Wow! I wanted to sign up for the Army national guard and chickened out because of my stutter. I read posts online about people with speech impediments having issues getting in to the military. It p...

I think stuttering can be a benefit in the working world, for something close to this reason. You get some automatic respect if you don't let it hold you back. The push to prove we're competent helps ...