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Good advice. Too often we think about an interviewer getting a bad impression of us. What about us getting a bad impression of them?! Why waste your efforts, working hard for a jerk every day if you d...

My stuttering has been bringing me down for years, idk how I havent hit rock bottom yet. I am at the point where I have to get a job now, because I had to drop out of school. I am 22 years old. I am s...

I'm a first year med student with a stutter and I worry a lot about ending up in a situation where I get passed over for a residency spot because of it. You perfectly described how I feel when my stut...

I feel you pain. I'm sure we can all sympathize with feeling closed off from the world. Struggling with tasks that come naturally to others is emotionally taxing. Last year I was interviewing for jo...

I know what you mean. Speech therapy helped me a lot and I was able to overcome it enough to go through college and land a job. ...

Talking to people is almost essential. I have to be able to discuss and present my work to colleagues and managers but I have never been good at that. You are right that I am holding myself back thoug...

Thank you! I'm sure I'm being overly sensitive about it, since I'm always on guard about my stuttering. But his comment about speech recognition still sticks with me...I hope other employers don't thi...

Insulted for stuttering during an interview

Insulted for stuttering during an interview I'm a medical student applying for radiology residency. Yesterday, an interviewer interrupted me while speaking and asked if I "normally stuttered." I get o...

I know exactly how you feel, i just started full time work and i find it really hard to be around people all day.. just constant stress with my speech. ...

You are correct about stuttering falling under the ADA. This can be tricky though, since "talking to people" may reasonably be considered an "essential job function" (depends on the job), in which cas...

I work part time in a pizzeria as a delivery driver where talking to strangers is a necessity. Thankfully my boss and coworkers understand it's not something I can control. I think if anything, being ...

Has anyone lost a job for not talking?

Has anyone lost a job for not talking? My stammer has always kept me quiet. My job now is somewhat social so I work with people a lot, give presentations, chit chat with coworkers, etc. But the whole ...

you would think so. I have a friend who currently does this job that I am applying for. I have been waiting for a position to go up in his sector for months. The position requires hardly any communica...

I too struggle with speaking on the phone. In your case, one option would be this: Assuming you will be contacted for an interview, allow the to go to voicemail. They almost certainly will leave a mes...

I don’t know why I blanked out on this earlier, but if you are in the US, see what your state has in terms of a Division of Vocational Rehabilitation. That’s a state government office that helps folks...

Yeah, that would be the type of service. Folks that hang up on you for using it are idiots. Unfortunate that they are in a position to make hiring decisions....

I would do that, but this application is just an online form to fill. I cant attach cover letters or anything. Its very straight forward, fill in the spaces. There isnt even an email address for the h...

best response to "What, did you forget your name?" i have ever heard was "no, i have a stutter, and your a dick." i am just waiting for an occasion to use this. then again, that may not be the best ...

I'd suggest putting a tiny blurb at the bottom of a cover letter, possibly saying something to the effect of I am a PWS and not very fluent over the phone, but I would be more than happy to talk to yo...

I dont know what to do while applying for a job

I dont know what to do while applying for a job I have a very hard time talking on the phone, as I am pretty sure that I have developed some kind of selective mutism to go along with my stutter. I jus...