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You're hurting yourself, stop. This is called networking. If your dad gave you a job without an interview it is nepotism. If you are referred for a job, and they hire you - then congrats. Pm me if you...

Nepotism dilemma

Nepotism dilemma Long story short, I'm a law graduate and have a hard time finding a job. On top of the already horrible job market, I have a stutter, and that makes interviews extremely difficult. My...

Get ADA accomodation letter read (if you are located in US). If someone superior to you is a bully you can't afford to change their mind yourself. If you even smell disrespect you should find out how ...

Truly, no one will say anything. If they do, you can choose how to handle it but I just simply say “I stutter” and usually they get all sheepish. I’m a therapist/professor and talk for a living. If yo...

Practice helps, I think as well people tend to be more impatient nowadays (especially in school with phones and social media). I'm 20 with a stutter and now in college to be a high school teacher. I w...

Healthcare workers pls give a girl some advice and words of encouragement.

Healthcare workers pls give a girl some advice and words of encouragement. Hey so I have a question for anyone who works in healthcare as a stutter. I am a student who works in a field of healthcare t...

Congratulations, although if you were the only one to spot a key error, that’s why you got the job — not because you were stuttering....

my stuttering got me a job!

my stuttering got me a job! A few weeks ago, I applied for an internship through my university. The first interview was in a group setting. I was extremely nervous because I knew my stuttering would l...

*Treat him like any normal employee. He only stutters.* I couldn't agree more. My managers and colleagues have never made an issue of my stuttering. When I experience blocks, they patiently wait for ...

That’s so very thoughtful of you to post this question 💙 I think it depends on individual. For example, my main struggle at work is time pressure during calls and meetings, and I actually prefer to ...

Worked for several large firms. All but one have been great. 1. Take the time to listen to them 2. Give them a little extra prep time for presentations 3. Encouragement if they did well say so. 4. As...

I just completed my Software Engineering degree yesterday. During my university, I also used to give presentations infront of the whole class. Some went decent but some went so bad and horrible to an ...

Using techniques to reduce stuttering can work at times and is not inherently problematic in all cases, but can turn into a game of whack-a-mole and lead to more problems than we started with. I kno...

It gets better if you let it get better. I’m 35, I just graduated law school, I have friends who love me, family who adore me, mentors who see me. I stutter regularly enough and frequently enough that...

No I don’t have any friends around, and my husband is aware since I told him about the issue many times and he saw me break down because of that. But I feel like he doesn’t really understand. For exam...

I really understand your situation since I’m in a similar one. It’s almost been a year since I graduated from university and I’m struggling to find a job because of my stutter. It’s just so hard for u...

I was around your age when I learned there are different ways to think about your stutter. I had a very severe stutter well into my 20s (and still do at times). Think multiple 15+ second blocks per ...

Does it ever get better?

Does it ever get better? Hey, I am 25 years old and have been stuttering since I was 4 years old. Between the ages of 5 and 6, I stopped stuttering but started stuttering again. I always managed to h...

My solution was to accept that i have a stutter. I struggle with the letters F, S, and number 3 to his day my First and last name start with an S of course lol. After i accepted it, i slowly stopped c...

I’m well aware of the limiting factors of this disability that I also have. But there are plenty of jobs that don’t even involve talking to people. If you’re otherwise healthy, you really shouldn’t be...