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I agree about not putting the fact that you stutter on your job application. Wait until the interview. During the interview, I inevitably block, either straight away during introductions or during some question, and that is when I explain. I simply say that I have a speech impediment or that I stutter (I block on S-plosives so both of those explanations can be hard for me to say... I pick whichever one I feel is easier in the moment), and then we move on. I’ve been graduated from college for close to a decade now and I can say without a doubt that it gets way easier with a degree. I’ve gotten better and better jobs and am at the point now where I’m the one interviewing others. For the most part, though, I just communicate internally with my team, who all know and accept that I stutter. I only got to be where I am today through education, determination, and strategy... which did honestly include choosing a career path that would *not* require speaking to the public very often. I’ve also struggled with depression, have attempted suicide, and have been hospitalized for it. I’ve also lost friends and family to suicide, including in the past 12 months. Life is a bitch and stuttering doesn’t make it any easier, but it can get better and regardless of how you feel about yourself at this moment, you are a beautiful person who has something to contribute to this world. If you have not found yourself a good therapist for your depression, that is the first thing I would recommend. That comes first and working on your stuttering comes second.