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commentr/StutterOct 24, 2025
2 points

I did those kinds of jobs when I was younger and did OK, all things considered. For the past 30 years I've had mostly writing-focused jobs, which was fortunately always a talent. I still occasionally ...

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commentr/StutterOct 24, 2025
3 points

Technical translation, mostly written but sometimes I take part in meetings, where do simultaneous interpretation, all goes normal. I can't say my name when introducing and I don't talk to colleagues ...

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commentr/StutterOct 24, 2025
4 points

I’ve always disclosed my stutter to all hiring managers. Honesty is the best policy. I’ve landed every job I’ve gone for. I just reassure them that interviews tend to exacerbate my stutter and it in n...

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commentr/StutterOct 24, 2025
3 points

I’m a production specialist for a remote corporate gifting company. Think like… a high end version of vista print lol. I work with our design team as well as the suppliers/producers of branded product...

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commentr/StutterOct 24, 2025
10 points

I have disclosed that I stutter in every interview. I stutter more if I try to hide it and I don't want to work with people who think it is a problem. "I have a stutter, i might pause while speaking...

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commentr/StutterOct 24, 2025
7 points

Software engineer in a teleco company here ,,,, I talk to limited people as they're my customers. Everyone knows about my stutter so they dont bother about it. It requires more technical skills rathe...

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commentr/StutterOct 24, 2025
1 points

Never say that you have a stutter on a job interview....

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commentr/StutterOct 24, 2025
3 points

I’m a medical physicist, I work a lot with strangers so I stutter on my name a lot but it RARELY matters cus everyone in healthcare is very patient and understanding anyway....

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commentr/StutterOct 24, 2025
5 points

I am trying to be teacher right now, actually when I teach thankfully I don't stutter, but it is really hard to go to interwievs because I fell like I won't able to control myself...

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commentr/StutterOct 24, 2025
3 points

I'm a Rights Manager and an editor at a publishing house. Sometimes I have to present new titles to my colleagues, but I usually manage to stay quite fluent....

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commentr/StutterOct 24, 2025
1 points

I agree. Baclofen isn’t a drug I’d be taking on a daily basis. It’s something I think I’d use as needed for heavy speaking days at work or job interviews. I’ve only experimented with it for four day...

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commentr/StutterOct 24, 2025
0 points

Of course this drug can temporarily ease muscle tension, which might make speech feel smoother. But it’s important to be careful here. Drugs like Baclofen aren’t designed or approved for treating stut...

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commentr/StutterOct 24, 2025
4 points

Yes. Its embarrassing for me too. I have felt that I have highs and lows in stuttering. When im at low, i can speak fluent and interact without any hesitation. But when im at high (still figuring ho...

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commentr/StutterOct 24, 2025
7 points

How do you deal with interacting new people everyday? It's one of my problem, I get stuck whenever I interact with new people - my lips keep moving but the words don't come out. It's embarrassing and ...

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commentr/StutterOct 24, 2025
5 points

I’m a management consultant (Economist by profession) and have to talk to people day in and day out. Some days with severe stutter, some days with a few bumps in the road. It’s a challange but I find ...

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commentr/StutterOct 24, 2025
8 points

I'm a digital marketer working remotely, and it's... meh. I mostly type and avoid speaking at zoom meetings. But on the weekends, I give free group lessons for Rubik's Cube solving at the local libra...

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postr/StutterOct 24, 2025
2 points

Teaching English online

Teaching English online My stutter is very bad. I also have a chronic condition which makes it impossible for me to go outside, I'm stuck inside all of the time. I can't get any other remote jobs so I...

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commentr/StutterOct 23, 2025
3 points

Yep. Reading aloud is just about impossible for me, even after all these years of learning different coping strategies and fluency tricks. I simply refuse to do it. I used to be in a writing group and...

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commentr/StutterOct 23, 2025
4 points

My work is customer service. I stumble when I speak with my boss. I failed recently in one of internal jobs hiring interviews in my work. I'm avoiding phone calls too....

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commentr/StutterOct 23, 2025
2 points

I accepted what I had at around 16 and decided I was just gonna play the cards. Threw myself to the wolves with my first job and it helped me tremendously in practically applying the things I learned ...

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