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commentr/StutterMay 9, 2014
1 points

I feel for you bro. Interviews are the worst. Have you considered online jobs? You mentioned that you're a graphic designer and I know a ton of graphic designers who work online from home. I work as a...

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commentr/StutterMay 9, 2014
2 points

I am a supervisor in a distribution center. I also suffer from extreme anxiety which makes my speech worse, and I also experience physical pain from it, to the point of mental black outs. It is devast...

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commentr/StutterMay 8, 2014
1 points

Ah I always despised reading out loud especially waiting for your turn, good job dude :) I just got a job on the spot to host at a upscale restaurant, surprising didn't stutter at all on the intervie...

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postr/StutterMay 8, 2014
5 points

Jobs for people who stutter?

Jobs for people who stutter? I've gone to many different types of interviews and they always end the same. "You're not suitable for the job." Whenever I get denied a job, it seems my fluency during th...

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commentr/StutterApr 28, 2014
2 points

The police is here! You can post this here no problem. I have xbox but neither games, it's funny though, seeming I'm a gamer, gaming is a time where I don't stutter funnily enough, that's why I pla...

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commentr/StutterApr 24, 2014
2 points

That's rough man. I hear stories like this and it makes me sad. I want to help others, and I think I should be able to because my stutter is pretty mild, but as much as I'd love to say I've figured ...

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commentr/StutterApr 23, 2014
1 points

I've only met 1 person who knew I had a stutter (or at least was comfortable telling me) and that was only because a family member had it too. Otherwise I always get the "are you okay" or "is somethin...

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commentr/StutterApr 22, 2014
3 points

Glad to hear the interview went well. I wish you luck on getting the job cause I know the feeling....

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postr/StutterApr 22, 2014
33 points

Had a job interview today...

Had a job interview today... ...and it went well, speech-wise at least! I'm 36 and my stutter has always been fairly minor, but getting through a job interview with good speech is big for any stutter...

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postr/StutterApr 22, 2014
8 points

Been stressed lately, and my fluency has decreased dramatically

Been stressed lately, and my fluency has decreased dramatically Its getting to the end of the semester and a lot of projects and papers are due in the next weeks, and I have been stressing over it. Bu...

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commentr/StutterApr 21, 2014
1 points

I have been in this situation, but instead I was just stuttering like crazy and it made a bad impression; I almost felt like the interviewer thought I was on something or just hung over or something. ...

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commentr/StutterApr 18, 2014
2 points

and that's what I'm talking about, driving cab no one cuts my hours but me.not to mention there are no qualifications outside of a driver's license.I see a lot of posts on here about struggling with e...

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commentr/StutterApr 18, 2014
1 points

Work with special needs kids. None of them notice it, sometimes they do plus it's decent pay. $17 an hour, although they cut my hours....

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commentr/StutterApr 17, 2014
1 points

you'd be amazed, almost every area of the country has taxi service, mainly because medical contracts are so abundant.often tons they'll even provide transportation to for you....

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commentr/StutterApr 16, 2014
2 points

I wouldn't recommend finding a job that specifically caters to stuttering, that seems very unhealthy to me. But if you're content with it, more power to you....

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postr/StutterApr 16, 2014
11 points

I see a lot of people struggling with comfortable employment, thought of driving a taxi?

I see a lot of people struggling with comfortable employment, thought of driving a taxi? so I stutter, enough that it's noticeable but not bad enough to the point where all my friends and family don't...

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commentr/StutterApr 9, 2014
6 points

Not qualified to stock shelves? Since when did someone need to talk to stock shelves? If I were you, I wouldn't worry about it. Sounds like someone you wouldn't want to work for anyway ...

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commentr/StutterApr 9, 2014
1 points

I know in Canada they're not allowed to deny you for that reason if you are qualified for. But it's hard to prove because it's easy for them to point to who they hired and say "well he was more qualif...

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commentr/StutterApr 8, 2014
9 points

I really feel for you. Unless you are desperate for work, the interviewer did you a favor - he's probably not someone you would want to work for. Best of luck....

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postr/StutterApr 8, 2014
13 points

denied job because of stutter

denied job because of stutter I went in for an interview at a big chain of stores to stock shelves. My stutter has become so bad that I can not even get one word out, or say my name, or really anythin...

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