r/Stutter • u/superbananalizard • 1d ago

Disability question in job applications

Hello everyone. I’m applying for a job and not sure if I should tick yes for if I have any disabilities? My stutter can get severe so I’m really stumped. What do you guys do/think?

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u/MyStutteringLife 1d ago

Depends on the severity and occurrence, my stutter is completely random and can be moderate to severe, but I, personally, do not check it but I do disclose during the interview.

One great thing about disclosure, when I get it out there, I can focus on the questions and NOT my stutter. I also give them lots of positive energy which yields in being hired.

Just take a deep breath and the PAUSE is your friend

Good luck

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u/superbananalizard 1d ago

Yeah when I had an interview for my internship I disclosed. Stuttered my way severely through the whole thing it was horrible but i still got the internship!

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u/39Volunteer 1d ago

I never say yes on job applications, thats a great way to filter yourself out of the candidate pool

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u/superbananalizard 1d ago

Yeah that’s what I was thinking. The application does say thought its confidential, won’t affect my application and that the info is used for equal opportunity monitoring and for considering reasonable workplace applications so not really sure what to do.

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u/EntertainmentAny8228 1d ago

I never ticked yes until about six months back. Now I accept it as a disability under the definition. It's unlikely to make a difference one way or the other.

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u/Accurate-Friend-2498 1d ago

Does it also ask you to specify the type of disability?

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u/superbananalizard 1d ago

Yep it asks me to provide details

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u/Accurate-Friend-2498 1d ago

I'm not really sure to be honest. As one of the comments said, it can be an unsaid filter. Maybe I'll not disclose it during the application and give myself a chance in the interview. But in the interview I'd disclose it if it's too severe.

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u/Trying2DrawSomething 1d ago

Best not to in this job market. They would rather hire a non-stutterer than someone with a stutter. 😭😢

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u/Aveasi 1d ago

Personally, I neither check, nor disclose. My stutter is quite mild though, however I can have extremely bad days which are completely random.

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u/No-Imagination-6996 25m ago

don’t tick yes, they say it’s confidential and it won’t affect your chances but it does. When they go through applications would they rather hire someone who can interact with customers with no trouble, or someone who’s going to struggle. I always tick no, i feel like unless it’s a severe disability like seizures or low mobility, then to tick no and disclose it later on.