| Acquiring a job itself may be an uphill task for | | | | is because of the teasing and discrimination meted |
| most stutterers but the most difficult task faced | | | | out to them. |
| by stutterers is to stay put in the same job. It is | | | | Already stutterers have limited options compared |
| not that the stutterers are faulty, but it is majorly | | | | to non-stutterers because they cannot choose a |
| because of the discrimination caused to them at | | | | job which needs extensive talking or frequent |
| work. Though some employers can understand | | | | communication with customers or clients. This |
| and accommodate stutterers, most employers | | | | leaves them with fewer choices and even in the |
| are not able to accept stutterers working under | | | | few high paying jobs available, most of them |
| them as they feel they cannot perform as well | | | | require talking or making presentations at some |
| as "normal" people. What they fail to understand is | | | | point of time. Though most stutterers can get |
| that stutterers are normal people as well only | | | | through these with mild ease, they are unable to |
| with a slight speech disorder which in no way can | | | | do so because of the unfair environment at the |
| affect their work unless the job is a speech | | | | work place. Either they are not given the chance |
| based one. More often than not, most stutterers | | | | to perform such tasks or they are unable to do it |
| are sidelined or made fun in most cases which | | | | because of the excessive ridiculing. |
| tends to build up negative emotions in them | | | | To avoid this treatment of stutterers at work |
| reflecting on their performance. | | | | place, employers must first understand the |
| For most stutterers, the idea of a job itself can | | | | capabilities of all their employees irrespective of |
| mean only self-work or a job which doesn't | | | | their disabilities. Employees must be gauged based |
| require much talking and most of them prefer the | | | | on their performances and stutterers if observed |
| self-work jobs. This is primarily because they | | | | to work well must be given equal options as non |
| cannot land up jobs as easily as non stutterers | | | | stutterers. Employers must also define rules to |
| because of their problem, as most employers | | | | take action against those who ill-treat stutterers. |
| consider stuttering a setback which could hinder | | | | It should be understood that if given the |
| work. Another reason for stutterers preferring | | | | opportunity stutterers can perform exceedingly |
| not to work in an office environment other than | | | | well. |
| the reason of having to communicate with people | | | | |