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I worked with a really great DevOps guy who had a bad stutter, and was not a native English speaker. I myself had a surgery that paralyzed one of my vocal chor
by genzoman 9y ago
I worked with a really great DevOps guy who had a bad stutter, and was not a native English speaker. I myself had a surgery that paralyzed one of my vocal chords and I couldn't speak above a whisper for years and still can't be heard in loud places. I can commiserate with just wanting to let other people know what you're thinking, but just not physically being able to do it. It's not easy, but the isolation it caused gave me my tech chops today. Not sure I'd always trade that tit for tat, but c'est la vie.
- lsadam0 9y agoI definitely isolated myself as a kid and poured myself into tech. I much preferred to hang out on IRC rather than face to face. At least on IRC I could say what I wanted without pouring a great deal of energy into saying it. I know what you mean, part of me wishes I didn't have the stutter at all, but because of it I have a great career.