R2D2
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I was raised oral, speak English fluently and trained as an accountant after college. I always found work but I felt I couldn't reach my potential because of not being able to use the phone. So I only took roles that didn't need much phone work.
Accountancy is a very communication based role and using a TTY would have been difficult for clients to handle or get used to. So I specialised in large corporations where communication is almost 100% internal.
I always found for the most part that recruiters really wanted to help me but had I been able to use the phone I would have had a much wider choice for sure. There were some jerks but fortunately few and far in between - most hearies in the workplace were really nice. Actually I found more hearie jerks working at a deaf charity, which amazed me as I would have thought they would be better educated.
So I guess what I'm saying is that yes, being able to communicate face to face is a big plus but if phone use is not possible then job hunting may still be difficult. I have heard of positive stories of CI users being able to use the phone whereas before with hearing aids they could not but it's not a guarantee. I will be interested to see what happens in my case but I am keeping my expectations realistic.
Accountancy is a very communication based role and using a TTY would have been difficult for clients to handle or get used to. So I specialised in large corporations where communication is almost 100% internal.
I always found for the most part that recruiters really wanted to help me but had I been able to use the phone I would have had a much wider choice for sure. There were some jerks but fortunately few and far in between - most hearies in the workplace were really nice. Actually I found more hearie jerks working at a deaf charity, which amazed me as I would have thought they would be better educated.
So I guess what I'm saying is that yes, being able to communicate face to face is a big plus but if phone use is not possible then job hunting may still be difficult. I have heard of positive stories of CI users being able to use the phone whereas before with hearing aids they could not but it's not a guarantee. I will be interested to see what happens in my case but I am keeping my expectations realistic.