'Have fun': Boss lives to regret not accommodating injured worker before busiest day of the year

Being injured stinks... and that's something that doesn't even need to be said. There's nothing like being injured to make you appreciate all those times you weren't before. And that's just in your personal life… Chances are your employer isn't going to be particularly understanding, even if you have all your bases covered and have whatever doctor's note your employer requires and covered; legal protections are provided in your area. Yeah, depending on the duration and severity of the accommodation you require, you're going to catch that much more flak and that many more passive-aggressive comments from your boss.

Your boss's reaction aside, at least society and the general public seem to be pleasantly understanding about the whole thing. I say this as I've recently been hobbling around with a broken foot, and I'm happy to say that people have never been nicer. I've had more random conversations with strangers than I ever had in my life over people's curiosity about what I did, how it happened, and how it all was going. That being said, I'm well aware that you can get the occasional random Karen accosting you for no reason—especially when you have a non-visible injury or disability.