Had to resign from my job and feeling really low.
Edit #2: So emotional I forgot to say that I acquired this disability from that job.
ETA: Just remembered. I want to reassure everyone I am not having any dark thoughts or anything dangerous just really angry, sad and feeling alone.
I was recently forced to resign from my job of over a decade because my disability became medically incompatible with an essential function. My employer rejected every meaningful accommodation, ignored multiple medical professionals who warned that what they were offering was unsafe, and left me with the choice of testing something unsafe for my condition or eventually being fired.
I’m devastated. I’m cleared to work anywhere except this specific job, and I’m working with vocational rehabilitation, but right now I’m having a really hard time seeing hope for the future. I keep crying on and off.
I did talk to lawyers, and I have a case that could potentially go to court, but they and my medical providers advised me not to do it because it would make me more sick. I've been trying to line up a new job for over six months before it got to this point, but its the toughest job market I've ever seen (U.S.). Has anyone else been through something like this? I’d really like to know I’m not alone.