What type of job can I work where I can still go in if I’m injured from skating?

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I know this might be an odd question for this sub, but maybe someone has some advice or experience for this. I’m a 19 year old dude, I just recently started skating and I really enjoy it. I’m still relatively new at it right now, I don’t know any tricks, just how to cruise, but I wanna start learning tricks and stuff.

Problem is, I come from a super poor family, and I’ve been looking for a job because we probably won’t be able to afford our house soon, then we could be on the streets. Anyways, when I do finally land one, I really can’t afford to miss work or risk getting fired because I got injured on my board, but I also don’t wanna give up skateboarding because it means a lot to me.

I have bad OCD, which has made me live extremely risk averse most of my life. I’ve really never been able to have any type of fun other than docile simple indoor hobbies, but I’m an extrovert at heart, and it’s been really good to challenge my OCD and get out of my shell more.

Just asking for general advice, anything helps, you don’t even have to answer the question in the title.

Posted Apr 6, 2026, 1:20 PM UTC

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