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For the nearly 1 in 4 US adults with chronic pain, employers’ expectations of a healthy body can lead to shame

  • Written by Beth Schinoff, Assistant Professor of Management, University of Delaware
For the nearly 1 in 4 US adults with chronic pain, employers’ expectations of a healthy body can lead to shameChronic pain afflicts white-collar and blue-collar workers alike.ilkercelik/E+ via Getty Images

Your back pain gets worse as you sit through a long meeting. Your wrist pain flares when you’re typing furiously to meet a tight deadline. During a busy shift at the grocery store, you feel a migraine coming on.

If that sounds familiar,...

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