I took 6 weeks off after a bunion removal op. It was 6 weeks before I could spend all day with my foot on the floor without it swelling up. I wouldn’t be able to access the print room properly or sit at a drawing board or computer with my leg raised. After 6 weeks I was so bored I was begging to go back.
Possibly a younger person with a foot injury wouldn’t be so prone to the swelling – I couldn’t get my foot into a shoe or drive myself home if the foot was swollen.