Dilhema With Employment Opportunity with Potential

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Any feed back will be highly appreciated. Turns out I have some major back problems concerning my spine, curvature and a couple fused discs. I have be offered an awesome postion, which with my background experience in horticulture, I am qualified to do. The position is with a landscaping company and I love the work. Problem is that by the end of the day I am hurting so bad I can not even bend over. When I sit down I can't get up and can barely get out the the vehichle. Major pain. I hurt for a couple days after the last shift. Some say I am just not used of doing that type of work for 8 hrs at a time but I have always worked in physically demanding positions. I feel that it is because of my back that I have the pain in my lower back. Over the years it has just gotten worse. I do bend my knees at work and don't do alot of heavy lifting. It is the raking and weeding that is causing me to hurt so bad. Should I keep doing it and hope that the pain will go away or should I stop while I still have the ability to walk? I feel that if I keep doing it that the problem with the pain is not going to go away and that eventually I just wont be able to move at all but I like the work alot. I garden and landscape on my own gardens and I hurt afterward but not as bad because I stop when I feel any aches and take a rest. In an employment position, I don't have the liberty to rest, take a time out because we are on the clock. What would you do?