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By mikey09 - 17/01/2010 05:37 - United States

Today, it was my first day at my new job, which requires you to wear a special shirt. Come to find out, they only have medium sized shirts. I'm an XL. They demanded I wear the shirt anyway. FML

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By arrogantlondon - 16/04/2009 04:11 - United States

Today, I went shopping with my friend. The store was having a special where if you spend over $75 you receive a free T-shirt. I paid for my items and my total was over $75. The salesman didn't hand me a shirt so I asked him for one. He looks at me and says "I'm sorry, we only have Mediums." FML

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By fatblooddonor - 26/02/2019 04:00

Today, I donated blood at a blood drive. As is the usual for blood drives, I was offered a shirt after donating. The worker handing out the shirts asked me for my size. I said that I was a medium. He looked me over, then asked, "Are you sure?" FML

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By oooops - 24/01/2011 19:18 - United States

Today, was my first day at a new job. I was really pleased with how much positive attention I was getting in a mainly male office. Guess whose shirt was see-through. FML

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By hoaloha - 30/07/2012 04:40 - United States - Gilbert

Today, I went to the store to buy some new shirts. I tried them on and none of them fit. When I walked out to return the shirts, everybody was staring at me. I looked down to see why. I'd forgotten to put my original shirt back on. FML

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I'm not lovin' it

By Anonymous - 12/01/2021 14:02

Today, at my new job at McDonald’s, they only had uniform pants in a size 36 or 56, nothing in between. I’m a size 40 so I squeezed into the 36. When I told my supervisor I couldn’t tuck my shirt into the pants like they asked, because I couldn’t close the top button, she told me to lose weight. FML

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Wardrobe malfunction

By Anonymous - 28/03/2023 18:00

Today, I woke up early to make a good impression at my new job. As I was getting dressed, I noticed my shirt was missing a button. I frantically searched for another shirt, but couldn't find one that looked clean enough. I had to go to work in my buttonless shirt, and spent the entire day feeling embarrassed. FML

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By Uglyshirts - 09/04/2009 08:44 - South Africa

Today, I was the first one to wear the ugly corporate shirts we received. The people in my office-all of them guys were all saying that it looked a lot better than they thought it would. Later that day I went to the toilet and saw the shirt gapes open in front and you could see my boobs. FML

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By Pongy - 12/11/2013 05:31

Today, I found out that shirt sizes don't get longer, they get wider. Being 6ft4, every shirt I try on makes me look like a cheap stripper. FML

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By DDboy - 13/10/2019 22:00

Today, I got yelled at by one of the managers at my store for tucking in my shirt in the crew room. She called it unprofessional and offensive. It was my first day. FML

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By middleagednurse - 14/01/2015 17:49 - United States - Miami

Today, my husband bought me XL pajamas for my birthday. I got really angry, telling him that's obviously not my size. I tried them on just to show him how ridiculous they look. They fit. FML

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Hermyoni 0

Sunday 17 January 2010 14:42

Just because he wears an XL shirt does not in any way mean the guy is fat. He could have broad shoulders or muscular arms. Or maybe just be fit and like the extra room. Most built guys where L or XL shirts and even if he had a tummy so what. A medium is too small for most guys to be wearing anyway.

null_fml 11

Sunday 17 January 2010 12:27

Pssht, you should have "worn" it on one arm, or as a bandana, or something like that. Just in case their store policy isn't specific enough for that eventuality, which is a good possibility.

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saladgirl123 0

Monday 18 January 2010 3:48

maybe the other fatties tht work there took the other xls.

Shadow_Phantom 26

Monday 18 January 2010 4:01

I wear an XL for comfort, a medium is way too small. FYL.

Aliz_fml 0

Monday 18 January 2010 4:23

I feel bad for OP! I've been in this situation too (and I'm not a very big person at all) where there were only small or medium button up uniform shirts available and due to my chest size the buttons would barely do up! So it was either that or wear the men's polo shirt. It's very humiliating.

iSwag 0

Monday 18 January 2010 5:29

Today I had to wear a shirt that wasn't my size so I felt slightly uncomfortable...come on dude suck it up...if you want the job then suck it up and if not then leave and stop bitching

nyuukou 0

Monday 18 January 2010 5:55

I don't see why you'd deserve it for being fat, or why it's not an fml if you're muscular. It's still embarrassing. Beyond that, a too small shirt is very restricting and makes it harder to actually do the job they're paying you to do. Sucks that you had to wear it. Hope they get in a properly fitting shirt for you. (And man, I'd love to go to these places where it's always the men's XLs that are all gone. It always seems to be everything below large that's gone when I need a shirt. Pissed me off once when there was a guy on the same team as me wearing a skin-tight small and I had to wear a large that was falling off my shoulders. And absolutely nothing could convince him to switch shirts with me!)

bethosu77 0

Monday 18 January 2010 6:12

@49 stfu! it's predicted text okay? and I'm pretty sure you knew what I meant when I was reffering to heavyset people! I didn't wanna be rude! and you didn't have to pick apart what I was say! okay!!!!! is that okay with you!!!!!! omg!!!!!!!

bethosu77 0

Monday 18 January 2010 6:15

@42. WTF are you smoking? my husband is 6'3" and weighs 220! he has a broad chest and is built! large shirts are tight on him a little so he just buys xl incase it shrinks! it's not my fault youre a midget and can fit into a small shirt!

bethosu77 0

Monday 18 January 2010 6:24

and really just because all of you say "I wear a small! I'm 5'11" and so on....your comment doesn't count when you wear skin tight emo shirts... or think you're so amazingly built and wanna show off your "muscles"! we are talking about a shirt that will fit someone comfortably!