Today, my company told me that they refuse to buy me new safety footwear without a doctor's note, because my shoe size is three sizes smaller than the minimum size my company provides. I actually have to get my doctor to prove my shoe size. FML
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Today, my workplace demanded a doctor's note to prove that I can’t stand for long periods, and would benefit from a desk job. I guess my above-the-knee amputation and spinal surgery scars don’t count as evidence, but a piece of paper from a doctor is just fine. FML
Today, my boss got mad at me for not wearing the gloves I'm provided at work. They're way too small, not to mention the fact that I have a disability which makes it even harder to put them on. What do you expect me to do? FML
Today, I went to get new shoes. I'm a pretty tall girl and I have proportional feet. I asked the cute guy who worked there for a size 9.5. He burst into laughter before putting on a shocked face and saying, "Oh wait... You're serious." Goodbye, self esteem. FML
Today, I wore a new pair of shoes to work. By lunchtime, my feet were covered in blisters and I had to limp my way through the rest of the day. FML
Today, at work, an obese woman insisted she took a size 5 shoe, despite me measuring her at a size 11. Then when the 5 I politely fetched for her didn’t come close to fitting, she told the manager I was fatshaming her. Her feet were ham joints below cankles as thick as my thigh. She stank too. FML
Today, I was trying on some shoes when I felt the heels break underneath me. Not only did they cost two paychecks worth, but as I was leaving I heard the sales girl say that "we really should have a weight limit for who can try on our products." FML
Today, a middle-aged woman came into the shoe shop where I work, and asked me to help her put on a pair of boots that were obviously too small. Simultaneously as I knelt down by her feet, she booted me in the face while we tried to get them on. FML
Today, a male employee at a shoe shop helped me try on shoes. Once I found a pair, I went to pay for them. I was telling the cashier about how great of an employee he was when she told me there were no male employees. A guy with a foot fetish helped me find shoes. FML
Today, I went to the drugstore to get supplies for my broken toe. Because of the swelling, I could only wear open-toed sandals on this cold day. At the store, a tall, heavy man in winter boots tried to get by me, and ended up stepping on the toes of my good foot. FML
Today, at the DMV, I was told I had to prove, with a doctor's note, that I was an amputee and that my disability was permanent to get my placard. Apparently, placing my prosthetic leg on the counter wasn't proof enough, and is considered "threatening". The police were called. FML
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SoulEaterSE 23
The **** is wrong with your company?
gatorclay97 28
How small are your feet???
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game0ver_fml 18
I feel your pain. I wear a child's size one, sometimes I can get away with a two. when I was in the military, they didn't make uniform boots that small. Their solution? Use costume boots from a child's dress up costume ordered from eBay. My CO found it hilarious.
wow2mylife 25
I feel like that would happened to me I still can fit in size 3 and I'm only 17
norisorroz 28
That is so stupid.
ldhull 16
Don't worry I work for a stupid company too.
more4me 27
yeah, me too. Funny how they are stupid but manage for all things to work in their favor anyway.
Miss33_fml 15
That's illegal in NZ - talk to Worksafe NZ.
more4me 27
Harrassment pure and simple. Ask them to reimburse you for the cost of the doctor's visit, at the very least.
anarchymaniac 22
What's your size?
Xeivan 15
DAFUQ!?
waleedma 18
Cheap company!!!!
gobiteme2 34
Did your doctor tell you not to go barefoot skiing.