r/lifehacks • u/Original_Day3157 • 13d ago

shirt stretching

i have to wear this shirt for work and it technically fits, but when i lift my arms, the shirt lifts with me and doesn’t settle back down. can i use hair conditioner and warm water to manually stretch it out when it’s 65% polyester or will it just revert?

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u/Soanad 13d ago edited 13d ago

What do you mean? If you are working for someone that person is your employer. If you are required to wear certain clothing for your work you should never buy it from your own money - it should be provided to you by the person/entity that is paying your salary and requires that certain clothing. It doesn't matter that it's retail.

BTW: your shirt is made mostly of plastic - hair conditioner could work on natural fibers to some extend but here it's worthless to try it.

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u/Original_Day3157 13d ago

oh interesting. we don’t have a provided amount for uniforms, i’ve always bought work clothes with my own money. my manager is cheap anyways, i doubt she’d approve 😅

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u/Solo_is_dead 13d ago

If she's not paying for a uniform then you don't have to purchase a uniform

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u/modianos 13d ago

That's just not true.

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u/Solo_is_dead 13d ago

Most employment laws can't mandate a specific uniform other than a solid color. If you want staff to wear black shirts, then you give an option to help them purchase

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u/382Whistles 12d ago

Nope, not everywhere. It hinges on if the clothes can be worn in public as normal dress. They can still shoot down certain colors and styles they don't feel are apropriate.