You're not to think you are anything special. You're not to think you are as good as we are. You're not to think you are smarter than we are. You're not to convince yourself that you are better than we are. You're not to think you know more than we do. You're not to think you are more important than we are. You're not to think you are good at anything. You're not to laugh at us. You're not to think anyone cares about you. You're not to think you can teach us anything.
Pretty stupid of them to make a big deal about the dresscode. Of you're a intern, your a guest. They are doing you a favor.
Oh well live and learn
I hope not. Having a dress code helps keep the focus on the work and not what the workers are wearing. It also helps keep the employees in line and not allows them to think they are some special little snowflake that thinks they deserve special treatment. Fall in line or go start your own business.
Or you know if you are a real employee(not an intern), you discuss it with the boss face to face ( no written demands) like a real professional employee. Hell they might even pay for your special needs to meet the dress code!! Aint it magical how acting like a professional works!
Pretty stupid of them to make a big deal about the dresscode. Of you're a intern, your a guest. They are doing you a favor.
Oh well live and learn
Image and inner-cultural norms of a company apply regardless of public. A company sets their culture (yes business culture exists and matters very much) and if they wanted to so quickly challenge it, it is clear they were not aligning themselves with the company. They were being pests. If they want to wear whatever shows they want, they can find a place that will allow that. It's not a company's responsibility to cater to snowflakes. Having a job is a privilege.
They did not ask, they organized and petitioned. There is a difference.
As you notice in the article none of them even bothered to "ask" why the other employee was wearing different shoes.
They did nothing more than organize a mob with pitchforks to ask for their demands.
Jumping to petitions over being miffed you saw someone else breaking dress code is incredibly juvenile. They got all the information they needed by their mere actions.
Edit: since you quoted me after, they didn't fire them over asking. They showed significant non-professional behaviors by responding they way they did. Petition rallying is very childish, especially without any prior engagement. It's childish to not ask and then go "see, all these people agree your policy is wrong and we want it our way!" AS INTERNS.
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You're not to think you are anything special. You're not to think you are as good as we are. You're not to think you are smarter than we are. You're not to convince yourself that you are better than we are. You're not to think you know more than we do. You're not to think you are more important than we are. You're not to think you are good at anything. You're not to laugh at us. You're not to think anyone cares about you. You're not to think you can teach us anything.
And that still means absolutely nothing. An intern is there to learn, not to write petitions. A dress code is for an entire company to present a certain appearance. If you cannot abide by the company's dress code at a place you want to work, then you don't deserve to have any job there. regardless if it deals with customers or not. Let alone the interns taking the time away from what they were supposed to be doing in the first place to write the petition. Further destroying any productivity they may have had by doing so.
when all else fails, read the STICKIES.
A signed petition is not a simple inquiry or useful time spent as an intern. They are showing early signs of entitlement and trying to show numbers against authority. Everything about it spells out "this just isn't the place for you..." Yes, petitions, especially for such small causes, are juvenile worker behavior and not a sign of an obedient worker.