It could be a lot of things, if I had to guess. They could be uncomfortable in those clothes, or perhaps not have many and so be forced to do laundry quite often for a small few outfits, or need to purchase more outfits just to be there. Considering that most interns don't get paid, they'd be paying money and time into something that only looks good on a resume and maybe gets them a reference.
That said, if they were having issues like that, you would've expected to see them come up, and they didn't. They just look like they wanted to dress a certain way and were upset they couldn't.
Wait.. wait..
They only found out about the guy who was allowed to break the dress code, AFTER they were fired? So.. none of these college students, while forming their X long page report, thought to ask the guy "Hey, why are you able to break the rules?" They just formed their petition, without knowing the full extent of the data, to present and expect to be acknowledged?
Also, if they were so against the dress code, why join the company in the first place?
You were the one who made the initial claim that all people in first world nations have a sufficient social net to live off without employment. The onus is on you, not me, to prove what you claimed.
My onus was proving that my definition was correctly used when describing a set of conditions, and have sufficiently done so with a wikipedia link on what slavery entails.
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Agreed. It's pretty clear these interns felt entitled to come in and start making demands, only they made them to someone smart enough to put their foot down and tell these kids to GTFO. Frankly, they got what they deserve, and i hope they kept the one person that didn't sign on as further proof that you don't get what you want just because you demand it.
Nothing wrong with challenging your peers, but these aren't their peers, they were superiors.
I'm glad it happened too, and I wish the news focused more on this instead of click bait style news reporting.
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Sometimes internships are assigned by the school rather than something students choose for themselves. Usually because these students didn't perform/score well in previous evaluations and exams.
The best internships are either offered to you by a reputable corporation, or ones that you successfully applied to and accepted on your own terms and negotiation.
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If I could be bothered to check I'm sure we'd find their Twitter/Facebook full with posts about how the man is keeping them down man. Or how he's triggered by reality
I especially like the part about how he even notices what shoes they are wearing
Wouldn't surprise me if he was a teacher's pet his entire school life as well
It's not a sin to ask things per se, but it is one to waste precious time and foster unhappiness and non-productivity in a workplace over frivolous matters.
Such as what shoes and clothes to wear at a start of an internship/employment and challenging reasonable standard practices in your workplace.
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What the hell? Do these people think they have actual bargaining power as an employee in our country?
Actual blue mod response on doing what they volunteered to do. No wonder this place is infested.Originally Posted by Venara
Indeed. That's exactly my opinion. Someone challenged their authority and they sacked them. Instead of at least trying to explain why they think having that dress code is needed. Because someone dared challenge their authority instead of being a good drone.
This is better for those that were fired though, they can now find better companies.
Alas, I doubt it. Even looking at this thread you can still see countless replies like "good riddance" and the link. The dress code dinosaurs mold their children and those working for them without questions to their linking, and before you know it, more of them appear. Younger ones.
If your boss asks for a coffee and you bring him a dress code petition, don't be surprised if they're a tad upset about it, especially if you're just an intern.
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It sure doesn't. And there can even be exceptions for special cases. But it does not mean the rule has to change just because a petition was made.
I think you and I agree with each other, really. We just have differing opinions on whether they should be struck down. I don't see the point of "fighting" them, outside of actual safety concerns. And you definitely shouldn't have your reason for termination be "Asked to wear open toed shoes". But I just don't see where having to wear a certain set of clothes is some terrible thing done by sadists. And that it MUST be changed because you got signatures.
The fact that this early on in the internship or employment time was spent on breaking the harmony of the workplace and fostering unhappiness/starting drama is much more important than the aggregate hours/money wasted as a result.
Weeding out problems before they fester is never a bad decision when considering long term prospects of the company. Or anything you do, anyway.
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Oh no, they wasted like 1, maybe 2 full minutes signing their names! I think I waste more than that going to the toilet and pissing!
And of course, the reasonable standard practice of going formal in a place with no customers... a practice I haven't heard about in decades because it made no sense.
Indeed. And so I now ask you a different, but related question.
Is it okay to continue asking/strike/cause unrest if the request is denied? I'm not saying they did any of these. These are just the most likely/hyperbolic/hyperbolic outcomes if the no isn't accepted.
Is it really that terrible to wear khakis and a shirt with a collar?