Interns fired after proposing 'more flexible dress code'

A group of interns have learnt the hard way that the workplace is not necessarily a democracy, after they launched a petition to allow them to wear joggers to work as part of a proposed “more flexible dress code”.

The interns were asked not to return to work after they lodged the petition, with the intern responsible taking to Ask a Manager to discuss the issue – News.com reports.

“I was able to get a summer internship at a company that does work in the industry I want to work in after I graduate,” the intern wrote.

“Even though the division I was hired to work in doesn’t deal with clients or customers, there still was a very strict dress code.