[sorincos]

The mere existence of such a strict dress code should have been already a warning sign against petitions, but yeah a greenhorn could not know this - millennial or not. It's very true that businesses should not be equated with democracies.

Now, what would I have done instead? Quit, heck, I wouldn't even have interviewed there (although I'm older so cannot compare). First of all I value input from everybody INCLUDING interns and secondly if I don't want the customer to see butt cracks there's no need to require the whole company to wear matching suits (aka, there are much milder ways).