The askmanager.com post linked from the article has more details from one of the interns who organized the petition: http://www.askamanager.org/2016/06/i-was-f

The askmanager.com post linked from the article has more details from one of the interns who organized the petition: http://www.askamanager.org/2016/06/i-was-fired-from-my-internship-for-writing-a-proposal-for-a-more-flexible-dress-code.html http://www.askamanager.org/2016/06/i-was-fired-from-my-inter... With the facts given, both the advice columnist and commenters don't seem to be particularly sympathetic to the interns.