One of the reasons I never even tried to get into IBM was that even after they got rid of the jacket and tie rule the jacket and tie culture has remained and I refuse to put a noose around my neck. If a company has a dress code/ culture I don’t want to wear I ain’t going, if my company changes to something I don’t want I’m leaving.
So no, my “sanctimonious” comment remains, when the uniform changed to something she didn’t like she was free to go, just like me.