In a supposed attempt to positively influence the social perception of Wal-Mart, the company has enforced a new dress code policy which asks employees to wear only white or navy collared shirts with black or khaki pants.

Employees of the massive corporation are none too pleased with the change-up in part due to the costs of the new attire. While Wal-Mart has agreed to pay for the company vests that the employees wear, workers are required to purchase the new pants and shirts. Although the new work gear might not seem to be a major expense, when the majority of the stores employees make minimum wage, it can be a decently troublesome task. 

"With all due respect to the company, this is more of a financial burden to our family since this is our only source of income with my wife and two kids," one employee wrote on Wal-Mart's internal site. "We can hardly afford to live on my income now with us having to pay for a new uniform. It's silly."

Wal-Mart has been a major target of social justice and labor issues due to the company's unwillingness to allow for workers to unionize. Without a union, employees are subjected to the wages that Wal-Mart offers, leading to zero bargaining power. The major concern from employees and activists is the 'trickle down effect' that is seemingly invisible at Wal-Mart.

A store associate from a Texas Wal-Mart added that, "More than half of the associates are on food stamps and can't afford to buy a vehicle to get to work so they have to bum rides from other employees."

A Wal-Mart spokesperson told CNBC, "We always want to hear feedback from our associates. Some are raising concerns and some are excited about the update. They think it will help them serve customers even better by being more readily identifiable."

Change is always an essential key to better business practices, but companies must also consider the effects that it has on their employees. Many have brought up the issue that instead of focusing on how employees dress, the real concern should be about having the shelves stocked with goods. "Customers don't want a pretty worker, they want products on the shelf (not damaged or expired), they want low prices and they want help when they need it," a store associate told Business Insider.