Walmart employees are furious with new changes the company has made to its dress code.

Under the company’s new changes, employees are now required to wear khaki or black pants, closed-toed shoes, and a collared shirt. They are also required to wear the dreaded Walmart-branded blue vest, although that feature has been redesigned for 2014.

While Walmart is fully covering the cost of the blue vest, they are leaving the other garment requirements up to their employees.

The company announced the dress code change on its internal intranet on Friday. In the message, obtained by Gawker, the company writes:

“The pride we take in our appearance should make us feel good when we help customers. It’s a reminder that that each one of us is part of something big — helping millions of people save money and live better.”

The new vest and acceptable pant and shoe selections were shared in a company photo:

 

Before Walmart announced its new dress code, workers were allowed to wear blue shirts — no collar required — and khakis.

Immediately following the change, Walmart employees took to Reddit to anonymously voice their outrage. As one Reddit user explained:

“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 commenter wrote. “We can hardly afford to live on my income now with us having to pay for a new uniform (aside from the vest). It’s silly. The uniform we have now works. Why change it?”

The company attempted to get employees excited by released a “Walmart Proud” video that introduces the vests.

Some employees worried about the dreaded Walmart vest, but it turns out they are not as bad looking as originally thought:

Other Walmart employees don’t care for the vests, but at least they were redesigned to look slightly less cheesy than the stores originals.

For it’s part Walmart released a statement about employee concerns over the cost of clothing acquisition that did nothing to address the issue. Walmart spokesman Kory Lundberg told BusinessInsider:

“We always want to hear feedback from our associates — their ideas, their thoughts, their input,” he said. “Hearing what’s on their minds makes us a better company.”

What do you think about the Walmart dress code? Should the company pay for employee clothing since the company changed its dress code for already employed workers?