All my experience of work (ten years, plus a couple of years of student work) literally screams about one thing: in Russian reality, the more in the office they talk about "corporate culture", "compliance with corporate norms" and other "values", the less likely they are to observe elementary ethics. Probably because an employer who treats employees normally doesn’t need to hit their heads with the color differentiation of their pants.
But here’s what you’re doing, can’t you spend a thousand twenty and buy a decent suit?!", told employees with an average salary per department of 15 thousand rubles, is a symptom.