However, the publication also has the right to change their mind and pull the plug on printing your work. The bottom line is that they are accepting your submission expecting it to be a marketable work with as little change as possible. Keep in mind that the publication staff has already read your work when you submitted it. What they saw then was a project worth their effort. Thus, any suggestions of changes or revisions are usually what are needed to make the work fit their market and sell.
Some writers feel uncomfortable about editors wanting changes.
The business owner raves about your experience and background, but says that a white shirt and tie are required for the job. You like tee shirts and jeans. It comes down to wanting the job or not wanting the job that is all. It is the same in the writing business. If you want to be published in Red Book, or Cosmopolitan, you just might have to put on a white shirt and tie.