The
idea of paying someone to wear THEIR brand on your clothing
is an extremely odd one - and completely normal in America these
days. As for wearing your employers' logo, well that's just
fine - if you see your employer as anything more than the guy
who pays your bills in exchange for your work. Even though his
entire impetus for employing you is to get as much work out
of you for the smallest investment of cash, many Americans believe
that it is OK to break their backs simply to put food on the
table while their bosses are making out big time on this purely
economic relationship.
All
an employer has to do is paint this relationship not in economic
terms but in emotional terms, through team-building, employee
rewards, and other such nonsense. Look man, give me my paycheck
and leave me alone when I'm done. You want more output from
me? Well I've done the math. Pay me more f*ckin money! The problem
with this approach is that for everyone who thinks like that,
there are a thousand schlubs out there who would rather get
shit on and accept it, as long as they get a free advertisement
to put on their backs and every month they drink company beer
with their workmates while holding hands and singing "C'mon
people, join hands, start a love train! Love Train!"*
*note
to my CEO...we're just joking...this is satire...I love you...Dad