I’ve just received a new company shirt in the post. It’s good to know that as a home worker I’m not forgotten and that the company values me and shows its appreciation with freebies. It’s not the shirt that is important as the message it sends.

However,  what message do I get from the fact that it is 100% polyester? Maybe they want me to destroy my hardware with huge charges of static. Perhaps I’m supposed to creep up on competitors and destroy their kit - but why would I do that in a shirt emblazoned with our logo?

Maybe it just means that that they don’t value me much.  Unless polyester is hip? Or more believably my company is about 40 years behind the times and have just discovered the new drip dry wonder material…