MT Week "gifts" from our employers - Long time MT

I've been reading these posts about the trinket trash as one person called it (good name) that MTs are receiving from their employers.  My employer sent nothing, which if you think about it is less insulting than some of the garbage that has been sent out. 

The whole issue reminded me of something, I couldn't think what, until it finally dawned on me.  It's like the white man giving the Native Americans trinkets and baubles for their assistance or their land or their resources.  Of course, that was a million times worse, but I'm saying it's like that.  The MTSOs would not be living the life they are living were it not for all of us hard-working MTs who every year see our income or our benefits continue to be cut, but they seem to think if they flash some cheap piece of garbage at us, we'll go "ooooh" and feel appreciated.  Sorry, we don't. 

And for those of you who are relatively new to the field and too young to remember, MTs got along very well, thank you, before MTSOs came on the scene.  Actually, we did better before they came on the scene.  I think they need to be reminded that they need us far more than we need them....and their baubles.