10/23/98

Prison Vs. Work

IN PRISON    You spend the majority of your time in an 8x10 cell.
AT WORK      You spend most of your time in a 6x8 cubicle.

IN PRISON    You get three meals a day.
AT WORK      You only get a break for 1 meal and you have 
             to pay for it.

IN PRISON    You get time off for good behavior.
AT WORK      You get rewarded for good behavior with 
             more work.

IN PRISON    A guard locks and unlocks all the doors for you.
AT WORK      You must carry around a security card and 
             unlock and open all the doors yourself.

IN PRISON    You can watch TV and play games.
AT WORK      You get fired for watching TV and playing games.

IN PRISON    You get your own toilet.
AT WORK      You have to share.

IN PRISON    They allow your family and friends to visit.
AT WORK      You cannot even speak to your family and 
             friends.

IN PRISON    All expenses are paid by taxpayers.
AT WORK      You get to pay all the expenses to go to work 
             and then they deduct taxes from your salary to 
             pay for prisons.

IN PRISON    You spend most of your life looking through 
             bars from the inside wanting to get out.
AT WORK      You spend most of your time wanting to get out 
             and go inside bars.

IN PRISON    There are wardens who are often sadistic.
AT WORK      They are called managers.