In prison you spend the majority of your time in a 8' x 10' cell. At work, you spend most of your time in a 6' x 8' pod.
In prison you get three meals a day. At work you only get a break for one meal and you have to pay for that one.
In prison you get time off for good behavior. At work you get rewarded for good behavior with more work.
At work you must wear an ID badge at all times. In prison they provide you with clothing with the ID conveniently sewn onto the clothes.
At work there is a dress standard but you must buy your own clothes. In prison there is a dress standard, but they supply the clothes.
At work you must carry around a security card and unlock and open all the doors yourself. In prison a guard locks and unlocks all the doors for you.
In prison you can watch TV and play games. At work you can get fired for watching TV and playing games.
In prison they will pay your way through school to learn a new career and give me time to do it. At work they will pay for your education but you must do it on your own time.
In prison they have exercise rooms that they allow you to use almost whenever you want. At work we have an exercise room that you can use but it must be on your time.
In prison you can fall asleep on the job and no serious consequences comes from your actions. At work if you fall asleep on the job you get put on the next RIF list.
In prison they ball and chain you when you go somewhere. At work you are just ball and chained.
In prison you have full medical coverage with no deductibles. At work, you get partial coverage and pay all the deductibles.
In prison all expenses are paid by the tax payer, with no work on their part. At work, you get to pay all the expenses to go to work, and then deduct the taxes from your salary to pay for the prisoners.
In prison when a judge said you got life, you got guaranteed security for life. At work, you got laid off when they think you're old.
In prison, you spend most of their life looking through bars from the inside wanting to get out. At work you spend most of your time wanting to get out and inside bars.
In prison there are wardens who are often sadistic and psychotic. At work we call them managers!