Life in Prison
vs
A Full-Time Job
A Comparison
| In prison... | At work... |
|---|---|
| ... they spend the majority of their time in a 8' x 10'cell. | ... I spend most of my time in a 6' x 8' cube. |
| ... they get three meals a day. | ... I only get a break for one meal, and I have to pay for the meal. |
| ... you get time off for good behavior. | ... I get rewarded for good behavior with more work. |
| ... they provide you with clothing with the ID conveniently sewn onto the clothes. | ... many people must wear an ID badge at all times. |
| ... there is a dress standard and they supply the clothes | ... there is a dress standard but I must buy my own clothes. |
| ... a guard locks and unlocks all the doors for me. | ... I must carry around a security card and unlock and open all the doors myself. |
| ... they can watch TV and play games. | ... I can get fired for watching TV and playing games. |
| ... they will pay my way through school to learn a new career and give me time to do it. | ... they will pay for my education but I must do it on my own time. |
| ... they have exercise rooms that they allow you to use almost whenever you want. | ... we have an exercise room that you can use but it must be on your time. |
| ... I can fall asleep on the job and no serious consequences comes from my actions. | ... if I fall asleep on the job I get put on the next layoff list. |
| ... they ball-and-chain you when you go somewhere. | ... you are just ball-and-chained. |
| ... you have full medical coverage with no deductibles | ... you get partial coverage and pay all the deductibles. |
| ... all expenses are paid by the taxpayer, with no work on their part. | ... you get to pay all the expenses to go to work, and then they deduct the taxes from your salary to pay for the prisoners. |
-Unknown Source
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