Title: Working Life vs. Prison Life
 
 Life in Prison -vs- A Full-Time Job - AN IN-DEPTH 
 Comparison >      
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 In prison they spend the majority of their time in a 8' x 10'cell. 
 At work, I spend most of my time in a 6' x 8' cube.
 
 In prison they get three meals a day.
 At work I only get a break for one meal and I have to pay for that 
 one.
 
 In prison you get time off for good behavior.
 At work I get rewarded for good behavior with more work. > 
 
 At work many people 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 I must buy my own clothes. 
 In prison there is a dress standard, but they supply the clothes. 
 
 At work I must carry around a security card and unlock and open 
 all the doors myself.
 In prison a guard locks and unlocks all the doors for me. 
 
 In prison they can watch TV and play games.
 At work I can get fired for watching TV and playing games. 
 
 In prison they will pay my way through school to learn a new 
 career and give me time to do it.
 At work they will pay for my education but I must do it on my 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 I can fall asleep on the job and no serious 
 consequences comes from my actions.
 At work if I fall asleep on the job I get put on the next layoff 
 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 you salary to pay for the prisoners.
 
 From: Tammy

Wil Stark, wstark04 (at) pobox _dot_com

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