Why "Doing Time" May Be Better Than Working

Originally from kaliko_mel

In Prison: You spend most of your time in a 7 x 10 cell.
At Work: You spend most of your time in a 6 x 6 cubicle.

In Prison: You get three meals a day – no charge.
At Work: You get a break to have one meal a day – 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 have to carry around a security card and unlock and open all the doors yourself.

In Prison: You can watch TV, read newspapers and play games.
At Work: You will be fired if caught watching TV, reading newspapers or playing games.

In Prison: You get your own private toilet.
At Work: You have to share a toilet with many others.

In Prison: You are allowed to have family and friends visit you.
At Work: You are not even allowed to speak to family or friends.

In Prison: All your expenses are paid for by the taxpayers.
At Work: You get to pay all your expenses to go to work and then they deduct tax from your salary (to pay for prisoner expenses).

In Prison: You spend all your time looking out through bars, wishing you could get out.
At Work: You spend most of your time wishing you could get out – and go inside bars.

In Prison: The prisons are run by wardens and guards who are often sadistic.
At Work: You have the same sadists but they're called supervisors and managers.

In Prison: You have unlimited time to read e-mail jokes.
At Work: You get fired if you get caught sending or reading e-mail jokes.

NOW GET BACK TO WORK !!