| Prison | Work |
| In prison you spend a 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 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. |
| In prison, a guard locks and unlocks all the doors for you. | At work you must carry 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.
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| In prison they ball-and-chain you when you go somewhere. | At work you're just ball-and-chained. |
| 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 can't even speak to your family and friends. |
| In prison all expenses are paid by taxpayers with no work required. | At work you get to pay all the expenses to go to work and then they deduct taxes from your salary to pay for prisoners. |
| 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 to bars. |
| In prison you can join many programs which you can leave at any time. | At work there are some programs you can never get out of. |
| In prison there are sadistic wardens. | At work, we have managers. |