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Is your job a prison?

October 3 | Mark Chapman

I love my job, of course. And why wouldn't I, being paid to find cool and interesting things to share with all of you out there?

But that aside, I'm sure we've all wondered if there's an easier way to get by.

No kids, crime doesn't pay, but this funny set of observations between work and prison I recently came across makes an interesting case for taking the low road...

“In prison you spend the 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, free.
At work you only get a break for one meal and you have to pay for it yourself.

In prison you get time off for good behaviour.
At work you get rewarded for good behaviour with more work.

In prison a guard locks and unlocks the doors for you.
At work you must carry around a security card and unlock all the doors yourself.

In prison you can watch TV and play games.
At work you get fired for watching TV and playing games.

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 not even speak to your family and friends.

In prison all expenses are paid by taxpayers with no work at all.
At work you get to pay all the expenses to go to work and then they deduct taxes from your salary to pay for the prisoners.

In prison you spend most of your life looking through the bars from the inside wanting to get out.
At work you spend most of your time wanting to get out and go inside bars.”

Note: This is not vocational guidance and is purely for humorous effect, so if this makes you seriously think about a change in career, ring up your local counsellor really quickly!