| 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. |
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| In prison: | You get three meals a day. |
| At work: | You get a break for 1 meal and you have to pay for it. |
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| In prison: | You get time off for good behavior. |
| At work: | You get rewarded for good behavior with more work. |
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| In prison: | A guard locks and unlocks all the doors for you. |
| At work: | You must carry around a security card and unlock and open all the doors yourself. |
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| 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: | You get your own toilet. |
| At work: | You have to share. |
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| In prison: | They allow your family and friends to visit. |
| At work: | You cannot even speak to your family and friends. |
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| 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 you salary to pay for prisoners. |
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| In prison: | You spend most of your life looking through bars from inside wanting to get out. |
| At work: | You spend most of your time wanting to get out and go inside bars. |
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| In prison: | There are wardens who are often sadistic. |
| At work: | They are called supervisors. |
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| In prison: | You have unlimited time to read e-mail jokes. |
| At work: | You get fired if you get caught. |