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Old 03-09-2006, 11:20 AM
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Talking Work vs Prison

Work vs. Prison...
>
>Just in case you ever get the two mixed up, this should make things a
>bit clearer....
>
>IN PRISON... you spend the majority of your time in an 8X10 cell.
>AT WORK.... you spend the majority 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 pay for it.
>
>IN PRISON...you get time off for good behavior.
>AT WORK...you get more work for good behavior.
>
>IN PRISON...the guard locks and unlocks all the doors for you.
>AT WORK...you must carry around a security card and open all the doors
>for 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 with some idiot who pees on the seat.
>
>IN PRISON...they allow your family and friends to visit.
>AT WORK...you can't even speak to your family.
>
>IN PRISON...the taxpayers pay all expenses 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 inside bars wanting to get out.
>AT WORK...you spend most of your time wanting to get out and go inside
>bars.
>
>IN PRISON...you must deal with sadistic wardens.
>AT WORK..they are called managers
>
>
>Have a Great Day at WORK!
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Old 03-09-2006, 02:58 PM
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LOL! I'm immediately sending this to my cubicle-bound spouse.

Maybe then we can move back to the UK, where the work hours are shorter, the vacations are longer, and no one has to worry about health insurance.... :-).
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I NEED a job, but thanks Chris for making me reminding me of how badly I don't want one!
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I've heard that about "jobs". Thank god I get paid to do what I like!















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Geez, my cubicle is more like 6 x 4! And we even have to bring our own tea and coffee!
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