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Prison Versus Underwriting

Is being incarcerated better than working as an underwriter? Yes, according to the industry insider who sent us this joke and prefers to remain anonymous.

IN PRISON — You spend the majority of your time in an 8×10 cell
IN UNDERWRITING — You spend most of your time in a 6×8 cubicle

PRISON — You get three meals a day
UNDERWRITING — You get only a break for one meal and you have to pay for it

PRISON — You get time off for good behavior
UNDERWRITING — You get rewarded for good behavior with more work

PRISON — A guard locks and unlocks all the doors for you
UNDERWRITING — You must carry around a security card and unlock and open all the doors yourself

PRISON — You can watch TV and play games
UNDERWRITING — You get fired for watching TV and playing games

PRISON — You get your own toilet
UNDERWRITING — You have to share

PRISON — They allow your family and friends to visit
UNDERWRITING — You cannot even speak to your family and friends

PRISON — All expenses are paid by taxpayers with no work required
UNDERWRITING — You get to pay all the expenses to go to work and then they deduct taxes from your salary to pay for prisoners

PRISON — You spend most of your life looking through bars from the inside wanting to get out
UNDERWRITING — You spend most of your time wanting to get out and go inside bars

PRISON — There are wardens who are often sadistic
UNDERWRITING — They are called Risk Managers

PRISON — You have unlimited time to read e-mail jokes
UNDERWRITING — You get fired if you get caught 

riskVue | The webzine for risk management professionals
May 2000