You forgot that they are getting no compensation & they can't quit. Community service is a common punishment, and sometimes, the punishment is designed to fit t

You forgot that they are getting no compensation & they can't quit. Community service is a common punishment, and sometimes, the punishment is designed to fit the crime, like a litter bug having to pick up litter on the side of the highway. Someone working the counter at a fast food place already knows their job sucks and the worker in the article believed that working a job like hers was even harder [than jail].