I agree that the comparison is horrible, but I have to disagree with you also. My job is not voluntary. Within a relatively short period of time, I could go broke without it (and I have pretty robust savings). I may not be a paycheck away from homelessness, due to my cushy job, but a few months and/or an emergency or two... It could get really bad, quick.

Losing employment is perilous for your career. It looks bad to get fired, take time off, or suddenly quit. Then there's the reality that the next job might not be much better. If every job treats you the same, you don't really have a choice. I can't just change my profession on a dime either. This is basically "if you don't like your country, you can just get out" logic... it doesn't work that way in the real world.

EDIT: Added a word. Also, I want to reiterate that I agree regarding the insanity of the slavery comparison.

Any individual job is voluntary so long as there is more than one employer in the market.

It’s not opinion but fact: you are free to quit your job at any time. You are also likely free to move to any number of different cities that have different job prospects.

That is an important freedom, and you should use it whenever you want.

> Slavery is not voluntary, and any individual job is.

Why do you assume OP is concerned with only individual jobs? Sure, you can quit working at Target, but you better find something else to fill that gap or you're starving to death in the streets.

> You can always quit and go home

And starve to death shivering in the street, or go back to the same job again and again. That isn't choice, it just looks like it if you don't see the bigger picture.

Slavery is harsher and involuntary, true, but the comparison stands as this is a softer but veiled slavery. You’re free to go but if other places are like that you’re technically really not free to go anywhere..