Thoughts on creating Productive work environments

On Saturday we discussed creating productive work environments, and for the first time I realized that I had a more productive work environment in the prison system than the middle school I taught at. More of my needs of classroom space, safety and security are being met in a prison than a middle school. This was an odd realization. I discussed this with a few of my coworkers. They had never thought of this before I brought it up, and they realized the same thing as I did. Maybe we all made poor choices in choosing our previous employment. Maybe the administration was not the most supportive and that created stressful working environments that we all fled from. I don't know, but I do know that it was a strange thought to have.