Federal camps are the lowest security level in the system, and for a white collar offender, that is generally where you will land. The environment is structured but not oppressive, and the population tends to be calmer and more manageable than what you find at higher security levels.
The day revolves around work, meals, count times, and whatever programming or personal time fills the gaps. Having a job is mandatory, and new inmates typically get assigned to one of three places to start: the kitchen, an orderly detail handling cleaning around the facility, or landscaping. None of those assignments are glamorous, but the hours are not brutal either. You are not putting in an eight-hour shift. The work gets done and the rest of the day is yours to manage.
The better jobs, things like working in education, the library, the chapel, or administrative areas, go to inmates who have been around long enough to earn some trust and demonstrate reliability. Those assignments come with more independence and a lot less physical work. They are worth working toward.
The most important thing a new inmate can do is find a routine and stick to it. Wake up at the same time, do your job, exercise, read, write letters home, take any available courses. The days that have structure pass faster than the ones that do not. Boredom is the real enemy at a camp, and inmates who fill their time intentionally do significantly easier time than those who drift.
The adjustment is real but it is manageable. Camps are designed for people who are not considered a physical threat, and the day to day reality reflects that.