"An interesting question is why more people aren't eager to quit such shitty jobs. If you're going to get fired anyway, you may as well quit." A few reasons:

"An interesting question is why more people aren't eager to quit such shitty jobs. If you're going to get fired anyway, you may as well quit." A few reasons: First, they can't afford to quit. Many people in low-paid jobs are living paycheck to paycheck and have to feed their kids and pay their bills, so can't afford to quit to find another job (and are too busy to look while working). Second, there might not be any better options in their area. Third, inertia, fear of change, exhaustion, and depression, which make doing things that take risk and initiative difficult.