facing job insecurity theme

A character worries about loosing their job.

22 total · 11 major · 11 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
ahp1x27 major Mr. Crabtree was distressed at being unemployed because his wife was ill.
futurama2x02 major Brannigan and Kif lost their jobs and became beggars.
movie: Bicycle Thieves (1948) major The poor family was unemployed and ecstatic at the prospect of getting a job.
talesoftheunexpected2x16 major The sailor Hardy was out of work and turned to mugging to get money.
talesoftheunexpected3x09 major The Peckham's employees worried off and on they would all lose their jobs after a merger with another company.
talesoftheunexpected5x01 major Marigold was let go and could not find another job that was good enough for her.
tz1959e5x28 major Jonathan was struggling to make ends meat as a ventriloquist and visited the unemployment center before turning to a life of crime.
tz1985e3x02 major Ed's chronic inability to get a job was putting a strain on his marriage.
tz1985e3x18 major Steve's inability to find a job put him in a situation where he and his family were about to be kicked out from the homeless shelter they were staying at.
tz1985e3x22 major Simon went to a pawnshop to sell a box of valuables after his unemployment benefits ran out. It olny went downhill from there.