As unfortunate as it is, some people really don't have a choice. My dad, for example, gets paid something like 30 an hour, but his job absolutely sucks. He wants to quit, but he knows he can't find a job that will pay the same, especially with how old he's getting.
Sounds like my brother, who would get a lot more sympathy from me if he didn't use his disposable income to pay off tow truck drivers to get him out of repercussions for his DUIs