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* ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing: New Leaf'' has Isabelle, who seems to be available at the town hall all day, every day, only leaving for certain special events.

* The guild owner in ''{{VideoGame/Recettear}}'' is lampshaded to spend almost all of his time in the guild office, citing problems at home with his overbearing wife being the reason why.

* Averted in ''{{WesternAnimation/Futurama}}''; the guy who works at the 7/11 shop is always there when the protagonists are shopping, but he's seen outside of it occasionally (although he's hard to recognize without his suit of plexglass armour, as the DVD commentary points out).
* ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'':'Lazy' Larry, an everyman who slacked in school and paid for it by becoming ''the'' blue collar worker of Elmore. Every time there's a shop, or a delivery service, or some obscure low-paying job that's purely meant for the plot, Larry ''will'' be manning the table while Gumball is around. While we occasionally see him go to sleep, it turns out he also has a full night shift at convenience stores, [[BeyondTheImpossible which means he somehow works 24/7 while also getting mandatory sleep.]]

* The guild owner in ''{{VideoGame/Recettear}}'' is lampshaded to spend almost all of his time in the guild office, citing problems at home with his overbearing wife being the reason why.
* Despite it being established that all the shopkeepers in ''VideoGame/AtelierRorona'' have lives outside of their work, you will always find them at their respective stores 24/7 and they never close. The only exception is [[spoiler: Tiffani closing her shop for one day due to getting a cold.]] Gets wonky when characters have events outside of their shops, making it possible for you to buy water from Tiffani's shop and then immediately go straight to Iksel's cafe afterwards to find that Tiffani is somehow already there and already incredibly drunk.

* Averted in ''{{WesternAnimation/Futurama}}''; the guy who works at the 7/11 shop is always there when the protagonists are shopping, but he's seen outside of it occasionally (although he's hard to recognise without his suit of plexglass armour, as the DVD commentary points out).

* Averted in ''{{WesternAnimation/Futurama}}''; the guy who works at the 7/11 shop is always there when the protagonists are shopping, but he's seen outside of it occasionally (although he's hard to recognise without his suit of plexglass armour, as the DVD commentory points out).

* Dora from ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'' may fit here, as she seems to always be at the coffee shop. She does have a slight excuse though, since she owns it.
** They mention that she works so much that she doesn't sleep all that much, and she has much less free time compared to the rest of the main cast. This might explain her occasional [[ClingyJealousGirl bad]] days.

* Apu Nahasapemapetalon and Moe Syslak on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''.

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It doesn't matter if it's day or night, they'll be there. Computer problem going to wipe out civilization? No problem, Bob's got your back at the local [[MegaCorp Big-Mart]]. [[AlienInvasion Aliens invading]] you say? Don't worry, Alice will help you at the local RayGun store. It's flu season, and you need to some medicine? Don't worry, [[BackAlleyDoctor Dr. Ell Egal]] has some nice pills for you, and they probably work, too. After all, the good doctor ''never'' seems to be sick. In fact, none of the characters of this trope ''ever'' seem to get sick, and never take personal days. Video game NPC often act like this as an AcceptableBreakFromReality to ensure that players are generally able to access their services without worrying if they are actually present (although exceptions can be found, especially in games that operate under a time management system).

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* Krystal from ''Series/DeadLikeMe''.

* Rob Schneider's character from the "makin' copies" sketches on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' turned this UpToEleven by never seeming to even leave his desk.

A SubTrope of EconomyCast. See also, AbsurdlyDedicatedWorker and MarriedToTheJob. Contrast NewJobAsThePlotDemands.