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** In ''Literature/LolaRose'', after Nikki runs away from her abusive husband with her kids they [[SubvertedTrope don't initially have to worry about money]] even though Nikki is unemployed because she recently won ten thousand pounds on a scratch card. Eventually the money [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome starts running out though]], so Nikki gets a job at a pub. [[DoubleSubverted However]], she ends up being fired after getting drunk on the job and burning her bridges with the owner. She can't get another job because [[spoiler: she has to go into hospital for breast cancer treatment]], and the kids struggle to get food until [[spoiler:Jayni calls up her estranged Auntie Barbara for help]].
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** In ''Literature/LolaRose'', after Nikki runs away from her abusive husband with her kids they [[SubvertedTrope don't initially have to worry about money]] even though Nikki is unemployed because she recently won ten thousand pounds on a scratch card. Eventually the money [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome starts running out though]], though, so Nikki gets a job at a pub. [[DoubleSubverted However]], she ends up being fired after getting drunk on the job and burning her bridges with the owner. She can't get another job because [[spoiler: she has to go into hospital for breast cancer treatment]], and the kids struggle to get food until [[spoiler:Jayni calls up her estranged Auntie Barbara for help]].
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* In ''Literature/TheManyMysteriesOfTheFinkelFamily'', Lara's dad has been working for a newspaper for three years. He loved his job, but he gets fired because his ADHD prevents him from meeting deadlines or completing paperwork. Lara remembers what happened the last time he lost a job -- he didn't play with her for months, mostly stopped cooking, and spent days in his pajamas in front of the TV.
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* In ''A Tale for the Time-Being'' by Ruth Ozeki, Nao's father finds himself unemployed and moves back to Japan to find work. His continued inability to land a job leads him to become a {{Hikikomori}}, while Nao, who identifies as American, is thoroughly alienated by her Japanese classmates. Her mother is also forced to find work to support them, leaving Nao [[ParentalNeglect unsupervised most of the time]] until she [[DrivenToSuicide begins to contemplate suicide.]]
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* In ''A Tale for the Time-Being'' ''Literature/ATaleForTheTimeBeing'' by Ruth Ozeki, Nao's father finds himself unemployed and moves back to Japan to find work. His continued inability to land a job leads him to become a {{Hikikomori}}, while Nao, who identifies as American, is thoroughly alienated by her Japanese classmates. Her mother is also forced to find work to support them, leaving Nao [[ParentalNeglect unsupervised most of the time]] until she [[DrivenToSuicide begins to contemplate suicide.]]
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** The plot of ''The Bed and Breakfast Star'' is triggered by Elsa's stepdad Mack being made redundant and struggling to find another job; as a result, the family gets kicked out of their home and have to move into a crappy bed-and-breakfast hotel.
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** The plot of ''The Bed and Breakfast Star'' ''Literature/TheBedAndBreakfastStar'' is triggered by Elsa's stepdad Mack being made redundant and struggling to find another job; as a result, the family gets kicked out of their home and have to move into a crappy bed-and-breakfast hotel.
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** In ''Double Act'', the twins' father Richard gets made redundant from his office job in London. However, he actually doesn't care too much - aside from worrying about providing for his children - because he hated the job and the long commute. He decides to move to the countryside and start up a bookstore with his girlfriend Rose. However, it still ends up causing drama for Ruby and Garnet because they don't want to move so far away, especially as they have to leave behind their grandmother and live with Rose, [[ParentWithNewParamour whom they don't get along with]]. [[spoiler: Things work out for them in the end though]].
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** In ''Double Act'', ''Literature/DoubleAct'', the twins' father Richard gets made redundant from his office job in London. However, he actually doesn't care too much - aside from worrying about providing for his children - because he hated the job and the long commute. He decides to move to the countryside and start up a bookstore with his girlfriend Rose. However, it still ends up causing drama for Ruby and Garnet because they don't want to move so far away, especially as they have to leave behind their grandmother and live with Rose, [[ParentWithNewParamour whom they don't get along with]]. [[spoiler: Things work out for them in the end though]].
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** In ''The Lottie Project'', Charlie's mother struggles to make ends meet as it is and things get much worse for them after the store she manages is closed down. She eventually gets a job as a cleaner.
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** In ''The Lottie Project'', ''Literature/TheLottieProject'', Charlie's mother struggles to make ends meet as it is and things get much worse for them after the store she manages is closed down. She eventually gets a job as a cleaner.
