Easy . He is just as likely as a poor black kid to use marijuana , but much less likely to be arrested for it , much less sentenced . His resume is much less likely to be tossed into the trash as that of a poor black kid . Judges , juries , police , and the public at large are much more willing to give him sympathy and benefit of the doubt than a poor black kid . His school will almost certainly be much better than a poor black kid ' s school . Need more ? <| sep |> Nice to see Patrick Ewing again . <| sep |> Can you get some numbers to show me just exactly how many people slave away for more than 40 hours a week ? We ' re not talking an extra 5 or even 10 , we ' re talking more than that . You can easily find time to find a new job working 50 hours a week . I found a job working 70 hours a week . Again , there are so many different situations people are in , and a minority of them fit that narrative of truly having no time to find another job . Most people just don ' t put in the effort , and justify not doing so because they work 50 hours a week . As for interviews , take a sick day , take PTO , schedule it on a day off , or at a time when you aren ' t working . As for companies not overworking people . Again , if you are salaried you agreed to that possibility when you took the job . Demand a higher wage if you consistently get stuck pulling more than normal agreed upon hours , and if they don ' t do it , threaten to leave . People need to toughen up . Even if you have no intention of leaving , make it seem like you will . If you leave they then are short on labor , not to mention have to spend time and money recruiting another person . And this current situation you speak of isn ' t as huge a problem as you think . It only affects a small portion of people . You usually only hear the bad stories because those people are most vocal . You don ' t see someone with a kick ass company ranting and raving about how great it is to the general public , because they feel no reason to .