...although, of course I could say "had they worked harder at school they wouldn't ride on the dumpster today".
These jobs are not what I would work as (and I never even used the word "beneath" ), because I studied harder and have much more to offer than would be needed as a garbage man, to stick to that example.

I dunno, from some of the replies here it seems it is much more likely to happen in the US, where even an educated person like Belals Girl would consider just about any job, from the sound of it. When I didn't find one right away after University, did my counselor offer me waiting tables (to pick an example I would gladly do in dire times)? No, she looked what I am good at, what I had to offer and we were looking in that direction.
Of course it can be super hard to find something good and fulfilling. That doesn't mean I have to start handing out newspapers the next day, which leads back to Tom's second paragraph I agreed with.
I am not defending the guy refusing good jobs for over a year. I am just saying not EVERY job is for EVERYone just because it is offered to them.