Why does everyone automatically assume someone whose employed is better than someone who isn’t

Apologies if this had been talked about endlessly but my father in law the other day was talking about a family friend who doesn’t have a traditional job and stated “he has no pride” just because he isn’t employed. My friend the other day was sneering at her ex “because she works” and he didnt. im so tired of this culture of assuming that employed people are morally superior to those who arent. and hearing friends and family feed into this capitalistic propoganda…