His general laidbackedness has been portrayed as a problem throughout the comic at various points. The lack of drive to advance beyond where he currently is treated like some sign of impending doom, and its always been odd. The worst part is, there was so much pot calling the kettle black it baffled me. Early on faye was a homeless barista with absolutely no drive to do anything more, despite being a highly skilled artist. Yes she had her own trauma to deal with but even so, basically the only driven person in the entire comic is dora and she is often portrayed as a neurotic mess. Always stressed out, overworked, demanding, etc. Everybody else in the comic is generally fairly laid back. Dale probably had the most hustle and that was because he had to work like 3 jobs to afford rent before he met marigold and moved in and dropped it to one job at the coffee shop. But somehow marten is the one its a problem for. I admit that its going to be a major shakeup for marten to move to cubetown and being worried about what he will do is reasonable. But being worried because you think he is some unmotivated schlub is out of line. If there is work, he will find it. He has never been one to shirk what needs to be done.