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It seems like you're complaining because Ian is putting in the grunt work. He's working at a lousy job to get his foot in the door while he writes his novel on the side. He even has the option to work a second job if his hours are reduced. Ian's arguably ahead of Lena because he actually has long term goal he's working towards, whereas she is just grabbing whatever job is available with no particular plan for the future.Yeah, I don't think we share the same taste in literature.
As to Ian, yes writing is a hard field to get into. You have to do the grunt work necessary to get yourself to a place where you can get noticed. But why does the character have to be a useless leach who sits around feeling sorry for himself? Compare him to Lena. She's struggling too. When she couldn't afford the cost she dropped out of college no matter how hard it was to abandon her dreams. She works two jobs and all the modeling gigs she can get. And she sends money home to her parents.
The contrast between the characters couldn't be more stark.
Now it's certainly true that Ian is taking money from his parents while Lena is supporting hers, but that's just because her parents have no money of their own; it's not like Lena was paying her own way through college before her dad's medical bills exploded. Lena might well rely on her parents too, if that were an option.
If your complaint is just that you don't like Ian's personality or dialog, fair enough. But I don't think having an entry level job or taking money from his parents are the root problem here.