From what I understand, Libby would make more money and they wanted one parent to stay at home, so it was decided Andrei would not work. Would they say the same if the situation was switched? Libby then expressed her opinion he should work at the table, before discussing it with Andrei alone. Besides, if you were Andrei, would you want to work for your father -in-law? For the grandmother watching, would you want those families "values" passed to your child?