I went to a private school in Australia and had lots of friends from upper class backgrounds and almost all of them had a part time job at McDonald's or a supermarket purely for the experience and so they could have the finest PC gaming parts.
They all left before starting uni to focus on study but I think it's untrue that upper class kids do not work at McDonald's. They just don't keep working there for the long term.
~$15-$17 AUD per hour and all living expenses paid for by parents. Combined with money you get from relatives on birthdays it becomes pretty easy to buy a new $400 gpu
They all left before starting uni to focus on study but I think it's untrue that upper class kids do not work at McDonald's. They just don't keep working there for the long term.