What is "a real job" because a judge would definitely label an activity where you provide a service for remuneration from an employer as a job. Is it a 9-5? Because that would exclude tons of part-timers and odd-hour workers, is it an established profession? Because that would leave out all modern, internet-based jobs.
I'm not gonna talk about indies because those guys flip-flop from "THIS IS MY CAREER!" to "Just a hobby guys" on a daily basis, but I remember there being this big debate in favor of calling bs on Nijis being "Just contractors" a few months ago. I'd argue some Holos work more than regular people having to stay up for collabs in odd hours and meetings in tokyo time or recording who knows how many things months ahead and travelling everywhere monthly.