Why does nobody work in Eastenders?

[BasilFawlty]

They all work in the square, they nearly all have their own business to run which is fairly unbelievable.
This is supposed to be the East End, surely most people would be working in factories, warehouses or on building sites, not working for their best mate who happens to run a business about twenty yards down the road.
Has anyone on Eastenders ever worked in a factory? Have the scriptwriters heard of factories? No! That's because the writers are all middle class uni graduates who know nothing about working class life.