Yes, that would be the exact time of honorable young man Howie doesn't believe deserve respect.
I'll tell you this. My father was out of a job for awhile when I was younger. He hated collecting unemployment. As soon as he could he got a job where one was available. He didn't sit around on his butt collecting checks from the government because he could nor wait for the 'perfect' job to come up. He got a job that Howie wouldn't respect and fed his family because his pride demanded no less. THAT is the type of man I respect, not someone that sits in a cushy job taking pot shots at my father.
Your father sounds like a very good man. Howie is a wimp.
It's interesting, this remark from Dean. Medical school and internship, residency etc. is no piece of cake for anybody, obviously Dean knows how to work hard, at least he has in the past.
I think his mouth simply engages before his brain does. Which is good for us in the long run :^P