How do people find work? Are certain jobs only open to those from the right background? Who decides what the right background is and how did that come about? Can people/beings/whatever defy that ruling and what are the consequences, if so? What counts as meaningful work in your world? Equally what is menial and
why? Are there jobs that nobody would consider doing and how do these get filled?
Could your stories be set against a working background? Fantasy for me works best when, ironically, there is some reality in it. This is one reason why I love Terry Pratchett's Discworld. The characters themselves do not consider they are fantastical. They are just human, dwarf, goblin etc. How do your characters see themselves and is their judgement here sound? What could you do with a character that doesn't see themselves as stubborn, say, when all else around them do? I must admit I love writing Eileen as a hypocrite. They really don't see themselves as others do. The rules get broken. There are always consequences. Result? Lots of drama and tension in the story!