What is the worst job you have done?

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Recorded Victoria Derbyshire said elsewhere, not written here
Working in a furniture factory in Warrington when I was 17. It was a summer job, and I had to cover the studs in the back of Chesterfield sofas with leather.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 September 2021 source ↗

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Joanna Scanlan British actress and writer
At the BBC, in the old days, a piece of paper was sent to various households for them to report on what they’d watched that week. In my early 20s, I collated the data. It was deeply boring.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 March 2018 source ↗
When I was a kid I had a Saturday job in the stockroom of a supermarket. I remember everything in there being a little bit grubby and slightly sticky. We’d do things like play rugby with a swiss roll. I think of it every time I go shopping.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 November 2024 source ↗
David Arquette American actor, producer, & former professional wrestler
When I was young, selling maps to stars’ homes in Hollywood, somebody flashed their wiener at me. It was traumatising.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 January 2021 source ↗

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