Jodie Whittaker: What is the worst job you have done?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

The Guardian's long-running Q&A repeatedly asks this standing question, with minor tense variation.

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Recorded Jodie Whittaker said elsewhere, not written here

Working in a soap factory in Huddersfield. I was in my late teens, so I was basically hungover every day.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 September 2018 source ↗

Others on this question

I’ve enjoyed every single job, including working at my dad’s chicken shop selling potato gems (fried potato circles) to the surfer dudes.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 July 2026 source ↗

Simone Biles United States artistic gymnast

Picking up dog poop at home: my sister and I used to take turns.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 February 2017 source ↗

Bryn Terfel Welsh bass-baritone singer

I cleaned the toilets at the local pub every Saturday morning.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 November 2024 source ↗

Standing outside a pub in Acton on a freezing February day in a threadbare overcoat doing market research.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 March 2025 source ↗

Getting my tongue pierced aged 15, when I had train-track braces on both my top and bottom teeth. Huge error.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 September 2018 source ↗

A tumble dryer.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 September 2018 source ↗

My friendships.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 September 2018 source ↗

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