What is the worst job you have done?

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Recorded Robert Carlyle said elsewhere, not written here
The worst was as a butcher, aged 17.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 February 2008 source ↗

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Sandi Toksvig Danish and British broadcaster, comedian and writer
Working on an assembly line in a plastics factory.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 March 2018 source ↗

I worked on a kibbutz in Israel and had to clean out the chicken run. It was like an oven. Inside were rows and rows of chickens that had been shitting for months – the whole floor was six inches deep in chicken shit.

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

Jack Whitehall English comedian, actor, presenter and writer
It’s also one of the best jobs I’ve done, but two hours in, when everyone’s pissed and ignoring you, hosting the Brit awards can be a tough gig.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 April 2023 source ↗

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