David Hasselhoff: What is the worst job you have done?

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.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Recorded David Hasselhoff said elsewhere, not written here

Selling fire alarms at 18 or 19.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 April 2009 source ↗

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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 ↗

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 ↗

Munroe Bergdorf

At university, I worked at a hotel in housekeeping. We saw so many weird things in people’s rooms. Guests would leave sex and party stuff behind!

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 July 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 ↗