What is the worst job you have done?

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Recorded Phoebe Dynevor said elsewhere, not written here
Working as a waitress in a cocktail bar in Shoreditch, London.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 February 2024 source ↗

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Marc Almond English singer
In the school holidays, I worked at a soft drinks factory in Southport.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 November 2017 source ↗
I was a secret shopper and had to do a lot of bookies – Coral and William Hill – all around London. For 18-year-old me looking all fab it was quite scary going in and saying: “Hiya, can I put £4 on No 7 horse, please?” But you got to keep the money when you won.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 December 2024 source ↗
Ricky Wilson Singer; frontman of Kaiser Chiefs
There have been things within the Kaiser Chiefs I’ve hated – some corporate gigs that I didn’t feel good doing.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 February 2020 source ↗

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