What is the worst job you have done?

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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 Tim Rice said elsewhere, not written here
I worked in a petrol station on the A1 one summer. I enjoyed it except when I was on latrine duty.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 March 2017 source ↗

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Sue Perkins British actress, singer, writer and comedian
Cleaning toilets in a hotel in Croydon when I was 16. A guest once gave me a half-eaten bag of pistachios as a tip, so there were perks.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 October 2018 source ↗
James Norton English actor
I worked in the customer services department of a mobile phone gambling company and it was very depressing, because the people calling up were usually not happy.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 July 2022 source ↗
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 ↗
Erin O'Connor English model
Shooting hosiery on top of an iceberg and getting my backside stuck to it.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 March 2008 source ↗

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