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.

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

Recorded Joseph Fiennes said elsewhere, not written here
Several: cutting the local vicar's lawn, shovelling shit from a stable, waiting tables, picking up and washing actors' smelly pants and socks.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 October 2008 source ↗

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Maya Jama British television and radio presenter
I did work in retail while I was getting into presenting and the hours were long and you were always on your feet. It was good vibes, though.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 June 2023 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 ↗
Cybill Shepherd American actress and former model
A movie called The Return that was about cows from outer space.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 June 2008 source ↗

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