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What is the worst job you have ever had?

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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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Sheena Easton Scottish singer
A cafeteria in Glasgow where the manager was horrible. I walked out and got a great job in a betting shop.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 April 2017 source ↗
Julian Sands British actor
Father Christmas at a department store. The plaintive sadness of the children’s unrealistic requests was almost unbearable.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 May 2020 source ↗
Kevin Rowland British singer
I worked in the stores of Edgware hospital when I was about 17, and it was grey and depressing.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 August 2025 source ↗

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