Mo Farah
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I have worked in McDonald’s.
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Mucking out pigs on a farm when I was 15.
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Working in a warehouse, packing frozen meat. It was a nightmare: I hate the cold and it was very tough.
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Los diferentes trabajos en los que he estado, después de mi graduación, han sido de 100 y 120 horas a la semana, especialmente empezando con Nubank. Básicamente vivía en el lugar de trabajo. Empezamos la compañía en una casa de dos pisos. Mi cofundador vivía en el segundo piso. Yo básicamente dormía en el primer piso, o pasaba muchas noches en el primer piso. No salimos de esa casa por seis o 12 meses porque trabajábamos como locos.
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