David Hasselhoff: What is the worst job you have ever had?

The question

What is the worst job you have ever had?

Originally asked

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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David Hasselhoff

American actor, singer, and television personality

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Selling fire alarms at 18 or 19.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 April 2009 source ↗

Others on this question

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David Arquette American actor, producer, & former professional wrestler

When I was young, selling maps to stars’ homes in Hollywood, somebody flashed their wiener at me. It was traumatising.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 January 2021 source ↗

Adam Kay British comedy writer, author, youtuber, comedian and former physician

A comedy gig at an army barracks for thousands of angry, horny squaddies just back from six months in the desert. I was on straight after the stripper.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 June 2023 source ↗

Steph McGovern Broadcaster

I used to be an ear-piercing specialist when I was 16, and had to pierce babies’ ears. It was horrendous. I had to practise on my friends – several have misplaced piercings.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 November 2020 source ↗

Edith Bowman Scottish radio DJ and television presenter

When I was a kid I was a chambermaid in my family’s hotel, and I once found a strap-on that someone had left behind.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 February 2021 source ↗