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I’ve loved all my jobs, even when I worked at Burger King.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 January 2018 source ↗
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What is the worst job you have ever had?Originally asked
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Jo Nesbø
Norwegian writer and musician
I worked on a trawler and I was seasick the whole time.
Sofia Helin
Swedish actress
Acting, when you don’t want to do it or you disagree with everything, is almost like having sex with someone you don’t like. I had one experience like that on stage, in a terrible version of The Cherry Orchard. I put on a wig, dark-coloured contacts and just hoped no one would recognise me.
Ann Patchett
American author
I’ve never had a terrible job. I’ve been a cook, waitress, bookseller, teacher, freelance writer. I know what the bad jobs are and I haven’t done them.
Craig Charles
English actor
Filming a TV show in a field in the snow in February in the Dublin hills for 14 hours; the director said, “We’re not going to get that shot today.”
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Around the holidays, because I get to spend them with family and friends.
I wouldn’t change a thing. Every experience is a lesson learned.
As a human who feels and loves just like everyone else feels and loves.
Professionally, receiving my first Grammy from Whitney Houston.
I always wanted to be a singer.
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