Jimmy Akingbola: 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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Jimmy Akingbola

British-Nigerian TV, theatre and film actor

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Working in a warehouse, packing frozen meat. It was a nightmare: I hate the cold and it was very tough.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 August 2020 source ↗

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Rory Kinnear English actor

It’s a toss-up between organising a new filing system at Hammersmith & Fulham social services and relying on tips in the least popular restaurant in London to get through drama school.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 August 2017 source ↗

Greg James British author, broadcaster, comedian, and presenter

When I was at school, I had a summer job where I had to buff blocks of plastic for a display unit. The factory only remembered to give us masks on day three.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 March 2019 source ↗

Sue Perkins British actress, singer, writer and comedian