The question

What is the worst job you have done?

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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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deli counter attendant (I was terrible at this and hated smelling like cold cuts after work, despite how much my dog liked it), FedEx warehouse grunt (great exercise, though not very mentally stimulating), and parking booth attendant (get paid to read books? Yes, please! Until the robots replace humans, that is).

Guest post, The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss, 17 September 2013 source ↗

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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 ↗
Aidan Gillen Irish actor
Cleaning around the feet of John Malkovich with industrial carpet cleaner while he was trying to learn lines in the foyer of a theatre.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 May 2017 source ↗

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