What is the worst job you have done?

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Recorded Shane MacGowan said elsewhere, not written here
Helping to slaughter farmyard animals as a kid; watching while my aunties cut them up to get their guts out and seeing eggs floating around in the hens. That made me become a vegetarian.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 December 2021 source ↗

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Jimmy Akingbola British-Nigerian TV, theatre and film actor
Working in a warehouse, packing frozen meat. It was a nightmare: I hate the cold and it was very tough.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 August 2020 source ↗
Jo Nesbø Norwegian writer and musician
I worked on a trawler and I was seasick the whole time.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 April 2026 source ↗
Paterson Joseph British actor and author
Pressing uniforms in a laundry. I was 14. I lied about my age and said I was 16, even though I probably looked about 12.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 February 2020 source ↗

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