Ralf Little: 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

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Ralf Little

English actor, writer, former semi-professional footballer

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

For two weeks I worked behind the players’ bar at Bolton Wanderers football club – footballers don’t tip.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 February 2020 source ↗

Others on this question

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Karamo Brown American television host, personality and actor

Selling newspapers outside the grocery store for two years.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 September 2021 source ↗

Kate Humble

I lived in Cape Town, and I was spotted on the street and signed up by a modelling agency. I did about three shoots before I realised I hate having my photograph taken and I like food.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 December 2023 source ↗

Sharon Corr Musical artist

I worked in my aunt’s bar in Dundalk for about eight years and I remember cleaning the whole bar, including the bathrooms, after a particularly rough St Patrick’s Day.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 June 2023 source ↗

Stephanie Beacham

I was 15 working in Boots on Barnet High Street and it was terrifying. At coffee break you had to know whose cup was whose, and taking the wrong cup was a crime. I’ve met bitches, but I tell you they started out in Boots in Barnet.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 May 2025 source ↗