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What is the worst job you have ever had?

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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

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Lucy Beaumont
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I worked in a paper factory at five o’clock on a Saturday morning when I was in my early 20s. I’d go out raving the night before, get an hour’s sleep and then go to the factory. I was covered in paper cuts and used to think I heard people talking to me; they gave me a lot of breaks because they thought I was going mad.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 October 2024 source ↗

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Munroe Bergdorf
At university, I worked at a hotel in housekeeping. We saw so many weird things in people’s rooms. Guests would leave sex and party stuff behind!
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 July 2025 source ↗
Erin O'Connor English model
Shooting hosiery on top of an iceberg and getting my backside stuck to it.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 March 2008 source ↗

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