Telesales. I refused to wear a tie, but my argument that “They can’t see what we’re wearing” didn’t wash with the manager and I lasted a week.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 October 2016 source ↗
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Washing dishes when I was a student.
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Not being chosen as the next Bond.
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