The question
What is the worst job you have ever had?Originally asked
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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Working in a call centre in Cardiff for British Gas. I was 21 and, I am ashamed to say, one Monday morning I ran away. I said I was going to the loo and never went back.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 August 2021 source ↗
I’ve liked all my jobs, amazingly.
A lot of awful gigs. You can’t become a successful comedian without dying on your arse more times than you can remember.
Laying down slabs for the council.
Maybe That’s Your Problem, a musical about premature ejaculation. It closed after only 18 performances.
Managing to stay on The One Show for over a decade. In an industry that is so fickle, I am astounded I am still there.
A Burberry mac: I am not a handbag or shoe person, but I do like a nice coat.
An ex-boyfriend who, looking back, I lost patience with. Now we know more about mental health, I think that was at the root of it; I am sorry I didn’t understand it at the time.
As a good friend, somebody people could rely on, somebody who liked a bit of a laugh, and as a good mother.
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