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What is the worst job you have done?

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Noah Harari Israeli historian and philosopher
When I was 16, at the beginning of the summer vacation, I worked in a factory that made industrial valves and I was a much worse industrial valve producer than historian.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 October 2021 source ↗
Lupita Nyong'o Actress
I waited tables for one night at the turn of the century. They were being fussy about how I put the food on the plates, and I couldn’t have cared less.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 October 2019 source ↗

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Question What are you most proud of? Identity & self
I am of course honoured to get this recognition for all the work I’ve done over the years, but I’m also proud for my family and for my native country and my adopted country, and especially for Turkey it’s quite important.
Recorded Adam Smith, Telephone interview following the announcement of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, The Nobel Prize, 7 October 2015 source ↗

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