What is the worst job you have done?

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Recorded Joan Jett said elsewhere, not written here
I had a cafeteria job, serving food, and some people were really nasty. There was a stack of nice, cool plates, and a stack of hotter plates that had just come out of the kitchen. So, if a person was an arsehole, I’d hand them a hot plate with a smile and watch them deal with it.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 November 2020 source ↗

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David Arquette American actor, producer, & former professional wrestler
When I was young, selling maps to stars’ homes in Hollywood, somebody flashed their wiener at me. It was traumatising.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 January 2021 source ↗
John Simm English musician and actor
Working in a very busy bar in the West End when I was trying to pay my way through drama school. I had to dance in a cage in a vest and cycling shorts to Venus by Bananarama, Greased Lightnin’ and Y.M.C.A. every night. It was excruciating.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 March 2023 source ↗
Melanie Chisholm British pop singer
Working in a chip shop when I was 16. I gave my friends massive portions, but the smell was gross.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 October 2016 source ↗

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