Greg James: What is the worst job you have ever had?

The question

What is the worst job you have ever had?

Originally asked

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

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Greg James

British author, broadcaster, comedian, and presenter

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

When I was at school, I had a summer job where I had to buff blocks of plastic for a display unit. The factory only remembered to give us masks on day three.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 March 2019 source ↗

Others on this question

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Sofia Helin Swedish actress

Acting, when you don’t want to do it or you disagree with everything, is almost like having sex with someone you don’t like. I had one experience like that on stage, in a terrible version of The Cherry Orchard. I put on a wig, dark-coloured contacts and just hoped no one would recognise me.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 September 2020 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 ↗

Björn Ulvaeus Swedish musician

A cabaret act with Agnetha, Frida and Benny. It was in a nightclub in Gothenburg and one night we had seven in the audience. It was before we found out that we were a pop group.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 June 2020 source ↗

Terence Conran British restaurateur and designer

When I was 19, I washed up in the basement of a Paris restaurant that stank of rotted food. I did it for six months, until I was promoted to vegetable boy.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 August 2016 source ↗