David Arquette: 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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David Arquette

American actor, producer, & former professional wrestler

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

When I was young, selling maps to stars’ homes in Hollywood, somebody flashed their wiener at me. It was traumatising.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 January 2021 source ↗

Others on this question

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Penny Lancaster

Clearing up someone’s sick – it was on police duty.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 September 2025 source ↗

Stephen K Amos

I was a guard on the Orient Express – however, only when it was stationed at a railway siding in Vauxhall.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 September 2025 source ↗

Greg James British author, broadcaster, comedian, and presenter

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.

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

Katharine Hamnett English fashion designer

Hop-picking in Kent when I was 13. The smell was dreadful, and put me off beer for life.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 September 2019 source ↗

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Question How close have you come to dying? Death & what remains

I got stabbed in the neck with a light tube during a wrestling “death match” two years ago. It was scary. I thought I was dying: your life does flash before your eyes.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 January 2021 source ↗