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I did a terrible job of fixing the downstairs loo once.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 January 2021 source ↗
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What is the worst job you have ever had?Originally asked
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Jenna Coleman
English actress
After Emmerdale, babysitting. I freaked out – I couldn’t believe people put me in charge of their children.
Julie Hesmondhalgh
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I cleaned for a very posh lady in Knightsbridge who made me handwash her knickers. I’d advertised myself in The Lady as a dog walker, so I’m not sure how I ended up there.
Adjoa Andoh
English actress
Cleaning men’s toilets in the Swan hotel in the Cotswolds.
David Jason
English actor
Scrabbling about under dusty floorboards as an electrician in my early 20s.
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