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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Working in a furniture factory in Warrington when I was 17. It was a summer job, and I had to cover the studs in the back of Chesterfield sofas with leather.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 September 2021 source ↗
Father Christmas at a department store. The plaintive sadness of the children’s unrealistic requests was almost unbearable.
I don’t think I’ve ever done a job that I hate. I worked as a temp briefly when I was out of work and it was fun.
I worked in a call centre. I would go clubbing on a Saturday with my brother and my mates, get home for five or six in the morning, and then have to be at work at 8am.
Selling low-grade cookery books in west London office buildings.
Life-affirming.
As someone who cared.
I’m good at saying sorry – so no one, because I’ve already said it.
Having someone to come in every day and tidy my house.
On my wedding day, 21 July 2018. Mark and I had been together for 17 years but, having got through breast cancer treatment, we decided we’d finally get married.
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