Meghann Fahy: 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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Meghann Fahy

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

I’ve never really had a horrible job – I liked working at restaurants and being a nanny when I wasn’t acting.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 April 2026 source ↗

Others on this question

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Keir Starmer

Leader of the opposition. I worked with the police service in Northern Ireland and then ran the Crown Prosecution Service. In each of those jobs, if something needed fixing, I could fix it. As leader of the opposition, you are not in power and it’s the most frustrating job I’ve ever had, and a job I hope I don’t have for much longer.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 August 2023 source ↗

Craig Revel Horwood Australian-British choreographer and director

Potato-picking in my home town, Ballarat.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 December 2018 source ↗

Mo Gilligan British comedian

Handing out leaflets for a dry cleaner’s, because no one wanted them and, if people did take them, they just threw them on the floor.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 November 2021 source ↗

Alex Jones American far-right conspiracy theorist

Working in a call centre in Cardiff for British Gas. I was 21 and, I am ashamed to say, one Monday morning I ran away. I said I was going to the loo and never went back.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 August 2021 source ↗