Gloria Estefan: What is the worst job you have ever had?

The question

Originally asked

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

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Gloria Estefan

Cuban-American singer and songwriter

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

I’ve only done two and loved them both – one in the band, and the other as an interpreter in customs.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 June 2019 source ↗

Others on this question

Liev Schreiber American actor

Acting – it’s also the best, though.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 September 2024 source ↗

Tim Rice English lyricist and author

I worked in a petrol station on the A1 one summer. I enjoyed it except when I was on latrine duty.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 March 2017 source ↗

Chris Hoy British track cyclist, 1994–2013

Delivering papers in the freezing cold for my granny. I got paid in Panini football stickers, so it wasn’t all bad.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 February 2018 source ↗

I worked in a cafe, which I loved, but when it was quiet we had to scrape the fat out from between the tiles on the floor with a butter knife.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 September 2023 source ↗