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What is the worst job you have done?

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Barack Obama 44th President of the United States, 2009–2017; United States Senator from Illinois 2005–2008
Scooping ice cream is tougher than it looks. … Rows and rows of rock-hard ice cream can be brutal on the wrists. … I was less interested in what the job meant for my future and more concerned about what it meant for my jump shot.
Recorded LinkedIn, 'Here's the Scoop: Why My First Job Mattered', The Associated Press, 25 February 2016 source ↗
Malcolm Gladwell Staff writer at The New Yorker; author of The Tipping Point and Outliers
I was a reporter for many years at the Washington Post. Although I loved every minute, I don’t think I was a very good reporter.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 April 2021 source ↗

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