John Simpson
English journalist
Reading the news. It’s a dull job.
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What is the worst job you have done?
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Gloria Steinem
Writer and feminist organiser
Being a salesgirl in a baby shop where the others said things like, “He’s Jewish, but she’s American.” Also, after college, being a waitress in London, and trying to make change in the old money of shillings and pence.
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