The Worst (Fictional) Jobs in Literature

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Every week in a competition of wits The New Yorkerasks a question of the Twitter-verse. One of our favorite questions was when they asked followers to reply to the question, “What’s the worst job in literature?”

Although James Joyce’s proofreader appeared several times in the list, most tweeters stuck to the fictional theme. In the end the job The NY found worse than Hamlet’s motivational coach and Jay Gatsby’s pool boy was the winning entry “Narcissus’ girlfriend.” There were, however, so many gems within the bunch that we had to round up a Top Ten for you.

Think your job’s unbearable? Check out the hilarious responses below:

1. Captain Hook’s harpsichord key repairman

from Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. The reception committee for Godot

from Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett

 

 

 

 

 

 

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