The worst Jobs in History !
What were the worst jobs in history?
In Roman Britain, it was perhaps the work of the gold miners, which was difficult, boring and dangerous and often an unpaid punishment for criminals.
In Saxon Britain (4th-11th century AD) , many farmers were also bricklayers and bakers all at the same time, and there wasn’t any pay for their work, which was physically hard and dirty without machinery to help them.
During the Middle Ages, working conditions were difficult for the barber surgeons (a kind of doctor and hairdresser) who were responsible for people’s hair and their serious illnesses without much equipment, information or medicine to help them!
In the 16th century, theatre jobs were only for men. Shakespeare’s Juliet was a boy with heavy make-up , not a girl ! It wasn’t a stylish or a respectable job, as there was no pay, the make-up was poisonous and the women’s clothes were very uncomfortable !
During the 17th century, the work of painters in churches and cathedrals was infinite and very dangerous, but the painters themselves weren’t famous or well-paid.
In Georgian Britain (18th -19th century), the job of an artist’s model was also poorly paid, tiring, boring and physically heavy, as it was necessary to hold uncomfortable poses for a very long time.
Finally, during the 20th century people were responsible for extremely repetitive and boring tasks as office workers. Even the writer Charles Dickens was the office boy for a lawyer when young ! So, was there a worst job in history ? No, there wasn’t just one. There were lots of them!