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title: "11 Terrible Job Quotes by 11 authors"
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> [I had a terrible job letting me do anything that wasn't comedy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/val-guest/i-had-a-terrible-job-letting-me-do-anything-that-wasn-t-comedy/)

[Val Guest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/val-guest/)

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> [I don't want to be a hardware engineer. That seems like a terrible job.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brianna-wu/i-don-t-want-to-be-a-hardware-engineer-that-seems-like-a-terrible-job/)

[Brianna Wu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brianna-wu/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/912/brianna-wu-6004_computers_i-don-t-want-to-be-a-hardware-engineer-t_2818022.jpg)

> [Hillary Clinton's done a terrible job for the African-Americans.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-trump/hillary-clinton-s-done-a-terrible-job-for-the-african-americans/)

[Donald Trump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-trump/)

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> [When we don't unite, we do a terrible job.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-brady/when-we-don-t-unite-we-do-a-terrible-job/)

[Kevin Brady](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-brady/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a2/kevin-brady-5020_job_when-we-don-t-unite-we-do-a-terrible-job_1969489.jpg)

> [The most terrible job in warfare is to be a second lieutenant leading a platoon when you are on the battlefield.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dwight-d-eisenhower/the-most-terrible-job-in-warfare-is-to-be-a-second-lieutenant-leading/)

[Dwight D. Eisenhower](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dwight-d-eisenhower/)

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> [CEOs are paid for doing a terrible job. If the system wasn't so messed up, guys like me wouldn't make this kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-icahn/ceos-are-paid-for-doing-a-terrible-job-if-the-system-wasn-t-so-messed/)

[Carl Icahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-icahn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59c/carl-icahn-17975_ceo_ceos-are-paid-for-doing-a-terrible-job-i_103521.png)

> [We've done a terrible job of hiring, supporting, and retaining the people tasked with the difficult responsibility of teaching our children.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bennet/we-ve-done-a-terrible-job-of-hiring-supporting-and-retaining-the/)

[Michael Bennet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bennet/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d6/michael-bennet-10791_children_we-ve-done-a-terrible-job-of-hiring-supp_3158888.jpg)

> [I think the absolute worst job I ever had - not because it was a terrible job, just because I was just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-simons/i-think-the-absolute-worst-job-i-ever-had-not-because-it-was-a/)

[Timothy Simons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-simons/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b78/timothy-simons-11427_bad_i-think-the-absolute-worst-job-i-ever-ha_2604137.jpg)

> [I've never had a terrible job. I've been a cook, waitress, bookseller, teacher, freelance writer. I know what the bad jobs are,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-patchett/i-ve-never-had-a-terrible-job-i-ve-been-a-cook-waitress-bookseller/)

[Ann Patchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-patchett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ece/ann-patchett-670_bad_i-ve-never-had-a-terrible-job-i-ve-been_426065.jpg)

> [I became super stressed, depressed and miserable because I thought I was terrible at my job when I could not perform flawlessly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lindsey-morgan/i-became-super-stressed-depressed-and-miserable-because-i-thought-i/)

[Lindsey Morgan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lindsey-morgan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d2/lindsey-morgan-17813_day_i-became-super-stressed-depressed-and-mi_187885.jpg)

> [Even if God exists, he's done such a terrible job, it's a wonder people don't get together and file a class action…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/even-if-god-exists-he-s-done-such-a-terrible-job-it-s-a-wonder-people/)

[Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/)

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