h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

What was the very best student job you've had, and why it was so brilliant?

I once spent the summer working for UKAEA at the Dounreay site in Caithness.

The job was great fun, but the perks are even better. On future job interviews I could be mysterious and non-specific about what the job entailed as I signed the Official Secret Act and am not permitted to disclose information about my time there.



How did you hear about the job?

Through the well know and widely used method of nepotism.



What was the most unusual student job you've had?

Same one. every Tuesday at a certain time, the site evacuation alarm was tested and we had to assemble outside. (A strange thing to do if there's just been a release of radioactive material into the atmosphere.) It was always fun to watch the newcomers panic on the first "test tuesday."



What was it that persuaded your employers to take you on?

I was smart and well versed in technological issues.



What are your top tips on how to have fun in a dreary job?

Learn how to sleep with your eyes open.



Which job paid the best wages?

Same one.



Have you worked for the family firm and if so, what was it like?

Great. It was my family.