The Victorian Jobs That Made You A Social Outcast | The Worst Jobs In History

Tony Robinson reveals the grim occupations in Victorian Britain and explains that the workhouse was possibly the most infamous place of employment in the 19th century, and a day of picking oakum reveals the full horror of this sinister location. He also tries his hand at digging railways and...

49 min - Personal Finance & Careers - Timeline - World History Documentaries

More: Work & Careers documentaries

Read Deeper: Work & Careers

1. So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport (3.9/5) - View on Amazon
2. Deep Work by Cal Newport (3.9/5) - View on Amazon
3. Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett (3.3/5) - View on Amazon
4. Working by Studs Terkel - View on Amazon

Watch Next

• Why Women Are Quitting Their Side Hustle: Leaving LuLaRoe (30 min, VICE)
• The Lawyer Behind Elon Musk, Jay-Z and Megan Thee Stallion | The Circuit (23 min, Bloomberg Originals)
• From Cabin Crew to Hawker: How This Couple Keeps Love and Work Alive | On The Red Dot (23 min, CNA Insider)
• China's Youth Unemployment At Record Highs: Meet The Jobless Graduates | Insight (46 min, CNA Insider)
• How Hard Work makes People Poor - Meet the Working Class | Broke Series (58 min, ENDEVR)
• Asia's Jobless Youth: How India, China & Indonesia Are Tackling Unemployment | Shifting Horizons (46 min, CNA Insider)
• Jobless: Life Unemployed (59 min, Real Stories)
• The Strange Secret to Success - Earl Nightingale (17 min, After Skool)