Worst Pre-Fame Jobs: No. 5

Jimi Westbrook: Coal Truck Washer

The 'Boondocks' co-writer grew up in Alabama mining country and cleaned coal-truck wheels by spraying them with an acid solution from a pressure washer. "The spray back would sting really badly as well as make me itch," says the Little Big Town member. "If you got too much on your hands, your fingernails would fall off."